Toxics Action Center issues environmental leadership awards to local groups opposed to Springfield biomass plant
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Econexus: Why we should continue to oppose the inclusion of agriculture in the climate negotiations
Why we should continue to oppose the inclusion of agriculture in the climate negotiations Article by Helena Paul, Econexus
La Via Campesina: Reclaiming our Future – Rio+20 and Beyond
La Via Campesina Call to Action: Reclaiming our Future - Rio+20 and Beyond
Biofuelwatch article about biomass, Ecologist
Stop the biomass blackout: Say no to destructive bioenergy policies, Ian Lander, Biofuelwatch
Vermont biomass working group recommendations threatens Forests
Vermont Biomass Working Group Recommendations Threaten Public Health, Forests, Climate and Clean Energy Future. Joint press release by Biofuelwatch and Massachusetts Forest Watch I took Modafinil more than half a year - the only drug that really helped me. I did not...
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Barrow-in-Furness Biomass Power Station: Local and Global Threats
Read our briefing on a 80MW Biomass Power Station Proposed for Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria here
Fuelling the Future: The role of bioenergy and the meaning of “renewable” for Rio+20
Fuelling the Future we Want Biofuelwatch opinion on the role of bioenergy and the meaning of “renewable” in a “Green Economy” - On the Road to Rio+20
Open Letter against ROCs for bioliquids
Open Letter to DECC and the Scottish Government against ROCs for electricity produced from bioliquids, by ActionAid UK, Biofuelwatch, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Friends of the Earth Scotland, Greenpeace, Sumatran Orangutan Society, War...
US EPA ignores biomass in emissions data from power stations
The U.S. EPA has just released its “2010 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data from Large Facilities.” Emissions from biomass are still not included in these national inventories. A “Request for Correction of Information”, submitted back in July 2010 by the Center for...
$6 billion US corn ethanol subsidies end
The $6 billion Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit subsidy for corn ethanol expired at the end of 2011, but the Renewable Fuel Standard remains and will require 12 billion gallons of corn ethanol in 2012 alone. Click here for more information.
Response to Scottish Government Consultation on ROC banding, 2012
Read our response to the Scottish Government's consultation on subsidies for renewables here.
Response to DECC Consultation on ROCs banding, 2012
Biofuelwatch response to the DECC Consultation on the review of Renewable Obligations banding levels
Biofuelwatch comments on EcoPellets’ additional planning documents, Llangefni
Biofuelwatch comments on EcoPellets' additional planning documents submitted during a second consultation period
Open Letter against ROCs for biomass and bioliquids
Open letter to the UK and Scottish Governments relating to the Renewables Obligation Banding Consultation Signed by 87 organisations worldwide
Objection to E.On’s application related to partial Ironbridge conversion to biomass
Biofuelwatch objection to E.On's application for fuel storage for wood pellets associated with planned partial conversion of Ironbridge Power Station to biomass
Press Release: Committee on Climate Change would sacrifice the world’s forests on the altar of UK’s energy addiction
The Committee on Climate Change today published its long-awaited Bioenergy Strategy Review, which calls for biomass to be used on an unprecedented scale. Read our response here.
Scotland: No to biofuel and biomass electricity subsidies
The Scottish government believes it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by providing finance to renewable energy technologies through subsidies called Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs). As well as providing support for clean technologies like wind farms, ROCs...