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November 24, 2015

Export of wood pellets from US to EU more environmentally friendly than coal
Champaign IL (SPX) Nov 24, 2015
As the export of wood pellets from the U.S. to the European Union has increased six-fold since 2008, questions have been raised about the environmental impact of the practice. According to a new paper from a University of Illinois expert in environmental economics, even after accounting for factors ranging from harvesting to transportation across the Atlantic Ocean, wood pellets still trump coal by a wide margin in carbon emissions savings. The greenhouse gas intensity of wood pellet-based electri ... read more

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