EPA, MISSISSIPPI EYE POST-KATRINA 'BIO-BASED' ECONOMY TO ADDRESS DEBRIS

As part of the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort, EPA and Mississippi may develop a plan to encourage "bio-based" activities in the state that could include building an industrial facility to burn storm debris and vegetation planted to replace the vast acres of forestland the state lost to the storm. Additionally, the state is discussing constructing biomass pipelines to process and transport the fuel. In Mississippi, debris from fallen trees and other types of biomass -- or burnable, woody material --...