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Fair Haven Hopes To Ensure Proposed Biomass Facility Is Built
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Fair Haven’s select board is continuing to push a plan for Massachusetts-based Beaver Wood Energy to build a 34-megawatt generator along Route 4 near the New York border.VPR News
Montpelier Biomass Project Gets Federal Support
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A project to help heat Vermont state offices and a number of private buildings in downtown Montpelier with a new biomass system is getting a $1.75 million boost with a federal grant and loan.VPR News
Eden Prefers Solar Over Bio-Mass At Asbestos Mine
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After town representatives met with state environmental officials, Eden select board members say solar could make sense at the site of the town’s abandoned asbestos mine.VPR News
Opponents Speak Out Against Proposed North Springfield Biomass Plant
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A plan to build a wood-chip-burning power plant dominated a public hearing Tuesday night.VPR News
Proposed Biomass Energy Plant Gets Air Permit
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The developer of a proposed wood energy plant in Fair Haven has received the air pollution control permit it needs from the state of Vermont.Vermont Edition
How Our Trees Are Faring
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We look at the state of our tree populations and the importance of our forests, get an update on downtown Montpelier’s new biomass heating system and head to Summer School to learn how to play bocce.VPR News
Pownal Biomass Project May Be On Hold
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A panel of experts met at Bennington College to consider how a 30 megawatt biomass plant might impact the region’s forests, air, water and communities.VPR News
Pownal Biomass Project Stalls
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Plans for wood-fueled power plants in Fair Haven and Pownal have been put on hold. That will give officials time to decide whether the projects need both a state development review permit and a license from utility regulators.VPR News
