The unintended ripples from the biomass subsidy program

Jan 10, 2010

It sounded like a good idea: Provide a little government money to convert wood shavings and plant waste into renewable energy. But as laudable as that goal sounds, it could end up causing more economic damage than good..

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer

It sounded like a good idea: Provide a little government money to convert wood shavings and plant waste into renewable energy. But as laudable as that goal sounds, it could end up causing more economic damage than good..

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