Source: Dana Terry & Frank Stasio, WUNC, 5/8!9


Burning wood pellets as a form of energy has been a growing trend since 2009 when the European Union deemed it carbon neutral and began to subsidize the conversion to this “greener” form of energy. But scientists are increasingly warning that cutting down forests for wood pellet production is a net loss for the environment. Journalist Carson Vaughan looked into Enviva, one of the leaders in the biomass industry who operates three of its seven mills in rural North Carolina.

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