Danna Smith’s article from “European Voice” on the troubling land degradation history in the Southern US and the dangers of biomass.
EU Biomass Threatens Forests in Southern US
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Our Forests. Our Strength.
European Energy Policies Threaten the World’s Forests and Climate
Recent scientific studies warn that burning trees for electricity might actually increase CO2 emissions. In addition, new evidence has emerged documenting that current European demand for wood as fuel is destroying some of the world’s most precious and vulnerable ecosystems – wetland forests in the Southern US.
Wood Pellet Manufacturing is Risky Business and it Just Got Even Riskier
In just the last two years or so, the wood pellet export industry in the US has exploded to meet spiking demand in Europe, where utility companies are phasing out coal and phasing in wood as a primary fuel source for electricity.
Inside the Industrial Wood Pellet Summit: Back to the Future?
Danna Smith attends Industrial Pellet Trade and Transport Summit in Atlanta
Wood Pellet Industry’s Counterattack on “Our Forests Aren’t Fuel” Campaign Misses the Point
Some of the largest forest industry lobby organizations, including the National Alliance of Forest Owners and the US Wood Pellet Industrial Association are organizing a coordinated effort to counter Dogwood Alliance and NRDC’s work to stop the large-scale burning of Southern forests for electricity.