A long piece about our tour of the newest threat to Southern Forests, wood pellet mills, with some insights and information about the scale and the possible wave of destruction these mills will leave in their wake with lots of pictures to see for yourself…
At a time when scientific evidence is mounting that burning trees for electricity will actually result in increased carbon emissions when compared to coal over the next 30 to 50 years, utilities in Europe are making a mad dash to convert coal burning power plants to wood, all in the name of “renewable energy.” The recent explosion in the use of wood to generate electricity in Europe has resulted in the proliferation of new mills across the US South that are turning whole trees into wood pellets for export to European utility companies.
International Paper’s New Voluntary Sustainability Goals Fall Woefully Short of Real Leadership;
Commitment to Improving Footprint in World’s Forests is Vague and Inconsequential
Read the full statement here…
Concerned Customers & Activists Across the U.S. Demonstrate at Over 150 KFC Restaurants Calling on the Company to Green Its Packaging (Our press release from today’s #OccupyKFC day of action!
This fall marks Dogwood Alliance’s 15th Anniversary. We’ve celebrated with parties and special projects, but none so important as our year-end campaign to help jump start the next 15 years for even bigger success. We’re kicking off our next decade-and-a-half with a special effort to raise an additional $15,000 by the end of the year.
