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On the recordJune 2, 2009
Slash piles can be either burned and produce more carbon with no benefit to the economy or they can be used to produce products that augment the nation's renewable energy resources.
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Cynthia Lummis
Republican · Wyoming

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Highlighting the economic benefits of using slash piles for renewable energy instead of burning them.

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