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Index of Subjects Hi Bev & All, But keep in mind that from a carbon viewpoint it is far better to burn wood for power than coal, oil or natural gas. If climate change takes over then the future for everything is grim. Yt, DW Kentville On 5/11/2019 12:38 PM, Bev Wigney wrote: > Wanda, > > Interesting to hear this. NS Power is also the biggest user of > biomass to burn for power. So, not only is there the loss of trees > from these clearances, but also trees being hauled off to feed the > power generating stations. It is a myth that all of the wood is mill > waste. Much of it comes directly from forests. The volume of wood > needed to power the plants is immense. Now we are also exporting > biomass (chipped trees) to be burnt to generate power in Europe. It's > really too bad that all of this goes on at all, but especially that > much of the harvesting disturbance takes place in nesting season. If > interested, watch the short documentary "It's Too Big" - find the > video on the Healthy Forest Coalition site. One of those interviewed > is Bob Bancroft. > https://www.healthyforestcoalition.ca/hfc-blog/its-too-big-the-biomass-plant-port-hastings-ns > > bev > > > On 5/11/19, Wanda Baxter <wandalynnbaxter@gmail.com> wrote: >> James, >> >> It might be good to write an article about the bird habitat loss to NSPower >> excessive cutting. You might be interested to see what it looks like to >> look up the transmission line from our place on Northwest Rd. It's a >> moonscape. I doubt they will need to come back for at least 10 years. >> >> The cuts happening are primarily happening without much scrutiny. >> >> We also got on the 'no spray' list. (?!) You have to get on it apparently >> if you want to protect your land from being sprayed with Tordon 101. I kid >> you not. >> >> These are not good times for nature. >> >> Wanda B >> Northwest Road, Lunenburg Co. >> >>
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