I oppose the Government's…

I oppose the Government's plan to burn wood pellets and biomass in order to produce electricity. Biomass is not a sustainable form of energy. Wood pellets are marketed as a clean energy alternative, but we know that wood pellets are dirtier than coal at the smokestack.

Additionally, obtaining those wood pellets involves cutting down huge amounts of trees. 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. Anything that relies on deforestation is not something we should be pursuing in the middle of a climate and biodiversity crisis.

Please do not expand the wood pellet industry. I want real renewable energy solutions.