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Burning biomass, assuming it's grown by them, is carbon neutral. I wonder if they filter their exhausts or just release the particles into the air.
by bufferoverflow 7y ago
Burning biomass, assuming it's grown by them, is carbon neutral.
I wonder if they filter their exhausts or just release the particles into the air.
- michaelt 7y agoYou might enjoy articles like "The EPA Declared That Burning Wood Is Carbon Neutral. It’s Actually a Lot More Complicated" [1] and "Congress Says Biomass Is Carbon-Neutral, but Scientists Disagree" [2] TLDR: If you chop down an acre of forest, burn the wood and replant, it takes 40-100 years to capture the amount of carbon released. And that's assuming the company doesn't harvest the forest again during that period - which they likely will, as doing so is a key part of their business. [1] https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/epa-declares-burning-wood-carbon-neutral-180968880/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/epa-declares-burni... [2] https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/congress-says-biomass-is-carbon-neutral-but-scientists-disagree/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/congress-says-bio...