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Monday, February 21, 2011

Report: Few states ready to tap wood heat potential

Biomass Power & Thermal
By Anna Austin February 17, 2011

The Alliance for Green Heat has released a report that finds that while the use of wood for heat in many states is rapidly increasing, most states do little or nothing to promote and manage it.

In the report, the alliance grades all states on categories which include policies that help reduce wood smoke, promote the cleanest appliances and restrict the most polluting ones, and provide educational information on best wood heat practices.

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