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New Media Series Highlights How Wood Pellet Industry Increases Environmental Racism

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon October 14, 2020

As most of you know at this point, our forests are being destroyed to make wood pellets that are shipped to Europe where they are…

How We’ll Get Through This Together

Beth Griffin

Date Icon October 13, 2020

In the Fall of 2008, I was serving as the Development Director for a small, tuition-free middle school for girls in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood when…

Stand4Forests Report Series: Busting Logging Industry Myths

Adam Colette

Date Icon October 9, 2020

Forests in the United States play a critical role in addressing the climate emergency, protecting biodiversity, and safe-guarding our communities across the US. Unfortunately, the…

We Can’t Breathe: Stop Enviva and Other Polluters

Danna Smith

Date Icon October 5, 2020

Written by Danna Smith and Reverend Leo Woodberry Enviva, the world’s largest manufacturer of wood pellets for export to Europe has applied for a permit…

Release: US Groups send strong message to Japanese government: “Wood Pellet Biomass is a greenwash of ‘renewable energy’”

Rita Frost

Date Icon September 30, 2020

‘-For immediate release, September 30, 2020- As the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) develops the Act on Special Measures Concerning Procurement of…

Woods & Wilds: The Podcast Episode 5

Kimala Luna

Date Icon September 21, 2020

On this week’s podcast, we welcome Indy Srinath. Indy is an avid homesteader, forager, educator, herbalist, and food justice activist. She is currently working in…

Biodiversity in Your Backyard: Black Bears

Sam Davis

Date Icon September 15, 2020

This very special issue of Biodiversity in Your Backyard features my favorite mammals: bears! Yes, there are all sorts of bears, like polar bears and…

Wood Pellet Facilities Sourcing Radius Affects Neighboring States

Lucia Ibarra

Date Icon September 11, 2020

The biomass industry is expanding pollution in the South under the greenwashed banner of clean, green, and renewable energy. In this time of an international…

We Will Win

Kimala Luna

Date Icon September 9, 2020

At Dogwood Alliance we believe in thriving communities and healthy forests. We also believe that prioritizing the health and well-being of both is our only…

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