Concern as Senate leans toward labeling wood-fired power plants as carbon neutral

Scientists concerned that well-intentioned legislation could promote deforestation in the U.S. and elsewhere

Pushback rises on burning wood fiber in electric generating plants, as scientists and environmentalists question whether it is, indeed, carbon…

Full text: http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/senate-leans-toward-labeling-wood-fired-power-plants-carbon-neutral

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Bill Esler

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WoodworkingNetwork, 2016-10-10.

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European Union
United State Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
US Department of Commerce
US Forest Service Research & Development
Woods Hole Research Center

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