California’s forests are chock full of woody debris that could be turned into energy, creating good jobs throughout the state. Efficiently using this biomass will also greatly decrease the severity of wildfires which is essential for healthier forests and a cleaner and more plentiful water supply. A great deal of biomass is also produced by the agricultural industry that needs solutions to this problem in order to thrive. The New California Coalition will sponsor legislation to bring the processing of this biomass into energy back online and to help to develop new technologies that will make these processes more efficient and cost effective.