Forests for fuel…?

First, I’d like to give a big huge “Thank you!” to all the volunteers who came out this weekend to help spread the word about protecting southern forests!

We talked to hundreds of people about McDonalds packaging policy, and at the same time we had volunteers doing outreach at Music on the Mountain in Boone and on campuses in Norfolk, VA. (Take action here)

While we were telling people about the impacts of McDonalds packaging practices on our forests, we were also letting people know about the looming threat of biofuels.

The up and coming so called solution to climate change is… forests for fuel! It doesn’t make sense. It add an increased burden to our forests, cause further ecological devastation in the South, exacerbate climate change, and it’s not even commercially viable! To learn more, check out the factsheet about forests and fuel–another false solution.