Biomass Trade Group Announces PR/Advocacy Campaign

Alternative Energy Retailer (http://www.aer-online.com/)
by The Biomass Power Association (BPA) is launching a $250,000 public relations, advocacy and advertising campaign to demonstrate the role that biomass power can play in reducing greenhouse gases and creating new jobs, especially in rural communities.

According to BPA, the campaign will highlight the economic and environmental benefits of biomass power, as well as the importance of extending tax incentives essential to maintaining existing biomass power facilities and creating jobs. BPA plans to host a biomass industry conference in Washington, D.C., to highlight the environmental and economic benefits of biomass power, and it will also conduct tours of biomass power facilities. Advertisements sponsored by BPA will run in the Washington, D.C.-area media, and the BPA plans to overhaul its Web site to serve media and public information requests.

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