Opinion/Getting ready: breaking up with biomass
Opinion/Getting ready: breaking up with biomass It may be time for Mainers to rethink their love affair with biomass and shift to cleaner renewable energy. By Michele Putko About 90% of Maine is forested, the highest percentage wooded area of any state. With cold winters and an ample supply of trees, burning wood to heat homes is an age-old practice in Maine. Currently, about one in ten Maine households uses wood as the primary heating fuel. Also, Maine generates electricity by burning biomass (wood and wood waste-derived fuels, such as wood pellets). According to the U.S. Energy Information ...
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