Arrests over planned power station 'climate camp'
"A total of 22 people have been arrested in connection with a planned "climate camp" near a power station in North Yorkshire, police have said.
The arrests were for public order offences, including conspiracy to interfere with key national infrastructure at #Drax Power Station in Selby between 8 and 13 August."
Meanwhile in California:
"The iconic evergreen forests that cover much of northern California are in grave danger. #Drax, a United Kingdom–based company that is the world’s largest bioenergy producer and second-largest #WoodPellet manufacturer, has joined forces with Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR), a government-linked nonprofit planning to expand industrial-scale wood pellet production into California."
https://www.nrdc.org/bio/rita-frost/drax-coming-california-forests-partnering-gsnr
"Burning solid biomass to generate electricity often emits huge amounts of carbon — even more than burning coal does.
Although pellet companies advertise that their operations consume low-quality wood, [there is] mounting evidence of significant deforestation around wood-pellet plants.
And in many cases, these facilities, [and their harmful impacts from air pollution, traffic and noise], are located near marginalized communities lacking political power."
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