Gareth McGrathNC wood pellet industry put under microscope on Wilmington cruise
Several dozen environmentalists, community activists and students took a cruise along the Cape Fear River on Thursday, April 23, to examine the impacts of the wood pellet industry on North Carolina’s ecosystems and communities.
Conservationist Andy Wood speaks aboard the Henrietta along the Cape Fear River about the concerns environmentalists have about the wood-to-energy industry
Many environmentalists have long questioned the economic and environmental benefits of turning North Carolina trees into wood pellets to be burned in power plants of countries thousands of miles away.
Several signs on the Henrietta during Thursday’s cruise questioned the benefits of turning trees from North Carolina into wood pellets to be burned in countries thousands of miles away.
