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  1. Ag and Forestry Provisions in Waxman/Markey ACES bill

    BIOstock Blog &bull Jul 1, 2009

    The Waxman/Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES) narrowly passed through the House vote on June 26. It would not have passed if the authors had failed to accede to the amendments insisted upon by Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin… Full Story »


  2. Advanced Wood Combustion: Rekindling Wood Energy in America

    BIOstock Blog &bull Jul 1, 2009

    Opened in February 2009, the new biomass power plant at Vermont's Middlebury College is expected to burn 20,000 tons of wood chips each year to provide heat and electricity for the campus.The plant uses an "advanced wood combustion" system. Such… Full Story »

    • Global Warming

  3. NACD's Woody Biomass Desk Guide and Toolkit

    BIOstock Blog &bull Jun 1, 2009

    It seems like every bioenergy and conservation conference I go to drives toward the same conclusion... "What we need is education, education, education." Of course, determining which messages should be communicated is key - which is why the credibility of… Full Story »


  4. Evergreen no more?

    BIOstock Blog &bull May 23, 2009

    "We must always consider the environment and people together, as though they are one, because the human need to use natural resources is fundamental to our continued presence on Earth." - Jim Petersen, Editor, Evergreen Magazine 1989So opens the Evergreen… Full Story »

    • Resource

  5. New RES Bill Repeats Biomass Restrictions of RFS

    BIOstock Blog &bull Apr 25, 2009

    The passage of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 included mandates for the production of billions of gallons of "advanced biofuels" including 16 billion gallons per year of cellulosic ethanol by 2022. This is an important investment and… Full Story »

    • Industry

  6. New Report Challenges Searchinger ILUC Study

    BIOstock Blog &bull Apr 17, 2009

    Coinciding with the National 25x'25 Summit earlier this month the alliance has just inaugurated their own blog full of news, reports, and commentary relevant to the mission of the organization - to get 25 percent of our energy from renewable… Full Story »


  7. 25x'25: Agriculture and Forestry in a Reduced Carbon Economy

    BIOstock Blog &bull Apr 14, 2009

    The 25x'25 Alliance held their National Summit March 31-April 2 in Arlington, VA. The theme this year was "Agriculture and Forestry in a Reduced Carbon Economy" which is significant because of the relatively equal footing given to forestry in an… Full Story »

    • Forestry

  8. EESI: Briefings on Woody Biomass and Renewable Energy

    BIOstock Blog &bull Mar 9, 2009

    July 6, 2009 - After two years development, EESI has just released a new policy paper titled Sustainable Forest Biomass: Promoting Renewable Energy and Forest Stewardship . EESI convened a discussion series bringing together scientists, community groups, foresters, environmental advocates,… Full Story »


  9. A New Social Contract for Forestry

    BIOstock Blog &bull Mar 9, 2009

    Here is an article that I didn't write but it offers an approach to solving the communications problem that currently stymies the deployment of forest management programs. I have written several articles about the sad state of affairs of the… Full Story »

    • Forestry

  10. Integrating biorefineries with paper & pulp mills

    BIOstock Blog &bull Jan 20, 2009

    One prominent feature of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) is its renewable fuel standard that sets the trajectory for satisfying America's newfound thirst for alternative fuels. 36 billion gallons per year production by the year 2022. Considering… Full Story »

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