Walden, Gore debate the merits of biomass

The Bulletin
By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
Published: April 25. 2009 4:00AM PST

Woody debris from federal land isn’t renewable under energy bill

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Greg Walden and former Vice President Al Gore shared a testy exchange Friday over how to use woody debris from federal lands in a U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing.

In an unusual four-day-long hearing this week, Walden repeatedly pressed witnesses about why woody debris from federal land doesn’t count as renewable energy in a massive bill to reduce greenhouse gases that is being debated in the House committee. Gore was on hand as perhaps the most famous of a host of experts on climate change and energy who testified throughout the week.

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