I am @bioblogger on Twitter and write multiple blogs about renewable energy alternatives to fossil fuels. I also represent the woody biomass-to-bioenergy industry - which is a big issue in Wisconsin and the Southeast. Not much of a likelihood for expansion in California where I live - primarily because of NGOs like Sierra Club.
Sierra Club needs to support biomass power as an alternative power source to fossil fuels. Wind and solar are not baseload - they are intermittent so they are not available round the clock. I see that Sierra Club supports biofuels but rejects use of many sources of biomass for the process.
The key issue is sustainability and I can proudly say that the forest products industry has gotten the message. They are certifying their assets and best practices, and viewing their mission as one of maintaining healthy forests and habitats. Is there work to be done - sure. But the cost of not allowing the Forest Service determine proper management of their responsibilities is resulting in habitat loss and lack of salvage and reforestation in timberands impacted by megafires and bug infestations.
I would like to see the Sierra Club become more collaborative with the Forest Service in determining what is sustainable in National Forests. I would like to see them more accepting of the deployment of forest products companies, including biopower plants and biorefineries so their is established infrastructure to pay for salveage, thinning, and reforestation projects.
The alternative is the devastation of megafires, loss of habitat, release of methane through decay, or sale of timberlands by private owners to developers. I mourn the transfer of timberlands to the Forest Service because I have seen their authority and funding to properly manage timberlands stripped by fighting both megafires and NGO litigation.
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I am @bioblogger on Twitter and write multiple blogs about renewable energy alternatives to fossil fuels. I also represent the woody biomass-to-bioenergy industry - which is a big issue in Wisconsin and the Southeast. Not much of a likelihood for expansion in California where I live - primarily because of NGOs like Sierra Club.
Sierra Club needs to support biomass power as an alternative power source to fossil fuels. Wind and solar are not baseload - they are intermittent so they are not available round the clock. I see that Sierra Club supports biofuels but rejects use of many sources of biomass for the process.
The key issue is sustainability and I can proudly say that the forest products industry has gotten the message. They are certifying their assets and best practices, and viewing their mission as one of maintaining healthy forests and habitats. Is there work to be done - sure. But the cost of not allowing the Forest Service determine proper management of their responsibilities is resulting in habitat loss and lack of salvage and reforestation in timberands impacted by megafires and bug infestations.
I would like to see the Sierra Club become more collaborative with the Forest Service in determining what is sustainable in National Forests. I would like to see them more accepting of the deployment of forest products companies, including biopower plants and biorefineries so their is established infrastructure to pay for salveage, thinning, and reforestation projects.
The alternative is the devastation of megafires, loss of habitat, release of methane through decay, or sale of timberlands by private owners to developers. I mourn the transfer of timberlands to the Forest Service because I have seen their authority and funding to properly manage timberlands stripped by fighting both megafires and NGO litigation.
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