Mikael Kamph of MK Energiflis of Sweden demonstrates the use of an $800,000 chipper in Athol on Monday. The chipper is designed to turn the tops of trees and other waste materials into biomass. Story by Becky Kramer/SR here. (Kathy Plonka/SR)

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