'Green' biomass isn't always so clean

By Ronnie Greene

Toxic plumes spew from an unlikely source: renewable energy plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "renewable energy":

"… ant pollution controls won in these settlements.”The EPA deems biomass a renewable energy source that benefits the environment and is carbon-neutral. The myriad pro …"

"… ng forest health, protecting air quality, and offering the most dependable renewable energy source.”Such assertions, coupled with big pots of federal money made ava …"

"… into dollars companies can pour into construction.“Just like every other renewable energy … biomass plants will not get built without government subsidies, and th …"

"… at financial lifeline, “we will experience a significant slowdown in the renewable energy industries, resulting in the loss of American jobs.” The credit could he …"

Tally of interests on climate bill tops a thousand

By Marianne Lavelle

More than 460 new businesses and interest groups jumped into lobbying Congress on global warming in the weeks before the House neared its hi

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"… l be looking at those emissions allowances, looking at offsets, looking at renewable energy standards — all those things will be revisited — and we want to make s …"

National biomass debate intensifies with new limits in Massachusetts

By Ronnie Greene

U.S. biomass debate intensifies with new limits in Massachusetts

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"… plants, the study found."Unlike wind and solar power, biomass is a form of renewable energy that emits carbon," Massachussetts  Department of Energy Resources Co …"

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Energy Department stimulus funds produce questionable results

By Laurel Adams

The Department of Energy has struggled to show how its $41.7 billion in stimulus funding created jobs, reduced environmental risks or improv

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"… herization, nuclear waste cleanup, and a loan guarantee program to promote renewable energy technology.The loan guarantee program for renewable energy provided $6 bil …"

"… gram to promote renewable energy technology.The loan guarantee program for renewable energy provided $6 billion in credits to eligible companies, but due to concerns …"

Stimulus recipient, polluter gives Dems $10 million credit line

By Kristen Lombardi

The White House is taking on dirty sources of energy like coal. But the presidential convention could be financed from an unlikely source —

'Clean energy' expansion could strain U.S. power grid

By Chris Hamby

As President Barack Obama proposes to generate more electricity from "clean energy" sources, a new government report highlights the effects

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"… in their report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC.Many renewable energy sources are variable – the wind doesn’t always blow, for instance, and …"

"… uage, could have down-to-earth implications not just for the president’s renewable energy ambitions but for electricity customers and companies everywhere. If chang …"

"… y have this metric, we expect it will be used as proposals for integrating renewable energy come forward,” said Murkowski’s spokesman, Robert Dillon.The U.S. Cham …"

"… inistration’s stimulus plan included tax credits and grants for boosting renewable energy generation and upgrading transmission networks. Federal power agencies suc …"

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Seeking credit for renewable energy

By Marianne Lavelle

Everyone is in favor of renewable energy — even members of Congress who have voted against it repeatedly. Such are the strange politics behi

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"… he tunnel.Matthew Lewis contributed to this report. …"

"… and other technologies, Congress last extended the tax breaks in 2006. The renewable energy industry is making a last-ditch effort to get the tax credits renewed this …"

"… .The prospects are dim. Consider this: The Senate already has voted on the renewable energy tax credits eight times since June 2007, and seven times failed to muster …"

"… ors now on the campaign trail can say quite truthfully that they voted for renewable energy (once), even though they cast “no” votes on the industry’s most impo …"

New numbers in Senate still may not add up for renewables

By Marianne Lavelle

There’s an early energy test coming for the new Congress. The question: Will lawmakers follow the lead of 29 states and the District of Colu

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"… tricity from renewable sources like solar, wind, and geothermal energy?The renewable energy goals vary by state, from Maine’s pledge of 10 percent by 2017 to Minnes …"

"… ing Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia has also been supportive of renewable energy, but it’s not clear he would support the RPS approach. (Democrat Jeff Me …"

"… mand to do more with domestic production of traditional energy, as well as renewable energy,” he said. “That will be part of the debate as well.”In other words, …"

IMPACT: Green groups challenge EPA's air pollution exemption for biomass power plants

By Ronnie Greene

Lawsuits challenge "politically favored" clean energy that isn't so clean - biomass plants

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"… ic analysis of this complex issue,” the EPA said.The EPA deems biomass a renewable energy source that is carbon-neutral. The myriad products biomass plants burn “ …"

No robust, sustained alternative energy policy

By The Center for Public Integrity

Alternative energy advocates agree the federal government never has provided the steady support that renewable energy needs

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"… the federal government never has provided the robust, steady support that renewable energy needs to compete with cheap coal electricity. Subsidies born of the oil sh …"

"… ; industry has geared up, then fallen into a lull, undermining large-scale renewable energy projects. And the tax breaks did not benefit homeowners or farmers who wan …"

"… ish, and a few others have made the decision, first of all, that they want renewable energy, and they want to pay for it,” said longtime renewable industry consulta …"

"… aven’t made that decision yet.” In countries that do have a successful renewable energy policy, Gipe and others argue, consumers pay the price for alternatives th …"

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