Can Forests Heal the Rural-Urban Divide?

Guest Post By Brianna Cunliffe There are growing gaps between rural and urban Americans in terms of economic opportunity, access to resources, and political orientation. This is often referred to […]

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South Carolina Wood Pellet Facility Fight

Guest Post by Robby Phillips In June, South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) held a routine public hearing about a proposed permit for a wood pellet facility […]

Biomass Fight Rages on in Adel, GA

Our tale begins with a story we’ve all heard: corporations with unlimited resources steamrolling the residents of a small, rural town. The villain? A wolf in sheep’s clothing. They call […]

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Where is Governor Cooper on Biomass?

Where is NC Governor Cooper when it comes to protecting our forests and rural communities from the destructive wood pellet biomass industry? That was the big question at the Where’s […]

UK Seeking Input on Biomass Future

The UK is responding to urgent calls from scientists to take aggressive action on climate change over the next decade. The UK has a Committee on Climate Change that has […]