Forest Biomass Archives - Friends of Nature Conservation Society https://friends-of-nature.ca/tag/forest-biomass/ Dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for people and their plant & animal friends. Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:27:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://friends-of-nature.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FON-Icon-160x160.png Forest Biomass Archives - Friends of Nature Conservation Society https://friends-of-nature.ca/tag/forest-biomass/ 32 32 Is Forest Biomass Energy Green? https://friends-of-nature.ca/is-forest-biomass-energy-green/ Sun, 24 Jan 2016 17:55:20 +0000 http://www.friends-of-nature.ca/?p=40415 Is forest biomass energy green? As it turns out, burning Nova Scotia’s forests for electricity can put more carbon into the air than burning coal, at least for a few decades. Why? Burning trees to make electricity is inherently inefficient. Most of the energy in a tree is wasted “up the chimney” when burned for electricity. Plus, biomass...

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