Stan Mullins will be hosting a benefit concert in Athens, GA to support Dogwood Alliance and the Southern Energy Network. Carl Lindberg & Grogus will be performing a rockin’ concert, and Terrapin Beer will be serving their limited edition Tree Hugger altbier.
Massachusetts Gets it Right: Burning wood is not a green energy solution
Last week, an article in the Wall Street Journal reported that the State of Massachusetts began implementing strict regulations on the burning of wood in power plants to generate electricity. The new regulations are based on an emerging body of scientific research documenting that burning wood on a large scale, and in particular the burning of whole trees, will likely result in increased carbon emissions when compared to coal and other fossil fuels. The new regulations are aimed at ensuring that energy providers who use wood as a “renewable” energy source are actually achieving net carbon emission reductions when compared to fossil fuels.
Meet Dogwood’s Newest Board Member, Bob Cabin
Newest Dogwood board member Bob Cabin speaks truth to power at the KFC shareholder meeting.
Dominion Given Award for Tree Planting While Company Gears Up to Burn Trees for Electricity
On April 28th, the Arbor Day Foundation awarded Dominion Power’s Project Plant It! one of its 2012 Arbor Day Awards. The irony here of course is that while Dominion is planting trees and reportedly “sparking a love of trees in children,” the company is gearing up for the wholesale burning of forests for electricity…
Environmental Groups Sue to Stop EPA’s Free Pass for Biomass Polluters
A group of environmental groups filed a lawsuit to prevent EPA from giving a free pass to biomass utilities to pollute at will…