Dear Holders of our…

Dear Holders of our Environment,

I am writing to let you know that your policies and plans for moving forward are not good for the environment and people. These are some of the main reasons:

One of the main products of Ontario’s forest biomass industry is wood pellets. Wood pellets are marketed as a clean energy alternative, but we know that wood pellets are dirtier than coal at the smokestack.

Increasing deforestation as a climate solution is not viable. While the government and industry claim that only waste wood is used to manufacture wood pellets, more whole trees from primary, boreal forests are being logged to meet the demands of this growing industry.

The Ontario government claims that expanding the wood pellet industry will provide alternative employment for fossil fuel workers, but these would be jobs in an industry that dumps more carbon into the atmosphere than what it's replacing.

As the people who are supposed to be looking out for the health and well-being of many others I urge you to reconsider your policies and make the right choices.

Thank you,
Kelly