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Communities Across the South Unite in Opposition to Dirty Industry

Emily Zucchino

Date Icon November 12, 2020

Three years ago, as residents of Richmond County, North Carolina were fighting to stop a dirty Enviva wood pellet facility from building in their community….

Letter to the Governor of South Carolina

Lucia Ibarra

Date Icon October 27, 2020

Dear South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, COVID-19 has now killed more than 200,000 people in the US, and over a quarter of those deaths are…

Five Reasons Why US Climate Champions Are Failing on Forests

Danna Smith

Date Icon October 23, 2020

As forest fires rage across the West, forests in the Southeast are being destroyed for wood pellets and burned in power stations in Europe. This…

Germany must not subsidize a switch from coal to forest biomass

Rita Frost

Date Icon October 23, 2020

International groups warn that new German subsidies for coal-to biomass conversions could cause damage to forests around the world 25 environmental NGOs from the USA…

Release: Public Comment Period Closes on Genetically Engineered Chestnut

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon October 21, 2020

Groups Across North America Oppose Release of Genetically Engineered Trees New York – On Oct. 19th the initial public comment period by the United States Department…

Woods & Wilds: The Podcast Episode 6

Kimala Luna

Date Icon October 19, 2020

Join Dogwood Alliance and SlaytheMic as we collaborate to bring tales of connections to nature and music to you. This week, our hosts Kimala Luna…

Industrial Logging and the Wood Pellet Industry Hurt Us All

Vicki Weeks

Date Icon October 16, 2020

For most of us, especially folks living in the South, we see industrial air and water pollution expanding. We feel the negative health, environmental sustainability,…

BOOdiversity In Your Backyard: Spooky Season

Sam Davis

Date Icon October 15, 2020

Another turn around the sun brings us to my favorite time of the year: fall! It’s no secret that autumn is the best: with color-changing…

Ten Reasons to Not Burn Biomass

Rita Frost

Date Icon October 14, 2020

This is a guest blog by Dr. Louise Vet and Dr. Martijn Katan, originally posted in Dutch paper, Trouw, on October 9, 2020. Professor Vet…

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