Remaining trees frame a cut block in the Fairy Creek logging area near Port Renfrew, B.C. Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The Drax Group operates elsewhere in B.C. and Alberta.
. The company that runs it, which denies the allegations, has received over $9 billion in green energy subsidies from the British government., the provincial representative for Prince George-Mackenzie in central B.C., near where the company operates. The company, Drax Group, purchased two wood lots in B.C. in 2021, which were then logged by contractors. BBC investigators said they analyzed satellite imagery, logging licences and drone footage, and even followed a truck delivering logs to a Drax facility in B.C.
"Drax does not harvest forests and forests are not harvested for biomass," a company spokesperson told CTVNews.ca "They are harvested for high value timber used for construction. We take the residues left behind.". Before it aired Monday, Drax posted a statement online that criticized the BBC's coverage for focusing "primarily on the views of a vocal minority who oppose biomass.
Ugh…
no one cares about carbon footprint no more
And we are paying a freaking carbon tax?!
Chopping down trees doesn't seem so green now does it?
So they decided to stop nuclear energy just to end up cutting down trees toncreate electricity? Peak irony
British Columbia old growth forest