Commercial logging doesn't protect the environment and it's likely even worse than digging up coal and burning it. In the end some politician somewhere is runni

Commercial logging doesn't protect the environment and it's likely even worse than digging up coal and burning it. In the end some politician somewhere is running for re-election and I'm sure this is great press. However, it's not good for the environment: Here's a quick article on the uncounted CO2 cost of making wood pellets exactly for these plants: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215913-logging-study-reveals-huge-hidden-emissions-of-the-forestry-industry/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2215913-logging-study-r... "Logging in North Carolina emits 44 million tonnes of carbon dioxide a year." Here's another discussing why the EUs view of burning trees is off: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa512/pdf https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aaa512/... "Sixth, growth in wood harvest for bio energy causes a steady increase in atmospheric CO2 because the initial carbon debt incurred each year exceeds what is repaid. With the US forest parameters used here, growth in the wood pellet industry to displace coal aggravates global warming at least through the end of this century, even if the industry stops growing by 2050."