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What does bioenergy have to do with saving the Aquatic Warbler?
What does bioenergy have to do with saving the Aquatic Warbler? By Lisa Benedetti, BirdLife Europe Bioenergy has been in the spotlight a lot lately because of its questionable ‘sustainability’. But in Poland, the production of biomass energy has become part of the Polish Society for the Protection of Bird’s
Wood pellet travel from North American forests to Belgian furnaces
Wood pellet travel from North American forests to Belgian furnaces Check out Greenpeace Belgium’s nifty tool which demonstrates the potential dangers and questionable sustainability of wood pellets that are being used to fuel power plants in Belgium by companies like Electrabel, RWE and E.ON. The tool traces all the different steps, from wood
Ecological and economical nonsense of new large-scale biomass plants in Belgium
Ecological and economical nonsense of new large-scale biomass plants in Belgium By guest author Sara Van Dyck, Bond Beter Leefmilieu, Belgium Today, biomass plays an important role in Belgium’s renewable electricity supply. But Belgian governments have just pledged more money towards new large-scale biomass plants even though a recent study clearly
New Year’s resolution: let’s have a sustainable biofuels policy
New Year’s resolution: let’s have a sustainable biofuels policy by Cristina Mestre, Shipping and Fuels Officer, Transport & Environment WHAT I KNOW IN 2016 THAT I DIDN’T KNOW IN 2015: As a newbie at T&E, it’s a challenge to summarise all I’ve learned about the biofuels story in the past
Where the wood pellet industry threatens US forests
Where the wood pellet industry threatens US forests By Lisa Benedetti, BirdLife Europe The American southeast is a place where rich bottomland hardwood forests support rare plants and animals and important ecosystem services. But millions of hectares of trees in the southeastern US are under the axe because of UK
Nothing green about burning wood for electricity
Nothing green about burning wood for electricity Jeremy Wates, the Secretary General of the European Environment Bureau in Brussels, explains in a letter to Britain’s The Independent newspaper how there is ‘Nothing green about burning wood for electricity‘ By burning wood pellets instead of coal Drax power station has turned green, according to
Biomass and the EU’s Circular Economy equation
Biomass and the EU’s Circular Economy equation By Sini Eräjää, Policy Officer EU Bioenergy, Birdlife Europe and the European Environmental Bureau Last December the European Commission published their long awaited Action Plan for the Circular Economy. The intention is to show how the EU will move from a wasteful linear to
Dutch scientists call for closure of coal plants
Dutch scientists call for closure of coal plants By guest author Linde Zuidema, Bioenergy Campaigner, Fern With nearly a quarter of its land below sea level, the Netherlands has much to fear from climate change and rising sea levels. But Dutch scientists say it is the worst-performing country in Europe
An atlas of environmental justice conflicts
An atlas of environmental justice conflicts By Nick Meynen, Project Officer, Global Policies and Sustainability Unit, European Environmental Bureau (EEB) Far from most eyes and ears, environmental collisions between industry and local communities are occurring around the world. The Atlas of Environmental Justice, created by a global coalition of academics
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