Burning whole trees is "renewable" - court ruling in favor of Duke

Duke wins court case regarding renewable energy
Bizjournals.com
The decision affirms the North Carolina Utilities Commission's earlier
ruling that Duke can count whole, harvested trees as renewable biomass
energy in order to meet quotas that go into effect next year. The
Environmental Defense Fund and the North ...
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