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We dont take whole trees. You do. And how billions of pounds of our cash is funding this. Logging naturalforests and converting them into pellets to be burned for electricity, that is absolutely insane. Theres no other word for it. This is britains biggest Single Source of electricity. The Drax Power Station in yorkshire used to burn coal, but its switched to burning wood pellets as part of the uks drive to cut Carbon Emissions. And that means the company has received around £6 billion in green subsidies. Theres just one problem. Burning wood pellets actually gives out more Greenhouse Gases t...

we don't take whole trees. you do. and how billions of pounds of our cash is funding this. logging naturalforests and converting them into pellets to be burned for electricity, that is absolutely insane. there's no other word for it. this is britain's biggest single source of electricity. the drax power station in yorkshire used to burn coal, but it's switched to burning wood pellets as part of the uk's drive to cut carbon emissions. and that means the company has received around £6 billion in green subsidies. there's just one problem. burning wood pellets actually gives out more gr...

For the second consecutive year, this national prize went to our northern BC reporter.

A new report from the says Japan has become a huge market for wood pellets from B.C. and claims many of those pellets are made from whole logs and not scrap wood.

Forests Minister says source materials are actually sawmills, shavings, chips, forest residues