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Four new Biomass Crop Assistance Program project areas

Four new Biomass Crop Assistance Program project areas
Biofuels Digest
In Washington, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced four additional
Biomass Crop Assistance Program project areas to promote the cultivation of
crops that can be processed into renewable energy. Acreage in Arkansas,
Missouri, ...
http://biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2011/06/17/four-new-biomass-crop-assistance-program-project-areas/

Two Indian firms win green energy awards
Times of India
Pankaj Patel, chief of the Abellon CleanEnergy, Gujarat received the
International Award and cash prize of 20000 pounds on behalf of the company
for producing biomass pellets from crop waste to fuel Gujarat's industries
and for giving farmers a market ...
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/environment/the-good-earth/Two-Indian-firms-win-green-energy-awards/articleshow/8887587.cms


Coal-Fired Calif. Power Plant Approved to Convert to Biomass Fuels
EP Magazine
DTE Energy Services Inc. recently received approval from the San Joaquin
Valley Air Pollution Control District to convert an existing coal-fired
power plant at the Port of Stockton to operate on biomass fuel. The plant,
known as the Port of Stockton ...
http://eponline.com/articles/2011/06/17/coalfired-calif.-power-plant-approved-to-convert-to-biomass-fuels.aspx


Burning question over Drax biomass plans
Yorkshire Post (press release)
PLANS to transform Yorkshire power station Drax into one of the largest
renewables plants in the world by burning biomass, represent “an
opportunity and a threat” to the region, according to an environment
expert. James Barrett-Miles, assistant ...
http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/burning_question_over_drax_biomass_plans_1_3483596


Clarification About Francis Gaskins' Relationship With CNBC
MarketWatch (press release)
ABBOTSFORD, British Columbia, Jun 16, 2011 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- A
Biomass Secure Power /quotes/zigman/541925 BMSPF -27.27% press release
which crossed the wires at 10am eastern today has misinformation about
Francis Gaskins. ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/clarification-about-francis-gaskins-relationship-with-cnbc-2011-06-16?reflink=MW_news_stmp


Biomass Secure Power building pellet plant in BC
Biomass Power and Thermal
By Anna Austin | June 16, 2011 Biomass Secure Power has announced official
plans for its first torrefied wood pellet plant to be located in British
Columbia, Canada. The plant will produce 500000 metric tons of whitewood
pellets per year, according to ...
http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5591/biomass-secure-power-building-pellet-plant-in-bc/


Trumbull Will Get Federal Funds for Biomass Program
WKBN/WYFX-TV
Sherrod Brown announced that money from the government's Biomass Crop
Assistance Program would be coming to Trumbull and Ashtabula counties,
among others in the area. It's all to promote the growth of a new type of
grass that can be converted into ...
http://www.wkbn.com/content/news/local/story/Trumbull-Will-Get-Federal-Funds-for-Biomass/gxnf3CCQv0eB2Cguubh7eQ.cspx


Anthony Tiarks Joins PetroAlgae as CEO
MarketWatch (press release)
"When John Scott first explained PetroAlgae and its technology for
developing commercial biomass at scale to me, I knew the company had
something special," said Mr. Tiarks. "We also agreed that my experience in
China and other international markets, ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/anthony-tiarks-joins-petroalgae-as-ceo-2011-06-16?reflink=MW_news_stmp


Research and Markets: Analyzing the Renewable Energy Industry in Russia
Business Wire (press release)
Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power,
hydroelectricity/micro hydro, biomass and biofuels for transportation.
Russia has now started realizing the potential of renewable energy and has
started developing the industry rapidly. ...
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110617005351/en/Research-Markets-Analyzing-Renewable-Energy-Industry-Russia

UK's Drax poised to source half its fuel from biomass - Biomass ...
By Leigh Collins
Drax, owner of the UK's largest coal-fired power station, could produce
half its 2GW of electricity from biomass within the next four to five years
if the government reforms its Renewables Obligation Certificate (ROC)
scheme. ...
http://www.rechargenews.com/energy/biofuels/article262028.ece?WT.mc_id=rechargenews_rss


World's Largest Biomass Powerplant Taking Shape | ENR: Engineering ...
Work is under way to convert the former 1050-MW coal-fired powerplant,
closed in March, to what would be the world's largest biomass plant,
generating 750 ...
http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/power_industrial/2011/0615-worldslargestbiomasspowerplanttakingshape.asp

One Year ago today July 29th 2010

This protest was outsite of Wal-mart, my friends from Oly joined in to lend their support. It was quite a day!

Oh yeah breath in that sweet Shelton air

Don't get caught in a bad hotel!

Citizens Protest Proposed DeKalb Biomass Plant

copyright Shawnie Whelan 2011



 Citizens Protest Proposed DeKalb Biomass Plant
MyFox Atlanta
Outraged citizens rallied in DeKalb County on Monday, protesting plans for
a proposed biomass energy plant near Lithonia. The plant is planned for
Rodgers Lake Road in south DeKalb County in a community which includes both
homes and industrial business ...
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/local_news/Citizens-to-Protest-Proposed-DeKalb-Gas-Incinerator-Plant-20110613-am-sd


Real Ventures seeks construction capital for £260m of biomass projects
NewNet
Project developer Real Ventures is looking to invest £260m in the build of
two biomass projects in the UK, and has revealed to NewNet that it is still
seeking construction capital. Last year, the company announced plans to
build a 49MW facility on the ...
http://www.newenergyworldnetwork.com/renewable-energy-news/by-technology/biofuel-biomass/real-ventures-seeks-construction-capital-for-260m-of-biomass-projects.html


Vt capital weighs heating downtown with wood
BusinessWeek
Common in Europe and already in place in a handful of places around the US,
district heating systems fueled with wood or other plant matter -- known as
biomass -- appear to be gaining interest in Vermont and elsewhere. St.
Paul, Minn., has had such a ...
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9NR2GO80.htm


US pours $36 million to advance drop-in biofuel technologies
EcoSeed
But this award will allow us to move quickly to leverage our recent
breakthroughs with cellulosic biomass conversion,” explains Dr. Randy
Cortright, founder and chief technology officer of Virent. Virent applied
for the DOE award in February. ...
http://www.ecoseed.org/politics/funding-a-incentives/article/35-funding-incentives/10163-u-s-pours-$36-million-to-advance-drop-in-biofuel-technologies


Iberdrola's natural gas plant proposal amended to biomass
Biomass Power and Thermal
By Lisa Gibson | June 13, 2011 A proposed natural gas power plant in
Klamath Falls, Ore., will instead be a 35-megawatt biomass-fired power
plant supplying power to the grid. Developer Iberdrola Renewables will put
its biomass plant on the same site it ...
http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5582/iberdrolaundefineds-natural-gas-plant-proposal-amended-to-biomass/


Buena Vista Biomass Power project proceeds
Biomass Power and Thermal
By Lisa Gibson | June 13, 2011 With an environmental lawsuit behind it, the
18-megawatt Buena Vista Biomass Power plant in Buena Vista, Calif., will
continue its reconfiguration from coal to biomass, having suffered no
significant setbacks as a result ...
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/articles/5585/buena-vista-biomass-power-project-proceeds


Wood waste fuels debate on measure to exempt biomass from state solid
waste ...
OregonLive.com
By Jayme Fraser, The Oregonian Most Oregon legislators agreed Monday that
one man's trash is another man's fuel and the state shouldn't interfere
with his ability to put it to good use while others opposed a measure to
exempt woody biomass from ...
http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/06/wood_waste_fuels_debate_on_mea.html

Thermya builds three facilities for the torrefaction of biomass
BioEnergy News
Thermya, a French engineering firm dedicated to biomass-to-energy
conversion technologies, has begun building three industrial biocoal
production units using Torspyd – the company's biomass torrefaction
process. The first unit is currently in ...
http://www.bioenergy-news.com/index.php?/Industry-News?item_id=3687

One year ago today July 27th 2010

Biomass subsidy faces threat of elimination, Bread crumbs for biomass, Biomass plants likely to keep people away

Forrest Lucas: Entrepreneur blends success, downhome style
Louisville Courier-Journal
For example, he spent more than $250000 to support citizens fighting
proposed biomass-to-electricity power plants in Jasper, Scottsburg and
Milltown. And he paid the Indianapolis law firm Ice Miller to draft a
county ordinance that would place ...
http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20110611/BUSINESS/306120022/1008/NEWS01/Forrest-Lucas-Entrepreneur-blends-success-downhome-style?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CLocal%20News


Bill Jamieson: Energy future looking gloomy
Scotland on Sunday
By Bill Jamieson MULTIPLYING wind farms, piles of biomass and large pools
of North Sea oil wealth are still available - yet Scotland could be looking
into a future of brown-outs and power shortages. How can this be? A
detailed paper on Scotland's ...
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/business/Bill-Jamieson-Energy-future-looking.6783515.jp

Palm oil roadmap outlines waste to wealth management
The Borneo Post
Palm oil biomass has the possibility of being converted into high-value
chemicals such as ethanol and even higher-value acids such as lactic acid.
— Reuters photo One current highlight is the extraction of high-value
chemicals from palm oil biomass ...
http://www.theborneopost.com/2011/06/12/palm-oil-roadmap-outlines-waste-to-wealth-management/


Lingering issues could delay end of legislative session
Statesman Journal
Breaks for film and video production and for collection and production of
biomass have been curtailed, the business energy tax credit abolished in
its current form and replaced by three capped breaks for conservation,
renewable-energy generation and ...
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20110612/STATE/106120367/Lingering-issues-could-delay-end-legislative-session?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CNews


Bio-coal makers plead for state hand to expand
Business Standard
White coal or bio-coal or bio-mass briquettes are made from the conversion
of agricultural waste. These are turned into high-density and
energy-concentrated solid fuel briquettes. According to estimates by the
All Gujarat Biomass Briquette Association ...
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bio-coal-makers-plead-for-state-hand-to-expand/438738/

Wolk renewable energy bills win bipartisan Senate support
Daily Democrat
The Senate voted 31-7 to approve Wolk's Senate Bill 489, also known as The
Renewable Energy Equity Act. The measure would enable all eligible
renewable energy types, including biomass and biogas, to utilize
California's Net Energy Metering (NEM) ...
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/news/ci_18258467

News Item
The EERC technology centers on a unique direct liquefaction process
utilizing a coal-biomass feedstock and tailoring the product liquids for
U.S. military ...
http://www.eerc.und.nodak.edu/news/newsitem.aspx?id=455


19th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition
The subjects of the 19th European Biomass Conference cover the entire range
of ... For over 30 years now, the European Biomass Conference and
Exhibition ...
http://www.enn.com/press_releases/3741

Biofuels From Algae, Wood Chips Are Approved for Use by Passenger Airlines

Biofuels From Algae, Wood Chips Are Approved for Use by Passenger Airlines
Bloomberg (9 June 2011):
First Wood-Digesting Enzyme Found In Bacteria Could Boost Biofuel Production
Posted on: Thursday, 9 June 2011, 14:19 CDT
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/2061838/first_wooddigesting_enzyme_found_in_bacteria_could_boost_biofuel_production/index.html?source=r_science

PT AirWatchers worried about biomass cogeneration



Port Townsend Paper (Some rights reserved)

 PT AirWatchers worried about biomass cogeneration

- Port Townsend ...

Port Townsend is being beguiled with hollow promises of “clean, green” energy at Port Townsend Paper Corp. When the biomass energy project was announced last summer by the state Department of Ecology, the public was given little time to assess a complex project that could affect our economy and our health.

The learning curve is steep, the project is being fast-tracked, and serious questions emerge as fast as details are found.

PT AirWatchers, in a five-group coalition, appealed this biomass energy project. Although demonized by biomass supporters, the effort preserves the public’s only opportunity to learn the facts. And legal discovery is revealing information unobtainable through other avenues.

For instance, Ecology admits, after issuing PTPC’s permit, to not knowing how much feedstock PTPC will use, and PTPC pins it down to “more than double” current amounts.

How can Ecology honestly evaluate emissions without knowing the fuel content?

The cogeneration expansion is nothing less than an electricity-generating utility. If pursued as such, would it be permitted in tsunami, earthquake and flood zones at the edge of protected eelgrass beds?

Consider five points relied heavily upon by project promoters: forest practices, fossil fuel reduction, jobs, local energy sufficiency, emission reductions.

http://ptleader.com/m/Articles.aspx?ArticleID=29374

Biofuels From Algae, Wood Chips Are Approved for Use by Passenger Airlines

Biofuels From Algae, Wood Chips Are Approved for Use by Passenger Airlines
Bloomberg (9 June 2011):
First Wood-Digesting Enzyme Found In Bacteria Could Boost Biofuel Production
Posted on: Thursday, 9 June 2011, 14:19 CDT
http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/2061838/first_wooddigesting_enzyme_found_in_bacteria_could_boost_biofuel_production/index.html?source=r_science

Biomess in the News

Biomass: No — New plant would degrade air, endanger health
Herald and News
Save Our Rural Oregon's final, uncompromising position is that the Klamath
Basin deserves something better than a biomass plant and a huge waste dump.
A horse ranch or golf course would be far better. Building a huge polluting
incinerator and 130-acre ...
http://www.heraldandnews.com/viewpoints/article_87d95e66-89b9-11e0-8aa8-001cc4c03286.html


Environmental group moves to block Longview Fibre biomass boost
Longview Daily News
A Seattle-based environmental group is opposing Longview Fibre Paper and
Packaging's plan to boost biomass power generation, saying the proposal
isn't green enough. In a May 16 letter to the state Department of Ecology,
the conservation group No ...
http://tdn.com/news/local/article_17a87868-8999-11e0-921b-001cc4c03286.html


Debate over biomass plant heats up
Concord Monitor
Steve Griffin, president of Isaacson Structural Steel Inc. in Berlin, put
out a full-page ad with a letter urging that plans for the biomass plant
move ahead. "It's time for you to withdraw your motions for a rehearing at
the PUC (Public Utility ...
http://www.concordmonitor.com/article/259927/debate-over-biomass-plant-heats-up


Biomass: A boost for county residents or a health danger?
Herald and News
Also in Sunday's print edition, a letter writer praises the efforts of
Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger, an editorial and a commentary discuss
the meaning of Memorial Day and an editorial from the Medford Mail Tribune
says it's time to stop the ...
http://www.heraldandnews.com/breaking/article_bb53b218-88ac-11e0-b0a7-001cc4c03286.html


Seeing where the puck is going
Lexington Herald Leader
Woody biomass renewable energy is becoming a reality in Eastern Kentucky.
Our company, ecoPower Generation, will build a 58 megawatt generation plant
in Perry County that will create hundreds of construction jobs and support
hundreds more in timbering, ...
http://www.kentucky.com/2011/05/29/1756572/seeing-where-the-puck-is-going.html


Jobs bonanza for former pit village of Willington
Sunday Sun
The Sunday Sun can reveal two businessmen are joining forces to invest in a
biomass plant at a site on Low Willington Industrial Estate and have been
to speak to community leaders about the plans. The land has been earmarked
for a sustainable biomass ...
http://www.sundaysun.co.uk/news/north-east-news/2011/05/29/jobs-bonanza-for-former-pit-village-of-willington-79310-28782392/

Viewpoints: Solar power plants, public land? It's a good match
Sacramento Bee
In fact, to meet our nation's complete energy demand with wind would take
almost eight times more land than solar, and biomass requires nearly 70
times more land. 3. There are many ways to create clean energy – and we
need them all. ...
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/05/29/3660040/viewpoints-solar-power-plants.html


City council revokes Massachusetts biomass plant permit
The Springfield (Mass.) City Council has revoked the permit it granted
Palmer Renewable Energy to build a 35-megawatt biomass power plant, in a
2-9 vote on ...
http://biomassmagazine.com/articles/5554/city-council-revokes-massachusetts-biomass-plant-permit


UM biomass boiler discussion heats up
| KAJ18.com | Kalispell, Montana
MISSOULA- The Missoula City County Health Department is in the process of
reviewing a permit which will allow the University of Montana to put in a
biomass ...
http://www.kaj18.com/news/um-biomass-boiler-discussion-heats-up/

Biomass Permit Revoked
(2011-05-24)
It was standing room only just before the Springfield City Council opened a
public hearing to consider revoking a permit for a biomass plant ...
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain/article/0/2706/1806859/WAMC.News/City.Council.Revokes.Permit.For.Biomass.Project

Nasty Nippon of Japan is located in Port Angeles

Nasty Nippon of Japan is located in Port Angeles and has ties to General electric (the folks who made the nuclear disaster plants in Japan) Nasty Nippon is the last phone book paper mill in the US and a huge source of dioxins, if it uses salty hog fuel. Nippon is on the brink and hope to bail its self out with biomass. Lets help push them over the brink by opting out of delivery of phone books:


Want to Stop Phone Book Delivery?

"We have added many of the phone book directories to our service
and linked them to the Zip Code where they are delivered.

To opt out of phone book delivery visit:
https://www.catalogchoice.org/dashboard

enter your zip code in the search bar. The search results show
most of the phone books delivered in your area. If you don't see
the phone book listed, search for it by name. While some are
 easier to contact than others, we are working to get all phone
book companies to participate and honor your delivery preferences."

Port Angeles' Nippon the last phone book paper mill in U.S.?

Nasty Nippon

Port Angeles' Nippon the last phone book paper mill in U.S.?

"Nippon Paper Industries USA's Port Angeles mill is the only manufacturer of paper used to make telephone books left in the nation after a mill in Maine closed in April, he said."

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110606/NEWS/306069988/port-angeles-nippon-the-last-phone-book-paper-mill-in-us

Computers are eating away at the demand for paper and consumers are fed up with phone books littering their neighborhoods.  Phone books are obsolete, chopping down our forests to make phone books is over.

Paper mills in British Columbia are the number one source of dioxin releases.  Burning salty bark and scraps created dioxins.  Let Canada have the pollution, but Canada is starting to crack down on this problem too.

If Nippon shuts down life in Port Angeles will be a whole lot better.

One year ago today July 20th, 2010

Citizens Criticize U of M Biomass Proposal

Citizen panel criticizes UM biomass proposal
The Missoulian
The citizen advisory committee charged with protecting Missoula County's
air quality spoke out against the University of Montana's proposed biomass
gasification plant Tuesday night, saying the project will increase
pollutants and undermine efforts to ...
http://missoulian.com/news/local/article_cffa8ac4-9253-11e0-b597-001cc4c03286.html

High Dioxin Levels in Port Angeles

Port Angeles dioxin level high:
http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20110718/NEWS/307189994/port-angeles-dioxin-level-high-but-risk-not-great-experts-say-after

Teeside Biomass Plant Demands Government Bailouts

Lack of funds threat to Teesside biomass plant
nebusiness.co.uk
by Jez Davison, Evening Gazette THE COMPANY behind a £150m biomass station
on Teesside has threatened to pull the scheme unless it gets financial
support from the Government. In late 2009, Bio Energy Investments announced
plans to build a 49 megawatt ...
http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2011/06/09/lack-of-funds-threat-to-teesside-biomass-plant-51140-28848826/

Perspective: PT AirWarchers worried about biomass cogeneration

Port Townsend paper

Perspective: PT AirWarchers worried about biomass cogeneration

Port Townsend Leader

When the biomass energy project was announced last summer by the state

Department of Ecology, the public was given little time to assess a complex
project that could affect our economy and our health. The learning curve is

steep, the project is being ...

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=29374

Protect and Enjoy

Another double tree that was spared

Wild Bleeding Hearts

Green Salmon Berry

Young Maple Trees

Old Moss

Thimble Berry Flower





 

  

Another Biomass Plant Planned for Washington State

County selects biomass partner

The Columbian
This former Pepsi bottling plant in downtown Vancouver, now owned by
Clark County, would be the site of a proposed biomass plant. By Andrea
Damewood In a 2-1 vote, Clark County on Tuesday picked a private
partner to continue its controversial plans for ...
http://www.columbian.com/news/2011/jul/12/county-selects-biomass-partner

Consumers are wary of 'green product' claims

Grays Harbor Paper was one of the worse polluters
in our state and yet the owners claimed it was
green and "cool" on their facebook page.

Consumers are wary of 'green product' claims
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
"Many don't trust manufacturer motives," said Suzanne Shelton, ...
Biodegradable goods break down into carbon dioxide, water and biomass over
time, ...
http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/06/02/3114209/consumers-are-wary-of-green-product.html

Like this Facebook Page to Support Teresa Rebo

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Taxpayers-who-support-Teresa-Rebo/209426729102263

Like the above facebook page to show your support for Teresa Rebo as she goes through this trying time.  Teresa Rebo is the whistle blower who was fired almost immediately after filing for whistle blower protections.  She did not have an axe to grind, she honestly believed that public land was being gifted to the Port Executive's close friends.  Before she was fired, she was subjected to obscene phone calls and sexual slurs while she was on the job, and the Port of Shelton has done nothing to investigate the source of these calls.

Now 2-3 employees who have been fired by John Dobson are suing the port.  How much will John Dobson cost the taxpayers?

Perspective: PT AirWarchers worried about biomass cogeneration

Port Townsend paper

Perspective: PT AirWarchers worried about biomass cogeneration

Port Townsend Leader

When the biomass energy project was announced last summer by the state

Department of Ecology, the public was given little time to assess a complex
project that could affect our economy and our health. The learning curve is

steep, the project is being ...

http://www.ptleader.com/main.asp?SectionID=5&SubSectionID=5&ArticleID=29374

One Year Ago Today July 13, 2010