I live in NH and the greenest power plant in the state is the nuclear power station in Seabrook. It was built in the 70's and is still going strong with no emissions except steam. But getting more nukes is nearly impossible. Biomass plants will have to do for the time being because they are old technology and are easy to build.
Go to Google earth and scan northern NH around Berlin. You will see that there is potential for hundreds of biomass plants. There is enough renewable energy in those many square miles of forests to power all of New England.
jscot :) As you point out, CO2 is stored in trees, and is already released in the decaying process-- so burning -vs- decaying seems moot unless you argue the quickness of burn -vs- decay.
And again if you replant and harvest trees (which there is an intention on Laidlaw's part to do), the emissions from burning can be offset. And supposedly it burns cleaner/less emissions than fossil fuel.
It appears to be very viable if done smartly-- no?
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