by msmk89 | May 2, 2024 | Pellets
“UK-based Drax is still sourcing from old growth forests in BC. With Biofuelwatch, the Bulkley Valley Stewardship Coalition, we confirmed that some of the rarest old growth in northern BC is heading towards electricity plants in England and Japan.” Drax Group Plc is a...
by msmk89 | May 22, 2022 | Logging, Pellets
Photo: inland temperate rainforest with a past western hemlock looper (native insect) outbreak in the Goat River area east of Prince George, BC From Justin Castanoso’s latest article in Mongabay: “In a surprising and unprecedented vote this week, the...
by msmk89 | Feb 16, 2022 | Logging, Pellets
Matthew Boswell Commissioner of Competition Competition Bureau of Canada Place du Portage I 50 Victoria Street, Room C-114 Gatineau,QC K1A0C9 Subject: Drax Group’s anti-competitive practices in British Columbia’s and Canada’s wood pellet industry Dear Mr. Boswell, We...
by msmk89 | Dec 2, 2021 | Pellets
Why is BC allowing the logging of primary forest for pellets? Prince George, BC – A northern conservation group has confirmed that BC is currently allowing the logging of primary forest for pellets. Conservation North is calling on the BC government to stop this...
by msmk89 | Feb 21, 2021 | Bad Practices, Pellets
The BC government is receiving public comment until Wednesday, March 3rd on a proposed forest license transfer in the Forest Nelson Timber Supply Area from Canfor to Peak Renewables. The transfer will enable the creation of a pellet plant that will use as its...
by msmk89 | Oct 9, 2020 | Pellets
Prince George, BC – A northern forest advocacy group recently encountered pink flagging indicating a planned cutblock in the globally-rare inland rainforest just 45 minutes east of Prince George. “Finding flagging isn’t new. What was different here is that it...
