From:                                         Christopher Parker <conductorchris@gmail.com>

Sent:                                           Friday, June 7, 2019 9:04 AM

To:                                               RPS, DOER (ENE)

Subject:                                     I support biomass was Fwd: Re: [w-folk] Wendellites oppose biomass -- comments needed TODAY

 

There is an organizing effort to oppose biomass -- but I *support* biomass.

- My understanding is that a market for low-grade wood helps the health of the forests.  People want no cutting, but that in itself is a human intervention.  We've screwed up the environment already, so now we should manage it as best we can.

- There was a time when these forests supported the paper industry which is now almost gone.  These communities are still devastated economically.  Biomass is a small replacement, but it makes sense and will help the economy and local workers.  Money for energy stays local instead of going to oil and gas from elsewhere.

- Global warming is the #1 issue of our time.  Maybe biomass isn't as good as wind or solar but it still has no long-term carbon impact since it is a closed loop.  I am tired of people caring more about THEIR environment than THE environment!

thank you

Christopher Parker

119 Lockes Village Rd, Wendell MA 01379



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Re: [w-folk] Wendellites oppose biomass -- comments needed TODAY

Date:

Fri, 7 Jun 2019 08:47:03 -0400

From:

Mary Thomas via Wendell-townsfolk <wendell-townsfolk@deepsoft.com>

Reply-To:

Mary Thomas <wzzw19@gmail.com>

To:

Shelley Hines <shines89@hotmail.com>

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wendell-townsfolk@deepsoft.com <wendell-townsfolk@deepsoft.com>



Here are email and snail-mail addresses as well as talking points for
comments to DOER. We are also asking for an extension to TODAY'S
DEADLINE and an email is included for that as well.
Mary Thomas

You can submit your comments to John Wassam electronically at
DOER.RPS@mass.gov or via mail to the Department of Energy Resources,
100 Cambridge Street, Suite 1020, Boston, MA 02114.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the deadline for submission of comments is Friday,
June 7 — tomorrow.

If you agree with many other people that this deadline is
unreasonable, please email Michael Judge, Director of DOER’s Renewable
and Alternative Energy Division at michael.judge@state.ma.us and copy
John Wassam at DOER.RPS@mass.gov Urge Mr. Judge to extend the deadline
for comment on the proposed changes in the RPS regulations.

Points you can make to Michael Judge at DOER:

- Notice of the proposed changes in the RPS Class I and RPS Class II
regulations was made unexpectedly, to a limited number of people, and
with virtually no attention in the news media. Few people even knew
about the changes until long after they were proposed.

- The proposed changes are extensive and complex, requiring a
significant amount of time for even an expert to analyze. For the
average citizen, there has not been time to read, review, and develop
comments on these complicated changes.

- There is broad and growing public interest in this issue. Many
people have only recently learned about the proposed changes and have
had difficulty finding out where to get information and how to
comment.

- The current deadline for comment is especially unreasonable, because
it is only two days after the Springfield hearing, which was added at
the end of the process. This hearing received significant attention,
and this is how many people first learned about the issue. At best,
these people have had only a few days to read the extensive proposed
changes and submit their comments.

- For all these reasons, DOER should extend the deadline for public
comment for another 30 days to July 7, or at least to June 30, 2019..

Even if you are able to submit comments, please also include a request
for an extension of the deadline so others have a chance to comment as
well.

On 6/7/19, Shelley Hines via Wendell-townsfolk
<wendell-townsfolk@deepsoft.com> wrote:

People are NEEDED to write their comments to stop this madness. It affects
ua ALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!
 
 
 
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-------- Original message --------
From: Laurel via Wendell-townsfolk <wendell-townsfolk@deepsoft.com>
Date: 06/06/2019 9:06 PM (GMT-05:00)
To: wendell-townsfolk@deepsoft.com
Subject: [w-folk] Wendellites oppose biomass
 
From Laurel Facey
 
Several members of the Wendell State Forest Alliance were in Springfield
last night to oppose changes to the Renewable Portfolio Standards which
would open to the door to a new biomass-burning incinerator in the
asthma capital of the country. See
https://valleyadvocate.com/2019/06/06/biomass-isnt-clean-energy-springfield-activists-blast-state-plan-at-hearing/
for photos and more.
 
 
 
 
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