Our forests are special for so many reasons. They provide us with clean air and water, protection from floods and storms, and store and sequester massive amounts of carbon. Equal […]
International NGOs Call on Dutch Government to Improve Biomass Inquiry by Increasing Transparency and Considering All Evidence
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 21.1.20 Organizations state that, “Setting sustainability standards must consider NGO reports and investigations, and be published in English” 21 January 2020 – A couple days ahead of […]
Statement: Expedited Approval for Alabama Wood Pellet Mill Will Lock in Decades of Global Greenhouse Emissions
EPES, AL – This week news broke that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) approved Enviva’s application to build a massive wood pellet facility in Sumter County, just weeks […]
Community Leaders Continue to Speak Out
Last week, we stood together with community leaders and climate justice advocates to host a press conference about the destructive impacts of the wood pellet industry and other extractive industries […]
Burning Forests also Burns through Cash
A Costly Mistake: New NRDC report shows how much Europe funds destruction of Southern forests for biomass Many will say fighting climate change is expensive. Calculating the cost of inaction, […]