/tags/wood-pellets Wood Pellets en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:10:00 GMT /environment/2021-12-14/as-the-wood-pellet-industry-expands-in-north-carolina-global-debate-ensues European countries are importing more and more wood pellets from plants across the U.S. South to be burned for energy in place of coal. In this installment of The Wood Energy Dilemma, we visit the Enviva plant in North Carolina's Northampton County. Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:10:00 GMT /environment/2021-12-14/as-the-wood-pellet-industry-expands-in-north-carolina-global-debate-ensues David Boraks /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-14/a-closer-look-at-the-wood-pellet-industry Are wood pellets a renewable energy? In 2009, the European Union declared wood pellets a “carbon-neutral choice,” and in 2018 the EPA followed suit. Yet… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:39:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-14/a-closer-look-at-the-wood-pellet-industry Dana Terry, Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /environment/2020-01-14/a-closer-look-at-the-wood-pellet-industry Are wood pellets a renewable energy? In 2009, the European Union declared wood pellets a “carbon-neutral choice,” and in 2018 the EPA followed suit. Yet… Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:39:36 GMT /environment/2020-01-14/a-closer-look-at-the-wood-pellet-industry Dana Terry, Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-13/greta-thunberg-wields-her-power-at-climate-conference-in-madrid The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) ends this week in Madrid. One of the primary goals was to iron out details of the Paris Agreement. Leaders from… Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:44:32 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-13/greta-thunberg-wields-her-power-at-climate-conference-in-madrid Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2019-12-13/greta-thunberg-wields-her-power-at-climate-conference-in-madrid The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 25) ends this week in Madrid. One of the primary goals was to iron out details of the Paris Agreement. Leaders from… Fri, 13 Dec 2019 17:44:32 GMT /science-technology/2019-12-13/greta-thunberg-wields-her-power-at-climate-conference-in-madrid Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Burning wood pellets as a form of energy has been a growing trend since 2009 when the European Union deemed it carbon neutral and began to subsidize the… Wed, 08 May 2019 16:21:37 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /environment/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Burning wood pellets as a form of energy has been a growing trend since 2009 when the European Union deemed it carbon neutral and began to subsidize the… Wed, 08 May 2019 16:21:37 GMT /environment/2019-05-08/biomass-fuel-not-the-carbon-neutral-choice-promised Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /environment/2017-10-03/controversy-simmers-over-nc-wood-pellet-plant A biomass fuel plant that processes tree scraps into wood pellets has some North Carolinians concerned about its potential environmental and health… Tue, 03 Oct 2017 14:46:19 GMT /environment/2017-10-03/controversy-simmers-over-nc-wood-pellet-plant James Morrison /environment/2016-07-07/woodland-animals-largely-unaffected-by-wood-pellet-harvesting New research from N.C. State suggests harvesting wood debris after logging doesn't have a major impact on small animal populations.Wood pellets made from… Thu, 07 Jul 2016 14:35:22 GMT /environment/2016-07-07/woodland-animals-largely-unaffected-by-wood-pellet-harvesting Elizabeth Friend /show/the-state-of-things/2015-12-11/the-wood-pellet-industry-in-north-carolina The wood pellet industry is booming in North Carolina, thanks in part to high demand from Europe. Power plants burn the wood product to create energy, but… Fri, 11 Dec 2015 17:09:06 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-12-11/the-wood-pellet-industry-in-north-carolina Will Michaels, Frank Stasio