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With British Columbia’s last old-growth at risk, government falters: Critics

Author: Justin Catanoso

Date: 2021

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Language: English

Type of resource: News article

Topics: Bioeconomy

While it’s not now cutting BC old-growth, activists worry over the acquisition by U.K. Drax Group of BC’s largest wood pellet producer, Pinnacle Renewable Energy and its seven BC pellet mills. Drax provides up to 12% of the U.K.’s energy at the world’s largest pellet-burning plant. Its BC exports to Japan are also expected to grow.

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Organization: Mongabay

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