In the search for a clean source of energy, a contender has emerged: little pellets of compressed wood. Harvested from forests in the American South, pine and hardwood trees are dried, compressed, and ...

ATHENS, Maine (AP) — A Maine-owned company that plans to manufacture wood pellets as a home-grown, sustainable form of energy expects to begin operations next year in this rural Somerset County town.

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