American Companies Are Shipping Millions Of Trees To Europe, And It’s A Renewable Energy Nightmare“In late March, a loosely affiliated coalition of southerners gathered outside of the British Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia with an unusual concern:...

American Companies Are Shipping Millions Of Trees To Europe, And It’s A Renewable Energy Nightmare

In late March, a loosely affiliated coalition of southerners gathered outside of the British Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia with an unusual concern: wood pellets. The group, primarily made up of outdoors enthusiasts and conservationists, had traveled from multiple states to British Consul General Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford’s doorstep. Chief on their minds was the rapidly increasing use of the pellets, a form of woody biomass harvested from forests throughout the southeastern U.S. and burned for renewable electricity in Europe. According to the group, what started as a minor section of Europe’s renewable energy law has now burgeoned into a major climate and environmental headache.

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    So we’ve gone back from coal and oil to burning wood, and the industry’s demanding insane amounts of fresh wood instead...
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