Woody biomass is being framed as a #green alternative to coal, but the hidden costs include repeated fires, explosions, and deforestation in #SoutheastAsia.
My new deep dive for Mongabay (npub1yaz…wke8) looks into the systemic failures and #greenwashing of the biomass power industry
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/08/concerns-grow-over-green-biomass-power-in-japan-after-spate-of-accidents/
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2026-09-19 22:04:30 UTC
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