Search Results for: Gypsum, Colorado

Senator Udall on Biomass Plant in Gypsum

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Here’s the link and below is an excerpt. GYPSUM — U.S. Sen. Mark Udall said the Gypsum biomass power plant is a “win-win-win” project when he and state Sen. Gail Schwartz toured the plant’s construction site on Friday afternoon. The Gypsum biomass plant is the first of its kind in Colorado and is on schedule … Read more

Two Stewardship Contracts in Colorado- Including Wood for Energy

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Here’s a link and below is an excerpt. “Not only will these contracts help us alleviate the impacts of the mountain pine beetle infestation and reduce the threats of catastrophic wildfire, but they also will offer a supply of woody biomass that will be used to produce low-cost heat and a clean, renewable source of … Read more

Beetle-kill pine, other wood pushed as power source — and way to aid ailing Colorado forests

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From the Denver Post last Thursday.. CARBONDALE — The Roaring Fork Valley lies close to abundant coal and gas fuel sources. But wood is the fuel that has a local consortium — and a state senator — fired up as an energy source that also would aid Colorado’s ailing forests. A Roaring Fork Valley consortium … Read more

Wildfire prevention or forest destruction? Mountain communities question forest service clear cutting

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The following article was written by Josh Schlossberg and appears in the current issue of the Boulder Weekly. – mk Drive along Highway 119 south of Nederland or Highway 9 south of Frisco and you’ll see large swaths of bare soil and scattered slash — including entire hillsides — where once there was forest. These … Read more