Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - January 18, 2019

Debate over Biomass’ Role Enters “Green New Deal” Fray

On January 10th, 626 environmental organizations sent a letter to Congress with a list of demands for a potential Green New Deal.  Among other things, the letter calls for reliance mostly on wind and solar technology in any federal climate change mitigation plan, and states that “in addition to excluding fossil fuels, any definition of renewable energy must also exclude all combustion-based power generation, nuclear, biomass energy, large scale hydro and waste-to-energy technologies.”

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Headlines: 
 

1. Peterson Welcomes New and Returning House Agriculture Committee Members for the 116th Congress
2. EPA's Wheeler Says Shutdown Is Delaying New Ethanol Gasoline Rule
3. Trade War Shifts Feed for U.S. Hogs Away from Ethanol Byproduct
4. Scientists Say Washington Can Exceed Targets in Proposed Clean Fuels Program
5. To Curb Climate Change, We Have to Suck Carbon from the Sky. But How?

 

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