Pellet profiteers out of PNW!
Two big wood pellet producers are trying to set up shop in Washington State: Drax and PNWRE. They want to export wood pellets to burn in coal-power plants in Asia. They want to use native forests of the Pacific Northwest for their pellets.
Pictured: Drax plant in Gloster, Mississippi.
Hazardous Pollutants
Particulate Matter
Truck Traffic
Noise Pollution
Increased Logging
Impacts on the Chehalis
Not a Climate Solution
All for Export
Wind and Solar are now much cheaper
Relies on Subsidies
Few Jobs, No Upskilling
Excessive Air Pollution
Pellet production is dirty and noisy. Pellet production has ravaged communities in the U.S. South. Pellet production will harm human health in Cowlitz and Grays Harbor counties. Demand for wood fiber will increase logging in western Washington while competing unfairly with existing forest product businesses for raw materials.
Do we want these companies here?
VIDEO: Overview of export oriented wood pellet plants proposed for Washington state.
Take Action page is updated regularly with ways you can help.
Links and in-depth reporting on the global biomass industry and its impacts can be found on the Resources page.
An explainer of how and why this industry seeks a foothold in the PNW is here.
Wood pellet issues in western Canada are addressed by STAND and Conservation North.