The Irish planning board’s decision sends a powerful signal to EU member states that burning imported wood pellets is not a climate solution. Yesterday afternoon, an Irish power plant that was the subject of heavy environmental criticism was refused permission to begin burning biomass by An Bord Pleanála, a court that has national oversight over […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 31, 2019, 12:01pm Groups Demand Ireland Protect Forests & Our Climate: Open Letter Calls on Ireland to Reject West Offaly Power Station Extension and Biomass Conversion (January 31, 2019)– An Open Letter signed by 33 environmental NGOs objecting to biomass burning in Irish peat power stations and calling for those plants’ […]
Irish biomass plans for peat power stations “pose serious threats to our forests” US environmental groups warn 33 US civil society groups submit Open Letter to Irish Government demanding closure, not conversion of peat plants Dublin, August 13, 2018 – An Open Letter by 33 conservation and environmental justice organisations in the USA has today […]
