FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 19 September, 2017 Danish Pension Fund’s green credentials questioned due to investments that promote burning forests to generate electricity New briefing by leading NGOs places The […]
A Smokescreen for Forest Destruction
Co-written by Adam Macon and Sasha Stashwick Standing forests are a critical tool in the fight against climate change. Cutting trees down to use as fuel in energy production–known as […]
Wake Up EU!
Here at Dogwood Alliance we proudly stand with the organizations and communities across the globe who work relentlessly to deliver the increasingly important message: Plantations Are NOT Forests.
Sustainability Magic, Carbon Confusion, and Bigger is Definitely Not Better
This is not your grandparents’ wood stove we’re talking about; this is operating an enormous power plant using enough wood to power an entire country.
Senator Collins Pro-Biomass Amendment Ignores Science
Two weeks ago Senator Susan Collins from Maine sponsored an amendment to the “Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015”. A US Senate committee approved it for an upcoming vote by the whole chamber. The amendment claims the “carbon neutrality” of biomass (forests being burned for electricity). This amendment is essentially a boondoggle that is a giveaway to an antiquated and destructive industry.