From: Fran Ludwig <fludwig12@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2019 11:31 PM
To: RPS, DOER (ENE)
Subject: Reconsider Changes to RPS:
Wood and Trash are not Clean Renewable Energy Sources
Categories: Has Not Been Sumarized
I strongly
object to the changes to RPS standards to include burning biomass, and trash
and reducing protection of forests.
If there were
ever a time when we need to get off
I urge you to
reconsider changes in the RPS criteria to include biomass and trash as
“renewable” sources of energy. Given the climate emergency in
which we all need to move toward 0 carbon as soon as possible with significant
reductions in 10 years, burning wood cannot count as being carbon neutral over
the critical 10 year span (it would take at least 10 years for new trees to
grow and absorb CO2 and in the meantime CO2 from the burning wood adds to
In addition
particulates from wood create a health hazard. The planned facility in
Springfield will only exacerbate high rates of asthma in an “environmental
justice” community that has not seen much justice so far.
Our
For the sake of
my grandchildren and yours and all living
Frances Ludwig
19 Wyman Rd.
Lexington
MA 02420