Real climate solutions are solar and wind, and forest enlargement.
Using wood for energy production is 3 steps backwards.
Please use science to solve energy issues.
Burning trees to produce electricity is the wrong approach. Ontario needs to focus on efficiency measures and conservation first and not create new problems with the use of increased biomass for electricity.
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Cutting down forests is not a climate solution! Stop greenwashing - this industry won't just use mill by-products; trees will be cut down to meet demand, and your objective to “streamline permitting and reduce regulatory burden for all sectors which use forest biomass” is indicative of this.
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We must stop expanding the wood pellet industry as it is dirtier than coal at the smokestack and is using precious whole trees rather than waste. Controls must be kept in place to manage dwindling resources. Wood pellets are a distraction from, not a contribution to, green energy solutions.
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Burning biomass is shortsighted and dirty. Ontario needs to step up with cleaner solutions to everyday problems. Our innovative technologies are better than "biomass". My future generations demand it.
Please stop eating up Ontario's forests and expanding the wood pellet industry. Wood pellets are not a clean energy alternative, and are dirtier than coal at the smokestack. Also, increasing deforestation as a climate solution is not viable.
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Biomass is not the solution to replace fossil fuels if trees are going to be cut down to provide the wood. Only dead trees should be used. The biomass industry should not be increased. There are other solutions- hydroelectricity from Quebec, solar and wind.
Ontario (and Canada) Should know better than to invest more into non-sustainable energy sources, such as wood pellet fuel. This is not clean energy and it is destroying natural territory, biodiversity and polluting the air.
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I am completely opposed to burning trees for power! As we all know, trees are extremely valuable in their role sequestering carbon. How could cutting them down and burning them be anything but negative and harmful?
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This new energy approach is not green, it is green washing, and will mean more boreal forests are cut down. We cannot rely on wood pellets in this current time of extreme climate change. This is a terrible solution.
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I'm mystified.
Canada is supposed to be an "advanced" country, member of G7, champion of environment etc..etc.
How can logging and burning wood on an industrial scale like this be any kind of solution ?
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Stop expanding the wood pellet industry – it’s a false climate solution that is dirtier than coal. Our forest, animals and Indigenous deserve better. Let’s move in the right direction and be remembered for taking positive action to save what we have. Earth over profit
Burning wood pellets is worse for the planet than burning coal. This is not a solution for climate change. Carbon needs to stay in the ground and our forests need to be protected. Creating new jobs with the move to solar, wind, geothermal energy is what is needed.
Promoting usage of wood pellets as a “green solution” to create energy is completely false and misleading. Cutting down forests to use as fuel is one of the most short-sighted, environmentally damaging ideas for our province. NOT ACCEPTABLE!
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I am writing to speak out against expanding the wood pellet industry. With all the sustainable, green and clean energy options available to us today it’s absurd that we are considering burning wood biomass as a so-called green solution.
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