Your taxes pay to build and operate biomass burning projects

Here you’ll find information about how  your rate-payer and taxpayer dollars are being used to build and operate toxic biomass incinerators. (See also, Part 1 of our Report)

Key documents:

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)  “Section 1603” cash grants for developers who get up to 1/3 of the cost of building the incinerator, in lieu of a tax credit.  ARRA Statute.doc  List of 1603 Cash Grants U.S. Treasury List of Grants.pdf

List of Expiring Federal Tax Credits (including biomass).  List of Expiring Tax Credits.pdf

Report on Number of Biomass Projects in U.S., Oct. 2010 Forisk Report.png

Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP) in U.S. Department of Agriculture BCAP Proposed Rule 75 FR 6264.pdf

Corporations qualified to get subsidized biomass fuel FY 2009 and 2010BCAP Facilities List.pdf

BCAP payments by State 2009 2010

BCAP Relaunch Article, 2011 BCAP Relaunch.pdf

Natural Resources Defense Council and Biomass Accountability Project: NEPA Comments criticizing BCAP BCAP FPEIS NRDC BAP Comments Sept 2010.pdf BCAP DPEIS Comments NRDC.pdf 

BCAP 2010 Environmental Impact Report Appendices BCAP FPEIS appendices062510.pdf

Citizens tell Congress to end tax credits for biomass incinerators.