Climate change is real. Some solutions are not.
This is true when it comes to wood pellet biomass: cutting down forests, burning the trees, and then claiming forest destruction is a renewable energy source. That is what industry and some governments are claiming. Known as biomass or bioenergy, many countries burn wood pellets for electricity, claiming it’s green. But now Senator Cory Booker from NJ has introduced a bill to document the worst abuses of the practice. The Forest Biomass Emissions Act of 2024 (S.4153) would:
A huge percentage of the people who live near active biomass sites, wood pellet plants, and wood-burning power plants are from communities of color or low-income communities. Many people near these sites suffer from respiratory illnesses, must wear masks or leave their windows closed to keep dust out, and struggle to sleep at night due to the industrial noise. This is a grave environmental injustice. We must urge Congress to see forest biomass for what it really is: a threat to our climate, wildlife, forests, air quality, and the communities where polluters set up shop. Tell your Senators to show their support for The Forest Biomass Emissions Act of 2024 by becoming a cosponsor. TAKE ACTION Thanks for all you do,.................. Dan Howells Climate Campaigns Director Green America 1612 K St NW #1000, Washington, DC 20006 (800)-58-GREEN www.greenamerica.org
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Are fuels derived from crops, wood, and waste good climate solutions? The short answer: No. Here’s why…
What are biofuels? Biofuels – ethanol, biodiesel, “renewable” diesel, “renewable” natural gas – are energy sources created from organic matter. That means things like corn, soybeans, wood, sewage sludge, landfill organic material and gas, and animal waste. While some of these may sound good on the surface, there is a lot of deliberate misinformation characterizing them as “green,” and all biofuels emit climate-damaging pollution when burned. In fact, so-called “renewable” natural gas is chemically identical to “natural” (fossil) gas. And biodiesel is nearly chemically identical to diesel. In other words: Same polluting impact, different name. twitter.com/BBCNewsnight/status/1790789430690672826 Drax's pellet mills violated environmental law 189 times in Canada Land & Climate Review: www.landclimate.org/drax-mills/
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