http://virginiabiomass.org/site Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:08:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Carbon neutrality is one of the biggest recurring debates about bioenergy in the U.S. Two recently released studies, one from Manomet (discussed in the last entry) and one from Pinchot Institute, address the "carbon debt" created in burning biomass in different ways. The ongoing debate, however, is gaining ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=183 The Manomet Study of Woody Biomass Energy, released on June 10, 2010, has added fuel to the fires of the Massachussetts anti-bioenergy faction. However, the study itself was transparent in that it reflects neither the way most bioenergy is produced today nor the impacts of a bioenergy industry in ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=180 The 4th Annual Commonwealth of Virginia Energy Symposium (COVES) will be held Oct. 7-8, 2009, at VMI in Lexington, VA. Check-in/Registration will be in Marshall Hall. Join energy professionals from the public and private sectors to exchange energy information and technologies and to build new and enhance existing partnerships. ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=156 VBEG member Curt Gleeson, in the Richmond Times-Dispatch: "Virginians need electricity. We need a lot of it. In recent years the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative's demand, for example, has increased more than twice the national average. Conservation and en ergy efficiency efforts continue to slow this trend, but are unlikely to ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=147 The Roanoke Times recently printed this op-ed from VBEG member Al Weed: "A new poll commissioned by the American Windpower Energy Association indicates that fully 75% of Americans support a mandatory renewable electricity standard. ... "The debate over a mandatory RES is in full throat today in Congress, and Rep. Rick Boucher, ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=141 From the Boston Globe: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/articles/2009/05/25/a_red_flag_on_green_energy_plan/ "SUPPOSE you learned that, in the name of green energy, Massachusetts was going to sanction cutting down trees - a lot more trees - and burning them. Crazy, you'd say? Right. But those are the facts. "It's widely acknowledged that forest burning in developing countries is a ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=136 Another interesting article published on Taiwan's Taipei News website discussed landfill & solid waste electricity. According to that article, "Advances in recycling have enabled all 24 trash incinerators around the country to double as biomass electricity plants, Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) officials said yesterday, adding that the efficiency of these ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=134 Posted by Kim Swanson to the VBEG group, the following article provides a good overview of the two competing fuel products made from biomass -- fuel and electricity. The full article is at http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/22628/. Technology Review May 8, 2009 "A study published today in Science concludes that, on average, using biomass to ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=132 "The Environmental Protection Agency today proposed regulating greenhouse gas emissions on the grounds that these pollutants pose a danger to the public's health and welfare. In a statement issued at noon, EPA administrator Lisa P. Jackson said, "This finding confirms that greenhouse gas pollution is a serious problem now and ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=129 (Submitted by VBEG Member Tim O'Brien of Relevant Ideas) Monumental changes in how energy will be generated in the United States have begun. On April 2, 2007, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the State of Massachusetts et al by finding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ... http://virginiabiomass.org/site/?p=125