Somehow I got the idea that this was in WV, which would mean trees wouldn't it?
From: Jim Sconyers [mailto:jimscon@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 7:43 PM To: Beth Little Cc: Yarnell, Karen; James Kotcon; ec@osenergy.org Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Sierra Club co-signed a letter in opposition to federal tax subsidies for biomass power facilities that burn trees
Keep in mind that biomass does not necessarily include trees or wood. There are a lot of other biomass sources that are burned for energy - switchgrass, sugar cane, etc.
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Beth Little blittle@citynet.net wrote:
Growing trees reduces CO2; not burning them.
From: ec-bounces@osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf Of Yarnell, Karen Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 2:05 PM To: Jim Sconyers; James Kotcon Cc: ec@osenergy.org Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Sierra Club co-signed a letter in opposition to federal tax subsidies for biomass power facilities that burn trees
I've heard nothing good about this. It's not a tough call for me. I am opposed to cutting forests to produce electricity.
From: ec-bounces@osenergy.org [mailto:ec-bounces@osenergy.org] On Behalf Of Jim Sconyers Sent: Friday, November 08, 2013 1:10 PM To: James Kotcon Cc: ec@osenergy.org Subject: Re: [EC] Fwd: Sierra Club co-signed a letter in opposition to federal tax subsidies for biomass power facilities that burn trees
Tough call. Easy to say we're against burning trees. Biomass in general - when cofiring w coal it does reduce pollutants, inc CO2 I believe. But it is just an enabler to burn coal. So I would say no to it.
BTW - that was a pretty crappy story this morning. "I LUV COAL"
On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 12:08 PM, James Kotcon jkotcon@gmail.com wrote:
This may be on interest to energy activists in WV. WV Public Radio this morning interviewed Carl Irwin (he is with WVU's National Research Center for Coal and Energy) on an energy conference being held in Morgantown this week to promote renewable energy, and he talked extensively about co-firing wood with coal in power plants.
Is that something we are for or against?
JBK
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joshua Ruschhaupt joshua.ruschhaupt@sierraclub.org Date: Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 9:12 PM Subject: Re: Sierra Club co-signed a letter in opposition to federal tax subsidies for biomass power facilities that burn trees To: CONS-FRED@lists.sierraclub.org
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Nice letter! Please tell me you sent a copy of this to Senator Udall, who is a major supporter of biomass. The letter didn't specify which Senator it was addressing. Let me know what the distribution of this letter was.
I will keep and use this letter during the legislative session here in CO when the inevitable biomass bill comes.
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On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 11:23 AM, Doris Cellarius doris@cellarius.org wrote:
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I apologize if you have already seen this but it is relevant to the issue of burning trees for energy that Joshua has asked about.
Hi all,
Here is another resource for forest protection work, and it is also relevant for climate activism. The Sierra Club and thirteen other environmental organizations (incl. Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and NRDC) have co-signed a letter in opposition to federal tax subsidies for biomass power facilities that burn trees or other forest material. The letter has some very useful information in it, so I recommend it as a resource for Club activists working on forest and climate issues. In addition to highlighting the dangers to forests, the letter discusses the carbon emissions from biomass facilities, and also notes that subsidies for biomass pull limited federal funds away from supporting less environmentally damaging energy alternatives. The letter can be viewed at:
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/debunking_the_biomass_myth/pdfs /PTC_letter_w_signons_Oct_31.pdf
Best,
Douglas Bevington, Chair
National Forest Team
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