Dear Editor: ….The request to stop the biomass boiler installation is shortsighted and will hurt the state in the long run. Even if the governor believes, despite all scientific evidence to the contrary, that global warming doesn?t exist, there are still important reasons for continuing this project. The ability to supply our own fuel (biomass) rather than sending taxpayer money out of state to purchase natural gas should be the type of policy that we all support.
As a chemical engineering researcher in the field of biomass, I know that Wisconsin and especially the university are world leaders in biomass utilization.