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January, 2021
Baker is wrong to subsidize wood burning
By William Moomaw, John Sterman, Juliette Rooney-Varga and Richard Birdsey
4 scientists say using wood to generate electricity will worsen climate change
December, 2020
Sens. Ed Markey, Elizabeth Warren oppose Springfield biomass project by Palmer Renewable Energy
We write to urge the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to consider suspending the Conditional Approval for Comprehensive Plan Approval (Conditional Approval) issued to Palmer Renewable Energy LLC (Palmer) for a proposed biomass-fired power plant in Springfield, Massachusetts. READ MORE
February 17, 2021
Activists Urge Gov. Baker To Reverse Energy Rules That Boost Biomass
By Paul Tuthill
February 17, 2021
Coalition asking Baker to withdraw rule allowing biomass energy plants to qualify for clean energy subsidies
By Jeff Martin
December 31, 2020
Scrutiny persists over biomass plant in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD — As the year comes to an end, environmental and racial justice advocates are sounding the alarm about legislation and regulations that are set to benefit a proposed wood-burning power plant in Springfield. READ MORE
December 22, 2020
Mass. Has Strong Rules About Burning Wood For Electricity. In 2021, It Plans To Roll Them Back
Just off I-291 in East Springfield is a seemingly unremarkable plot of land. Sandwiched between an electrical switchyard, busy roads and a working class neighborhood, the fenced-in property is mostly barren, aside from some machinery for making asphalt in one corner and a few tall piles of gravel and crushed rock. READ MORE