From:                                         Roslyn Feldberg <roslynf@rcn.com>

Sent:                                           Thursday, May 16, 2019 10:32 AM

To:                                               RPS, DOER (ENE)

Subject:                                     Proposed changes to RPS Class I and RPS Class II

 

Dear John Wassam,

 

I am writing to strongly oppose the proposed changes to RPS Class I and RPS Class II regulations that would weaken restrictions on the use of wood bioenergy. Peer-reviewed scientific research from respected scientists has shown that the climate impacts of wood bioenergy are worse than coal for decades to centuries under most management scenarios. Massachusetts could be in a position to lead on science-based climate policy – instead the proposed changes would increase emissions of climate pollutants while diminishing the capacity of forests to absorb those pollutants. I write as a retired social scientist and a mother. The future of our children and grandchildren hangs in the balance of the climate choices we make today. I urge you to demonstrate that Massachusetts embraces science-based policy by taking biomass out of the APS and ensuring that it is not included in the RPS.



Sincerely,

Roslyn Feldberg

 

 

 

 

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Roslyn Feldberg, PhD

Independent Scholar

Roslynf@rcn .com

(617) 879-0558