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Burning native forest woodwaste is not renewable and will be a disaster for the environment.
There is a state-wide campaign building to prevent native forest biomass power. See the campaign portal at: http://www.savetheforests.org.au/
Research from the ANU has exposed the massive amounts of carbon locked up in native forests. Greenhouse gas emissions from feeding biomass power stations could be in the same league as coal-fired generation.
Recent News
Eden wood-fired power station would be koala and climate killer
A proposal by the operator of the woodchip mill in Eden to build a 5 MW wood-fired power station is neither green nor sustainable and should be rejected by the NSW government, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
NSW government must rule out any future push for koala power
South East Forest Exports' attempt to blame government policy for the collapse of its unsustainable plan for native forest fuelled electricity does not stack up, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Delta's wood-fired power plan an admission that coal has no future
Delta Electricity's trial of plantation Mallee trees as a source of fuel for Wallerawang Power Station is an admission by the NSW government's own power company that there is no future in expanding coal fired power, according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Eden woodchip mill backs down on Green Power claims
The operator of the Eden woodchip mill has been forced into an embarrassing backdown over claims that its planned native forest fuelled power station would produce 'Green Power', according to Greens NSW MP John Kaye.
Consumer watchdog probes woodchip GreenPower claims
Acting on a complaint from Greens NSW MP John Kaye, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is investigating the Eden woodchip mill owner’s implication that its proposed ‘wood waste’ power station would generate GreenPower.
