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July 6, 2012
A weekly look at sustainable bioenergy, farm, and forest policy issues
House Farm Bill Mark-Up Next Week: Continued Progress in Bioenergy and Renewable Energy at Stake
Representative Frank Lucas (R-OK), Chair of the House Committee on Agriculture, and Representative Collin Peterson (D-MN), the ranking member, have introduced their draft of the next Farm Bill. It would provide no mandatory funding for rural bioenergy or other renewable energy programs.
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Wildfires Intensifying Across West: Stronger Bioenergy Markets Could Help Reduce Future Intensity
The wildfire season has gotten off to an early, intense, and tragic start across the western United States. Experts warn that the nation could experience much more of this in the years ahead. Contributing factors include prolonged heat and drought, climate change, millions of acres of dead trees due to the pine beetle infestation, and decades of accumulated fuel build-up in the nation’s forests. More active forest management, fuel reduction activities, and expanded bioenergy markets could help restore healthier forest ecosystems and reduce the intensity and destruction of wildfires in the future.
Writer: Ned Stowe
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