Category Archives: Biomass

UK study identifies IPCC greenhouse gas accounting rules issue

Posted on February 23, 2017 by admin

UPDATE Mar 16, 2017: Burning wood for energy ignites fierce academic row (BBC Mar 15, 2017). “Scientists on both sides of the Atlantic have become embroiled in a war of words over energy from trees.” —- Feb 23, 2017 post: … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia’s Biorefinery Plan cites full-tree harvesting, other requirements to make it competitive

Posted on February 22, 2017 by admin

Nova Scotia’s Biorefinery Plan cites a condensed softwood sawmill industry, full-tree harvesting, a 2+% mandate for biodiesel, slacker Allowable Gross Vehicle Weight regulations to make it competitive, but is vague on role of primary forest biomass and short on carbon … Continue reading →

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Hefler sale complicated, biomass power plant separated out

Posted on February 4, 2017 by admin

Is, or could the biomass plant become, a net emitter of GHGs compared to coal? Details of the sale of Helfler Forest Products operation in Lower Sackville NS are just emerging. The profitable biomass power plant will apparently be run … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia’s Biofuel Bonanza

Posted on January 27, 2017 by admin

Using our forests to produce liquid fuels could well liquidate the forests themselves A NSDNR Press Release yesterday announced “A new study shows Nova Scotia has strong potential to develop an innovative biorefinery that produces an alternative fuel from renewable … Continue reading →

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Hard times for wood pellet industry in Nova Scotia

Posted on January 11, 2017 by admin

“It’s déjà vu all over again in Middle Musquodoboit as former wood pellet plant operator Scotia Atlantic Biomass Company’s assets go up for grabs…The wood pellet industry as a whole is hurting because a long-anticipated European growth in demand for … Continue reading →

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Natural Resources Canada GHG Calculator confirms Nova Scotia forest bioenergy schemes are worse than coal

Posted on January 3, 2017 by admin

Just under a year ago a Press Release from NSP (Nova Scotia Power) indicated NSP planned to increase the proportion of electricity derived from biomass to 7% of the total, up from 2.8% in 2015, while reducing use of fossil … Continue reading →

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Poll indicates strong support for restrictions on clearcutting in Nova Scotia

Posted on December 20, 2016 by admin
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Authors comment on Nova Scotia forestry

Posted on December 3, 2016 by admin

Op-eds by two recognized authors of works related to forests and forestry are featured in the CH today: ‘Best management practices’ an insult by Mike Parker; and Spending our forest capital by Gary L Saunders. Parker’s “Show us the Science” … Continue reading →

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Council of Canadians asks: Is Biomass Energy Sustainable?

Posted on November 4, 2016 by admin

The Council of Canadians is sponsoring a panel discussion of a “Clear Cut Question”: Is Biomass Energy Sustainable? Panelists are Bob Bancroft, Richard Pearson and Mary Jane Rodgers. The discussion takes place Friday, November 18, 2016. 7-9 pm at the … Continue reading →

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Anti-biomass petition tabled in Nova Scotia Legislature

Posted on November 1, 2016 by admin

The petition to stop using forest biomass for electrical power generation launched by St. Margaret’s Bay resident Helga Guderley in late February garnered over 25,000 signatures within 10 days, but could not be submitted to the Nova Scotia Legislature which … Continue reading →

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