Would you cut down all the trees in your yard so your neighbor could use them in his fireplace and still maintain his own shady canopy? Of course not, but that’s exactly what utility companies in the Southern U.S. are currently doing with our forests.
Watch our 15th Anniversary video commemorating a decade and a half of Southern forest protection.
Stan Mullins will be hosting a benefit concert in Athens, GA to support Dogwood Alliance and the Southern Energy Network. Carl Lindberg & Grogus will be performing a rockin’ concert, and Terrapin Beer will be serving their limited edition Tree Hugger altbier.
Last week, an article in the Wall Street Journal reported that the State of Massachusetts began implementing strict regulations on the burning of wood in power plants to generate electricity. The new regulations are based on an emerging body of scientific research documenting that burning wood on a large scale, and in particular the burning of whole trees, will likely result in increased carbon emissions when compared to coal and other fossil fuels. The new regulations are aimed at ensuring that energy providers who use wood as a “renewable” energy source are actually achieving net carbon emission reductions when compared to fossil fuels.
Earlier this month, Dogwood Alliance was scheduled to meet with executives at KFC to discuss the company’s paper packaging and how they could end the destruction of endangered forests in the South by adopting a sustainable packaging policy. This meeting was scheduled following a public statement made by CEO David Novak at the company’s Shareholder meeting in May saying that his sustainability team should meet with representatives of our organization. At the eleventh hour, we received an email from Chief Sustainability Officer Roger McClendon cancelling the meeting.
