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Abstract: . . . biomass energy CHAPTER 2 -- CARBON SEQUESTRATION THROUGH BIOMASS ENERGY Page 1 22 CHAPTER 2 -- CARBON SEQUESTRATION THROUGH BIOMASS ENERGY United States agriculture could sequester of large amounts of carbon in another way - by producing corn and other sources of biomass that would serve as a source of energy. Biomass would be carbon-neutral because it would sequester carbon while . . . . . . Production – Background Paper.” (OTA-BP-E-118). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research. (1997) “Carbon Management: Assessment of Fundamental Research Needs.” U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Science. Office of Fossil Energy. (1999) “Carbon Sequestration: State of the Science.” U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved on 7 March 1999 from www.doe.gov. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation (2122) (1998) “Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1996.” Document # EPA 236-R-98-006 . . . . . . Production – Background Paper.” (OTA-BP-E-118). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Energy Research. (1997) “Carbon Management: Assessment of Fundamental Research Needs.” U.S. Department of Energy. Office of Science. Office of Fossil Energy. (1999) “Carbon Sequestration: State of the Science.” U.S. Department of Energy. Retrieved on 7 March 1999 from www.doe.gov. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Policy, Planning, and Evaluation (2122) (1998) “Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-1996.” Document # EPA 236-R-98-006 Other . . . . . . long time, but particular attention might be paid to their role for climate change. The federal government should encourage private citizens to utilize these opportunities for carbon sinks through incentives. Private corporations should also be encouraged to participate in research and development through regulatory and financial incentives. Possibilities for additional research include: 1) Enhancing the methods used to obtain energy from biomass. Most biomass power now in use burns biomass. Research into the gasification of biomass might make the energy supply more efficient and cost-effective. . . . . . . Policy Research Division, Crest – Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology. Retrieved from www.crest.org/pub . Sourie, J.-C. and L. Killen, eds. (1986) Biomass: Recent Economic Studies. London: Elsevier Applied Science Publishers. Page 14 35 Smith, W. Ramsay. (1982) Energy from Forest Biomass. New York: Academic Press. Swezey, Blair G., and Yih-huei Wan. () “The True Cost of Renewables: An Analytic Response to the Coal Industry’s Attack on Renewable Energy.” National Renewable Energy Lab, Golden CO. Retrieved from www.nrel.gov/research/ceaa/pubs/ceed/ceed.html . U.S. Congress. Office . . . --3000,5,300,3171,36547
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