Long Island News Cuomo looking to launch biomass heating program to reduce heating oil consumption WSHU | By Ryan Delaney Published January 24, 2014 at 10:08 AM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 2:02 AP Photo/Mike Groll A less heralded aspect of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 2014 agenda is a plan to increase the number of homes and businesses burning biomass for heat.