Over and over again, destructive polluting industries sweep into rural communities and make sweetheart deals with a few “leading citizens” who help them push tax breaks, subsidies, and rezoning through […]
“Danish Climate Agreement Puts our Forests at Risk,” say environmental groups from USA and Estonia
-For immediate release- Asheville, NC, September 1st, 2020 – Today, environmental campaigners from the USA and Estonia delivered a letter to Minister Jørgensen [1], warning that the new Danish Climate […]
Beware the Biomass Boom and Bust
Enviva depends on overseas sales for its product: wood pellets. However, the Dutch government is on the precipice of writing biomass out of its energy future. The Netherlands are concerned […]
Dogwood’s Public Comment: The Proposed Expansion of the Enviva Greenwood SC Plant
We are writing to urge the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC DHEC) to deny any expansion of the wood pellet industry in South Carolina and to […]
Statement: NC DAQ Approves Wood Pellet Mill in Lumberton, NC
The first time many of the residents of Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina, heard about plans of a company to build a polluting wood pellet facility in their neighborhood was […]