Fuels for Schools grants will help six Missouri school districts Six million dollars in federal stimulus money will soon be headed to Missouri schools. They're part of the Fuels for Schools grants program.
NH - School's wood chip heating system a money saver Subtracting the cost of the wood chips used last year 200 tons at rougly $13,000 Walasewicz said "you're close to $50,000 in annual savings based on market fluctuation."
Rehberg promotes biomass for schools, hospitals Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) has sponsored legislation to help schools and communities generate energy from woody biomass
Bids to be requested for Forks, PA biomass boiler Quillayute Valley School District wants to make the Forks area greener -- at least in terms of saving energy
School boiler fuels Wisconsin Governor's interest "if we can get our public buildings on bio-mass, if we can ultimately get our corrections [facilities on bio-mass], we can move toward using those major public institutions in a way to really create a market."
Missouri Dept of Conservation offering Fuels for Schools grants to eligible schools Six million dollars in grants will help school districts in southern Missouri reduce energy costs, create jobs and help forests through use of wood products for heating and cooling
MT - Fuel For Schools Grapples With Funding Difficulties Six years and 10 energy-efficient schools later, Montanas Fuel for Schools and Beyond program is in danger of running out of funding
MT: UM Western is soliciting bids for a fuel grade wood suppler The contract term is for this contract will be for three years. The facilitys approximate annual usage will be 3,600 ton per year
PA: Biomass systems cut heating costs at Kane school
Focus on Energy Announces Schools And Communities To Receive Free Biomass Heating Studies The Focus on Energy sponsored Fuels for Schools and Communities biomass heating initiative announced the selection of nine communities (totaling 16 schools and community buildings) in Wisconsin to receive free feasibility studies
MT - Deer Lodge schools gets biomass boiler "You're saving the school money compared to burning fossil fuels, it's carbon-neutral so it's a really good source of renewable energy that is environmentally-friendly" says MT State Forester Bob Harrington
Ponaganset School To Show Off Its Woody Biomass Boiler Rhode Island Forest Conservators Organization (RIFCO) is conducting a half-day workshop Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school that will focus on the issues and opportunities surrounding the use of local wood for heating
NY - Cairo-Durham Selected For Energy Study The study, run by the Watershed Agricultural Council, will evaluate the economic and environmental costs and benefits of heating with wood chips
The Secure Rural Schools And Community Self-Determination Act Of 2008 The Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2008 Breathes New Life into Program for Schools, Roads and Stewardship Projects
WA: Pomeroy School District seeks ESCO RFQ's The goal is to retrofit a diesel fueled heating system with a woody biomass fueled boiler that will heat their 127,000 sq/ft school
PA - P-O District Looks At Alternative Fuels Alternative fuels could be a possibility for Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District.
IA - St. Ansgar School Board Approves Biomass Heating St. Ansgar Community Schools may be the first Iowa school district with buildings heated entirely by biomass
CO - Gov. Ritter Marks Schools' Transition From Coal To Geo-Exchange & Woody Biomass Heat Systems Gov. Bill Ritter today celebrated the transition from an antiquated coal-fired furnace at Soroco Middle and High Schools to modern geo-exchange and woody biomass heating systems.
Biomass boiler is fired up at South Dakota school The state reform school near Custer has a new boiler system that takes advantage of alternative energy.
Wood chips are used for fuel to heat the buildings.
School takes energy lead by installing woody biomass heating system Steam Boat Spring's South Routt School District could be the last in Colorado to heat its schools with coal.
Boise National Forest picked to showcase energy savings project Lucky Peak Nursery will install woody biomass heating system to repalce propoane burners
School taps forest for fuel Program helps St. Maries Idaho elementary heat with wood biomass
Letting Off Some Steam A tall smokestack rises up between the Eureka Middle School and Elementary buildings, puffing a cloudy plume into the skies. But it's not smoke - it's mostly steam
CA - Over-abundance of trees presents potential problems The Master Gardeners weekly newspaper columns are usually about how to take care of Napa County backyards. Today, look up at the hills cradling our beautiful valley and admire our communal backyard.
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PA: Bentons Biomass Boiler Project Fuels Interest The motivation behind Benton Area School Districts plan to install a biomass boiler system to heat two schools is simple: utilize a renewable resource for fuel while energizing the local economy.