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Around 140 groups have called for an extension of public comment period over U.S. Forest Service proposal amid questions about safety and impact.
‘It’s the opposite of a virtuous cycle.’
Groups seek more time to comment on US Forest Service proposal to store carbon dioxide amid fears over safety and impact
Overseas markets could be harming forests in the U.S. Demand for wood pellets for biomass energy has increased dramatically around the world, especially in Europe where burning wood is treated as renewable energy and heavily subsidized. The UK-based company Drax Group plans to build a 450,000 ton per year wood pellet plant in Longview. ...
Climate-change groups are calling attention to the environmental destruction linked to the wood pellet industry - even as California is considering a proposal to build two plants. The U.S. is the biggest wood pellet exporter in the world - mostly to Europe. ...