Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - April 29, 2016

Biomass Provision in Bipartisan Energy Bill Touches Environmental Flash Point

On April 21, the Senate passed the Energy Modernization Act (S. 2012) 85 to 12. The measure avoided many third rail issues – including climate change and Arctic drilling. While not the overhaul to energy policy many hoped for, it addresses seismic shifts in the energy sector since the last time an energy bill landed on the President’s desk in 2007, including the dropping costs of renewables, booming natural gas and oil production as well as a shift away from coal and an aging electric grid. In the sweeping measure that was overall non-controversial, one provision in particular has some environmental groups in apoplexy – the categorization of biomass as carbon neutral.

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