February 8, 2012

SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent/James Kellogg "National forests hold the promise of green energy"

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James Kellogg:

"Green energy is among the myriad reasons to keep our national forests open to the “many uses” intended by the Forest Reserve Act of 1891. Federally owned forests comprise 192 million acres. According to some estimates, nearly 80 percent of this total requires thinning to mitigate risk of fire.

About one third of U.S. energy is used to produce heat. Why not harvest material that might otherwise fuel wildfires and use it to benefit homes, schools, businesses and industry? Cogeneration facilities can even generate economical electricity while producing heat...."  (Read more?  Click title)

"Unapologetically pursuing and tracking patterns within the news others make since 2010."

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