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Turn wood waste in to electricity Reduce the amount of trash that goes to landfills, thereby significantly lengthening the life of landfills Generate electricity physically near the place it is used, thereby reducing the need for costly infrastructure improvements Provide local communities with jobs Provide a constant renewable energy source that is not subject to changes in wind or sunlight or other factors Contribute to national energy security by generating electricity from domestic resources Use a minimal amount of land and do not interfere with human or wildlife habitats Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Reduce the release of other air pollutants |
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Unlike fossil fuels, biomass power plants are carbon neutral and reduce greenhouse gasses. The amount of carbon produced by the biomass power plant is the same as the amount of carbon absorbed by the trees that produce the biomass fuel. Biomass power plants also reduce the greenhouse gasses because of the avoidance of a substantially greater amount of greenhouse gasses and other pollutants that would result from open burning of biomass or biodegradation of biomass in landfills or forests. |
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