On Thursday, October 19th, individuals and organizations around the world will take part in an international day of action against “Big Biomass.”
Communities around the world will highlight that the production and export of forest-based biomass threatens communities and the climate..” In demonstrations, briefings, and other actions spanning six continents, participants will stress that burning forest-based wood pellets for large-scale energy production harms communities and imperils efforts to fight climate change.
In the U.S. — as in Canada — while burning wood pellets to generate electricity is still a relatively small portion of the country’s energy portfolio, the logging of trees and manufacturing of wood pellets that are exported overseas is expanding significantly. The industry is not only contributing to the climate crisis, but is. Pellet mills in the U.S. disproportionately harm vulnerable communities that are already suffering from environmental injustices.
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