Biomass energy harvested…

Biomass energy harvested from forests is not green or sustainable. There are better energy sources, and better uses of forest resources. Wood pellet fuel is promoted as a way to utilize mill waste that otherwise would have been garbage, or sometimes to use wood that was not of suitable quality for regular use. While this may seem admirable, it seems to have been the gateway to more extensive use for pellets - not just waste, and a justification for harvesting otherwise unsuitable trees - a slippery slope in both directions. Efficient mills minimize waste. With the rise of technical and engineered wood products there must also be better (more value added economically, cleaner environmentally) uses for actual waste.

Please to not allow any expansion of wood pellet industry; rather work to wind it down, and to be very conservative about forest use.