Biomass is not a Climate Solution

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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 10:00am to 11:00am
Biomass plant in North Carolina

Drax, a major British global manufacturer of wood pellets for bioenergy, plans to build an industrial-scale wood pellet plant in Longview, Washington.. The proposed siting of the Longview facility, along with two proposed two large biomass mills in California, would mark a major expansion of the industry outside of the U.S. Southeast, where most pellet making is currently centered.  

On this episode of Locus Focus we talk with Brenna Bell, Forest Climate Manager with 350PDX, about how biomass is being promoted as a climate solution even though it leads to the massive destruction of forests.

Some suggested reading from Brenna:

Tribal Histories of the Willamette Valley by David G. Lewis
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
At Work in the Ruins: Finding Our Place in the Time of Science, Climate Change, Pandemics and All the Other Emergencies by Dougald Hine

Say no to the Drax biomass plant!
Submit a Public Comment to the WA Southwest Clean Air Agency

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