Hello there, The government…

Hello there,

The government must invest in clean and renewable energy solutions!

Wood pellets are a terrible way to create energy. 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. It is not 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 wood pellet industry will not provide a clean and long-term 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. Fossil fuel workers must be transitioned into jobs in clean and renewable energy.

We need to protect our forests in addition to creating clean and renewable energy.

Leah R.
Ontario Resident