The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new policy earlier this week, which will classify the burning of wood as 'carbon neutral.' EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt unveiled this policy shift to an audience of timber industry leaders in Georgia, who have a vested interest in whether they can market wood-based fuel products as 'green energy.' “Today’s announcement grants America’s foresters much-needed certainty and clarity with respect to the carbon neutrality of forest biomass,”...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/epa-to-consider-burning-wood-a-carbon-neutral-energy-source
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