From: Ian Swope <ianswope@me.com>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2019 6:38 AM
To: RPS, DOER (ENE)
Subject: Wood burning does not belong in Renewable Energy's
portfolio
Dear Mr. Wassam,
I am writing you as a
concerned resident of Massachusetts. I have just learned that the Baker
Administration is trying to change the definition of renewable energy to
include and incentivize wood-burning power plants. We have only a decade
to try and reverse our CO2 emissions situation and avert climate disaster – we
should be doing everything in our power to move towards clean energy. Burning
wood is not clean energy: it not only leads to pollution and increased
particulates in the air.
Additionally, and more
important, wood burning involves destroying trees that are 20-30 years old (or
even worse if older) that absorb tremendous amounts of CO2. We cannot
lose anything that is helping us fight climate change now!! This proposal is a
double negative! Please do not allow this to happen. Massachusetts
deserves better than this.
Sincerely yours,
Jennifer Swope