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Will new US EPA head continue his opposition to burning forests for energy? by Justin Catanoso on 4 February 2021 Under President Donald Trump the U.S. made moves toward legally enshrining the burning of forest biomass to make energy on an industrial scale as a national policy. That same policy has been embraced by the United Kingdom and European Union, helping them move toward a target of zero carbon emissions — at least on paper. However, the carbon neutrality label given to the burning of woody biomass to make energy, first proclaimed under the Kyoto Protocol, then grandfathered into th...

by Contributor on Saturday January 23 2021 Photo from "100 Acre Wood" near Rossland, by Sara Golling Researchers say "proforestation" policies are the fastest and most effective way to draw excess CO2 out of the atmosphere. HAMPSHIRE COUNTY, Mass.—Bob Leverett walked away from the trunk, looking up through the canopy, trying to get eyes on the crown. He crushed the thick pine needle duff with each step, while a light drizzle tapped on the leaves above him, and birds called from a distance. Then he saw it, the top of the tree, and measured its height with a small ...