The UK Joins California in Casting a Wary Eye Toward Biomass

In the United States, it’s vehicle fuel; in the United Kingdom, electricity generation. But in both places, officials are casting a wary eye toward using wood, corn, grasses and other plant matter for energy. They fear that growing and transporting the material could actually add to greenhouse gas emissions. The detractor in the States is the California Air Resources Board, which is unhappy with corn-based ethanol. The pressure against corn ethanol has been growing for some time, and it looks like the CARB is ready to rule out ethanol as a useful tool against climate change. TreeHugger thinks that the CARB’s decision may change national policy, setting back the ethanol industry’s efforts. The UK’s Environment Agency doesn’t go as far,…

Source: BNET