U.S. Forests Are Being Devastated to Supply Biomass Energy Industry, Report Finds

Yale e360
Jun 18, 2019, 1:02 pm164 pts
Forests in the U.S. Southeast are being devastated by demand for wood pellets to power biomass energy plants in Europe and Japan, according to a new investigation by the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Dogwood Alliance, and the Southern Environmental Law Center. Read more on E360 →

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U.S. Forests Are Being Devastated to Supply Biomass Energy Industry, Report Finds

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