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Sorting the "Grassroots" from the "Astroturf" with Biomass Citizens Groups AMHERST, MA (wfcr) - Some grassroots groups may have their roots elsewhere... A Boston Globe report this week revealed that a community group that's been organizing in support of a proposed biomass power plant in Russell, Massachusetts was founded with the help of a consulting firm hired by the plant's developer. Russell First is made up of local residents, but Globe environmental reporter Beth Daley told WFCR's Tina Antolini she noticed something that struck her as a little out of the ordinary, when reporting more generally about the pros and cons of Russell Biomass.

To read Beth Daley's report "Power Plant Developer Financed Citizen's Group Activity," go here:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/09/08/power_plant_developer_paid_consultant_to_help_organize_russell_citizens_group/ © Copyright 2012, wfcr