Declaration by groups of women affected by the expansion of industrial monoculture plantations, particularly oil palm plantations, from Sierra Leone and different countries in West and Central Africa Women and the expansion of industrial oil palm plantations...
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Briefing : Drax’s Coal-to-Biomass conversion increases emissions of dangerous small particles
11th August 2017 Read the report here: Drax and air quality briefing 2017 A new investigation by Biofuelwatch has discovered that since Drax Power Station's part-conversion to burning wood pellets, emissions of dangerous dust particles have increased by 135%. The...
US Dept. of Agriculture Receives Near Unanimous Public Rejection of GE Trees
Statement from Biofuelwatch, Global Justice Ecology Project and Indigenous Environmental Network 19 July 2017 New York (US)–New Zealand-owned tree biotechnology company ArborGen faces near unanimous opposition to commercial deregulation of their...
Social movements in Chile oppose GE trees, plantations
Last month, Chilean social movements welcomed the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) Tree Biotechnology 2017 conference with a week of action aimed at strengthening the movement against monoculture tree plantations and genetically engineered...
Portugal’s Wildfires: a Result of the Timber Industry
Wildfires in Portugal have been called “the worst such disaster in recent history.” Dozens of people burnt to death in their cars while trying to escape the inferno. But this horrific tragedy was human-made. One-quarter...
Objection to Plutus Energy proposal for 14 biofuel diesel generators in East Devon
Biofuelwatch objection to Plutus Energy planning application for 14 diesel generators in Hawkchurch which would burn biofuels containing palm oil
Stop Enviva’s planned pellet plant to feed growing UK demand for biomass
Rural Richmond County in North Carolina, already an epicenter of environmental injustice, faces its newest threat from wood pellet plant, Enviva. This proposed plant will supply Enviva's 1m tonne pellet contract with MGT Power's Teesside biomass plant in the UK. ...
Open Letter to BEIS: No new subsidies for coal-to-biomass conversions
Biotechnology for Biofuels
“Biotechnology for Biofuels” includes in-depth investigations of three biofuel companies – Algenol, Mascoma, and Solazyme/TerraVia, and will be updated with forthcoming reports on algae and cellulosic biofuels, followed by further materials. Click here to view.
Response to consultation on Scottish Energy Strategy
Biofuelwatch response to Scottish Government consultation "Scottish Energy Strategy: The Future of Energy in Scotland"
Wind and solar, not biomass, have been key to the UK’s partial coal phase-out so far
New Biofuelwatch analysis In 2016, the UK generated 72% less electricity from coal than in 2011, which is great news for the climate and for communities around the world whose health and environment are harmed by coal mining. Biofuelwatch has carried out the...
Presentation about proposed biomass gasifier in Glenrothes
Presentation prepared for public meeting on 25th May 2017 about the proposed biomass gasifier at Southfield Industrial Estate, Glenrothes
International campaign groups visit Denmark to sound alarm against biomass as a climate solution
International Environmental nGOs Visit Denmark to Sound the Alarm Against Danish Biomass as a Climate Solution Groups Highlight the Vital Role Forests Play in Mitigating Climate Change and Urge End to Taxpayer Subsidies in Biomass and a Comprehensive Shift to...
Drax ‘Warning to Investors 2017’
This Warning to Investors was handed to Drax investors entering the Drax AGM in York on 13 April 2017 and, in London, to employees of Invesco and Schroders Bank, Drax's two largest investors, as well as interested passers-by, during the #AxeDrax protests. Drax...
Objection to Environmental Permit application for a waste wood gasifier in Barry
Biofuelwatch objection to a Bespoke Permit Application for a 10 MWe waste wood gasifier proposed by Biomass UK No.2 Lltd in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan
Objection to planning application for a biomass power station in Glenrothes
Biofuelwatch objection to an application by "Glenrothes Biomass Energy" for a 19.8 MWe biomass power station in Glenrothes Update: Since we submitted this objection, it transpired that the plant would have an efficiency of just 15.84%. This information has been set...
Biofuelwatch responds to first open pond testing of GMO algae
In response to the University of California San Diego and Sapphire Energy's publication of results from open pond testing of genetically engineered microalgae, Biofuelwatch warns that such tests are far more risky than most people realize, and should be cause for...
Objection to Planning Appeal for a biofuel-fuelled diesel power plant in Bristol
Biofuelwatch objection to an Appeal by Plutus Energy Ltd against Bristol City Council's refusal of a planning application for a short-term reserve power plant using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil, including palm oil, as the fuel