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Burning wood as renewable power draws scrutiny in Oregon and nationwide
By the end of this year, Seneca Sustainable Energy plans to fire up a power plant that will convert about 700 tons a day of logging leftovers and waste from its nearby sawmill into enough electricity to power 13,000 homes.
The plant features West Coast-leading pollution controls endorsed by the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s projected to release far less pollution than the usual practice of burning slash piles in the woods.
But it will also release more carbon dioxide and lung-damaging particulates than a comparable coal-fired power plant, according to a report for the Eugene Water & Electric Board, which is buying the power.
By Scott Learn, The Oregonian
Full Story: http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2010/03/burning_wood_for_renewable_pow.html
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