Pellet profiteers out of PNW!
Two big wood pellet producers are trying to set up shop in Washington State: Drax and PNWRE. They want to export wood pellets to burn in coal-power plants in Asia. They want to use native forests of the Pacific Northwest for their pellets.
Pictured: Drax plant in Gloster, Mississippi.
Pellet Manufacture and Community Health
- Hazardous Pollutants
- Particulate Matter
- Truck Traffic
- Noise Pollution
Impact on PNW Forests and Watersheds
- Increased Logging
- Impacts on the Chehalis
- Not a Climate Solution
- All for Export
Biomass Power — Economic Failure
- Wind and Solar are now much cheaper
- Relies on Subsidies
- Few Jobs, No Upskilling
- Excessive Air Pollution
Pellet production is dirty and noisy. Pellet production has ravaged communities in the U.S. South. Pellet production will harm human health in Cowlitz and Grays Harbor counties. Demand for wood fiber will increase logging in western Washington while competing unfairly with existing forest product businesses for raw materials.
Do we want these companies here?
Drax in Longview
PNWRE in Hoquiam
VIDEO: Overview of export oriented wood pellet plants proposed for Washington state.
Take Action page is updated regularly with ways you can help.
An explainer of how and why this industry seeks a foothold in the PNW is here.
Wood pellet issues in western Canada are addressed by STAND and Conservation North.