EPA Exempts Biomass Electricity; Smooths Path for Wood Bioenergy Projects

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From the desk of Amanda Lang, Managing Editor, Wood Bioenergy US: On January 12, 2011 the EPA announced that it will defer greenhouse-gas permitting requirements for facilities using biomass to make electricity (see “EPA Grants Greenhouse-Gas Rule Exemption”, wsj.com, 1/13/11). more…

Economic Analysis of Tailoring Rule Quantifies Potential Impacts on Renewable Energy Jobs, Investment

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Last week, Forisk completed a study titled “Economic and Regional Impact Analysis of the Treatment of Biomass Energy Under the EPA Greenhouse Gas Tailoring Rule.”  Commissioned by the National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO), the research identified 130 publicly-known and more…