Manufacturers of wood pellet stoves extoll the virtues of the devices as an environmentally friendly, renewable alternative to fossil fuels. In 2020, the European Union classified wood pellets as a “carbon-neutral” form of energy, which in turn has spurred intense global demand for wood to manufacture the fuel.
Photo courtesy of Nature websiteNow, scientists and activists are starting to question just how “green” this fuel really is.
Melba Newsome. Photo courtesy of Harvard Public Health website.
Melba Newsome is a freelance environmental journalist, who recently wrote on this topic for Nature. Monday Buzz host Brian Standing spoke with Melba Newsome by phone to learn more.
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