At Boston, Massachusetts: as of 9:54 AM
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| TOP STORIES | | | [29 min ago ] (NECN/ABC) - Democrats are taking offense at remarks President Bush made before the Israel Knesset -- comments that compare Nazi appeasers to those who might negotiate with today's rogue states.
Mr. Bush may have moved onto Saudi Arabia, but at home,... | | | read more  | | | [44 min ago ] (NECN/ABC) - How's this for an unlikely couple -- Britney Spears and Mel Gibson are vacationing together in Costa Rica, but it's all good. Her father and his wife are along. Turns out they used to be neighbors in Malibu and have been offering her support... | | | read more | | | [59 min ago ] (NECN: Latoyia Edwards, East Bridgewater, Mass.) - More than a dozen explosives have been found in a home at 188 East Street in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts.
The Bomb Squad has been on the scene, detonating those devices all morning long... | | | read more | | | | | |
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First biomass furnace in Mass.
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| 18 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago First biomass furnace in Mass.
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(NECN) - Mark Richie Woodworking company in Newburyport, Massachusetts has started using a biomass furnace to burn waste material like corn, wood, cardboard, garbage and even cherry pits. In Europe, just like windmills, these eco-friendly furnaces are everywhere. In addition, the state has given Mark Richie a $500,000 grant to help install a wind turbine to generate electricity.
Massachusetts is trying to get companies and consumers to use more biofuels and biomass furnaces. If a bill proposed by Governor Patrick is passed, all diesel for vehicles, and all home heating oil sold in the state would have to contain biofuels. The Governor estimates mandating these alternatives could create 3,000 jobs and pump $300 million into the economy. NECN's Mont Fennel has more.
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