Top 10 Reasons US Policy Should Support Biomass Heat
- Because it is OK to pick the lowest-hanging fruit first
- Because biomass heat not only saves our environment, it saves consumers money
- Because we grow enough biomass annually to displace over 3 billion gallons of oil
- Because a gallon of displaced oil is a gallon of displaced oil
- Because converting your home to pellet heat has 3 - 4 times the carbon impact of buying a hybrid car
- Because biomass heating displaces twice as much oil as ethanol
- Because both wood and natural gas efficiently generate heat, but only gas provides for highly efficient electrical generation
- Because by selectively subsidizing biofuels and biomass
electric power, we are driving up the costs of biomass heating
- Because the rest of the world has (particularly in Europe)
- Because our kids will thank us for it
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