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I apologize if you have already seen this but it is relevant to the issue of burning trees for energy that Joshua has asked about.

 

Hi all,

 

Here is another resource for forest protection work, and it is also relevant for climate activism. The Sierra Club and thirteen other environmental organizations (incl. Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and NRDC) have co-signed a letter in opposition to federal tax subsidies for biomass power facilities that burn trees or other forest material.  The letter has some very useful information in it, so I recommend it as a resource for Club activists working on forest and climate issues. In addition to highlighting the dangers to forests, the letter discusses the carbon emissions from biomass facilities, and also notes that subsidies for biomass pull limited federal funds away from supporting less environmentally damaging energy alternatives. The letter can be viewed at:

http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/campaigns/debunking_the_biomass_myth/pdfs/PTC_letter_w_signons_Oct_31.pdf

 

Best,

Douglas Bevington, Chair

National Forest Team

 

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