Decomposition of biomass by soil microbes results in carbon loss as CO 2 from the soil due to microbial respiration, while a small proportion of the original carbon is retained in the soil through ...

Biomass is organic material from plants and ... When you burn off the pellets you are actually releasing carbon dioxide, which is the same stuff you release when you’re burning fossil fuels.

MCFARLAND, Calif.— A major biomass and carbon capture and storage project slated for California’s Central Valley abruptly ended this week after the company, under scrutiny from the U.S. Environmental ...