The EAC is an environmental charity in Mi'kma'ki / Nova Scotia taking leadership on critical issues from biodiversity to climate change to environmental justice
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ALT White and green text overlaid on an image of a clearcut forest. Text reads "Let's be real: burning biomass is not a climate solution. No more Bull (poop emoji) Nova Scotians didn't ask for biomass.
ALT White and green text overlaid on an image of a clearcut forest. Text reads: "The reality: Burning biomass is one of the most expensive and least efficient ways to generate power. For every 100 trees burned, 80 are wasted as heat. Right now, it makes up only 3% of N.S. power generation - but the Houston government wants more. And that means bad things for our forests and our climate!"
ALT White and green text overlaid on an image of a clearcut forest. Text reads: "The costs to our forests: Biomass burning risks encouraging clearcuts that strip away carbon storage and wildlife habitat. Loss of flood, wildfire and drought protection. Soil degradation that releases even more carbon. We can’t afford to keep cutting down Nova Scotia’s forests for short-term energy."
ALT 4. White and green text overlaid on an image of a clearcut forest. Text reads: “The bigger problem: Every dollar spent on biomass is a dollar not spent on real climate solutions like wind, solar, battery storage & high-efficiency heating. Increasing biomass burning for energy locks N.S. into outdated, carbon heavy energy."
ALT White and green text overlaid on an image of a clearcut forest. Text reads: "What can we do with (actual) waste wood, instead of burning it? Genuine leftovers from sustainable sawmill practices can be used to make long-lasting manufactured products, like insulation for homes, pressboard for construction or biochar for agriculture. And in a specific few cases, we can burn it: in modern woodstoves in people’s homes, and to heat a single building or district, with efficiency rates of 90 per cent of higher. But no matter what, if biomass is burned, the carbon must be counted."
ALT White and green text overlaid on an image of a clearcut forest. Text reads: "The good news: Biomass is still small enough to stop now. We can replace it with cleaner, cheaper and more sustainable options - without risking jobs or energy reliability."
ALT White and green text overlaid on an image of a people protesting against clearcutting. Text reads: "how to fight back: Sign the petition calling on the province to reverse legislation that will increase biomass burning. Talk to your friends and neighbours. Learn the facts. Share this series. Contact your elected officials"
