Biomass is promoted as a carbon neutral fuel. But is burning wood a step in the wrong direction?

Many scientists and environmental campaigners question the industry's claims to offer a clean, renewable energy source that the planet desperately needsThick dust has been filling the air and settling on homes in Debra David's neighborhood of Hamlet, North Carolina, ever since a wood pellet plant started operating nearby in 2019.The 64-year-old said the pollution is badly affecting the health of the population, which has already been hit hard by Covid. Continue reading...