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SOS: 50,000 Actions Taken to Save Our Southern Forests

Emily Zucchino

Date Icon November 19, 2014

Last week, on the SOS National Day of Action, individuals across the U.S. sent 50,000 messages to send an SOS to Ed Davey, UK Secretary…

EPA Misses the Forest for the Trees

Danna Smith

Date Icon November 19, 2014

EPA Misses the Forest for the Trees: Dogwood Alliance statement on EPA’s Proposed Framework for Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from Stationary Sources The Environmental Protection…

Citizens Rally Against Increased Export of Wood Pellets from Southern Forests to Fuel Power Plants in Europe

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon November 13, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 13, 2014* Note – High quality video and photos from the press conference and action will be available at www.dogwoodalliance.org…

Youth Activist Cole Rasenberger on Partnership with Dogwood

Emily Zucchino

Date Icon October 30, 2014

Guest Post by youth activist Cole Rasenberger Recently, I was fortunate to be asked to speak in a live panel interview at the Association of…

SOS! National Day of Action to Save Our Southern Forests

Emily Zucchino

Date Icon October 28, 2014

Today’s biggest threat to Southern forests is the growing biomass industry. The wood pellet industry is expanding at a rate that is impossible for Southern…

Environmental Paper Network, Paper Products and Biomass

Andrew Goldberg

Date Icon October 22, 2014

New tools and reports will help activists, companies and concerned citizens green the world’s paper industry Early this month, Dogwood Alliance was proud to attend…

Everyone’s Environment Conference: A Successful First Step in Diversity Building

Helen Powell-Busch

Date Icon October 17, 2014

I feel so lucky to have worked with the Center for Diversity Education at UNCA on the planning committee for the first annual Everybody’s Environment…

Community Resistance: Standing against Biomass Destruction and Inequality on Blog Action Day

Emily Zucchino

Date Icon October 16, 2014

As the biomass industry continues to rage across the Southeastern US, it leaves in its wake the destruction of our beautiful Southern forests and the…

New York Declaration on Forests: Where Does Burning Forests for Electricity Fit in? It Doesn’t.

Danna Smith

Date Icon October 14, 2014

Last month in New York City, world leaders from government, business and non-governmental organizations gathered at the UN Climate Summit to discuss key issues and…

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