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Baltimore Biomass has displaced
61.85 tons
of Co2 emissions since 9.15.2008


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In our Understanding Biomass section we have compiled, a wealth of biomass information so that you can better understand biomass as a fuel source.

Many people have asked us some very good questions over the past year and if we did not know the answer we went looking for it. Below is the culmination of our research and first hand experiences. This page is currently divided into 4 sections. Articles about Biomass, Facts and Figures, Informational videos and newsreels, and Useful links and websites. What we currently have posted is just part of the information that we have collected. We have a lot more information that we plan to post in this section in the near future.

We will also be reorganizing the information into 5 sections, they will be:

Get your Associates Degree in Biomass,
Get your Bachelors Degree in Biomass,
Get your Masters Degree in Biomass,
Get your PHD in Biomass,
and Useful links and websites.

The Idea is to, section by section, increase your knowledge about the subject of Biomass energy. After reading, listening to and watching the material in the Associates Degree section, most people should have a good working understanding of Biomass as fuel. You may then, if you choose, progress through each additional section of information until you will ultimately be able to talk Biomass with the best of them. For now, we hope that what we have posted helps you to understand Biomass a bit better. If you have a specific question please feel free to e-mail us. We will do our best to answer your question, and ad that information to this page.



Articles about Biomass
non technical articals published by news papers, magazines and websites


Going with the Grain Read this article (672K PDF)
Article about B3 bringing corn to Baltimore as heating fuel.
Publisher : Baltimore Messenger

Fuel Bills Steep? Burn Corn Read this article (48K PDF)
Article about burning corn as heating fuel.
Publisher : wbaltv.com

Food, Fuel and Climate Change Solutions Read this article (44K PDF)
Article about locally grown fuel.
Publisher : Sat Jiwan Khalsa

Fearing Heat Costs, Many Take Preventive Action Read this article (504K PDF)
Article about the cost savings of biomass.
Publisher : The New York Times

Harvesting Heat Read this article (28K PDF)
Article about burning corn as heating fuel.
Publisher : Hearth & Home Magazine

Going Green: Steps Towards Energy independence Read this article (96K PDF)
Article has info about heating with corn and other clean energy solutions
Publisher : www.washingtonian.com

Corn Heat Becomes Hot Topic Read this article (44K PDF)
Publisher : PLC web news room

Americans burning corn to cut heating costs Read this article (140K PDF)
Publisher : AFP, worldwide news agency

I heat my house by burning corn. Read this article 232K PDF)
Publisher : Backwoods Home Magazine

All fired up over corn, coal Read this article (64K PDF)
Publisher : Baltimore Sun



Facts and Figures
technical papers, agricultural extension articles, and scientific studies

Corn -vs- the Big 4 Read this article (60K PDF)
Technical paper outlining the cost comparison between corn and other heating fuels.
Publisher : Baltimore Bio-mass Buyers Cooperative

What´s cropping up? Read this article (736K PDF)
An interesting article on biomass; starting on page 3.
Publisher : Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Corn as a non-ethanol Heating fuel source Read this article (80K PDF)
A technical paper outlining the economics of corn as fuel.
Publisher : University of Illinois Extension, US department of Agriculture

Iowa Ag reveiw Spring 2008 Read this article (52K PDF)
Interesting articles on crop insurance, and projected crop yields for 2008.
Publisher : Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, Iowa State University

Kindling A Niche, Forages look promising as fuel Read this article (52K PDF)
Publisher : Hay & Forage Grower Magazine



Informational videos and newsreels about Biomass.


Virginia Farm Bureau - Corn Stoves save money 2min:28sec
Norm Hyde with the Virginia Farm Bureau shows us how we can save
money and bolster the local economy by using a corn stoves to heat
our homes.

Please go to http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=344386208319521357&hl=en to see our video.

Fighting Global Warming 20min:47sec
Get a video tour of Mike Tidwell´s home in Takoma Park, Maryland. It is
fueled almost entirely by solar and corn power, and is regularly opened to
the public. This video shows quit nicely how you can heat your home with
corn.

Please go to http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6710081342536774644&hl=en to see our video.

Why use a corn stove ? 2min:05sec
An informational product video produced by Corn Flame that expalins
why you should use corn to heat your home.

Please go to http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-8746845672171685025&hl=en to see our video.

Bixby Maxfire Corn Stove homemade Video 2min:41sec
A video about Bob´s Corn Stove!



Heating With Corn - Thank A Farmer 1min:56sec
A video produced by www.farmersmatter.org, a web site owned by National
Corn Growers Association.



Harman multi fuel stove product video 4min:16sec
Producded by the Harmin stove company.



Corn Furnace info Video 3min:36sec
themusicfarm.com Speaks about Synder WFS-115 Corn Furnace



Endurance 50F promotional video 2min:45sec
The Endurance 50F Biomass Furnace by Fahrenheit Technologies





Useful links and websites


Save Our Sky Corn Cooperative in Takoma Park, MD.

Show Me Energy Cooperative in Centerview, MO.

U.S. Department of Energy - Database of Biomass Publications

the iBurnCorn Blog

the iBurnCorn Forum

The Pellet Mill and Corn Crib - a forum hosted by Hearth.com

www.grassbioenergy.org - Cornell University

University of Massachusetts Amherst's Agriculture Green Energy Program

Kansas Corn - Kansas Corn Growers Association

www.biomassauthority.com

The Kernel Kleener

TreeHugger Picks: Pellet Stoves

Corn stove information Blog





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