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U.S. trees burned in British coal plants count as renewable energy. WTF?

2013-05-29 12:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Follow this if you can: Wood from U.S. trees is being shipped over to the U.K., where coal power plants burn it, producing more greenhouse gas emissions than when those same plants generate an equivalent amount of electricity by burning coal. The weirdest part? This doubly destructive practice is being subsidized in the U.K. to help the country meet its renewable energy targets. WTF? The BBC explains that when pine trees are grown in America, the best trunks are cut up for wood planks and sold...

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