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An Unexpected Alternative to Fossil Fuels: Waste

Paul Brown / Climate News Network Sep 24, 2017 What used to be considered waste is now seen as raw material for producing biogas, a viable energy alternative to nuclear and fossil fuels. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Germany Sets a Record, Producing 35 Percent of Its Electricity With Renewables

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Jul 6, 2017 More than a third of Germany's electricity this year has come from wind, solar, biomass and hydro—but the country still has a long way to go when it comes to clean energy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Amazon ‘May Lose 65% of Land Biomass by 2060′

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network May 10, 2013 Making more land in the Amazon available for farming and ranching means felling more trees to make space, and that risks less production, because of deforestation’s effect on the climate. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Warming ‘May Harm Rainforests Less’

By Alex Kirby, Climate News Network Mar 15, 2013 The world’s rainforests may be able to weather the assaults of climate change more robustly than scientists had earlier thought, says a new study. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Electricity in Your Garbage

T.L. Caswell / Truthdig Aug 3, 2009 With biomass pioneers advancing their technology, the smelly stuff that you throw away today may be providing electricity for your home tomorrow.Almost like magic, biomass developers are tapping more and more kinds of waste to produce clean, renewable energy. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )