The Problem

Right now in Massachusetts, developers are proposing five new biomass incinerators that would produce only 1% more electricity, but would...

• spew out particulates, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and nitrogen oxides, which cause asthma, heart disease and cancer;


• increase greenhouse gas emissions from the power sector by 10%, making our carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction targets unreachable;


• and consume the equivalent of 50 football fields of trees every day.