Using woody biomass for energy production and as a feedstock for industrial materials affects air quality, land use, forest health, and other natural resources in different ways and at different intensity levels. There are both environmental costs and benefits to implementing a woody biomass production and utilization plan. These costs and benefits should be compared to those of other feedstock options, such as fossil fuels for industrial products.
- Air Quality Concerns of Woody Biomass Utilization
- Maintaining Forests in a Wood Energy Economy
- Concerns Over Greenhouse Gases
- Water Quality and Quantity
- Soil Conservation and Wood Energy
- Non-native Invasive Species Concerns with Wood Energy