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Woody Biomass: Harvesting Potential in Our Own Backyard

Description:
This video promotes the use of biomass from the forest as fuel. The utilization of woody biomass has a positive environmental impact, decreases reliance on fossil fuels, is readily available, will lower economic costs, restores forest health, manages forest fires, and creates jobs.

Web Location:
http://vimeo.com/23277307

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5. Energy decisions are influenced by economic, political, environmental, and social factors.
6. The amount of energy used by human society depends on many factors.
7. The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
4. Various sources of energy are used to power human activities.

Associated Grade Levels:
5-67-89-10

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Woody Biomass: Harvesting Potential in Our Own Backyard
Associated Grade Levels:
5-67-89-10

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4.5 Humans generate electricity in multiple ways.

5.4 Energy decisions are influenced by economic factors.

7.3 Environmental quality is impacted by energy choices.

7.1 Economic security is impacted by energy choices.

6.4 Earth has limited energy resources.

4.7 Different sources of energy and different ways energy is transformed, transported, and stored.

5.6 Energy decisions are influenced by environmental factors.

About NARA

Scientists from public universities, government laboratories and private industry from throughout the Northwest, and beyond, are joining together to focus on developing ways to turn one of the region's most plentiful commodities—wood and wood waste—into jet fuel.

Led by Washington State University, the Northwest Advanced Renewables Alliance (NARA) will take a holistic approach to building a supply chain for aviation biofuel with the goal of increasing efficiency in everything from forestry operations to conversion processes. Using a variety of feedstocks, including forest and mill residues, construction waste, as well as new energy crops, the project aims to create a sustainable industry to produce aviation biofuels and important co-products. The project includes a broad allianc. . . View More


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NARA is primarily supported by an Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2011-68005-30416 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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