残存する森林の伐採:ドラックス社のペレット工場はブリティッシュコロンビア 州の最も希少な老齢林から丸太を調達している

残存する森林の伐採:ドラックス社のペレット工場はブリティッシュコロンビア 州の最も希少な老齢林から丸太を調達している

ドラックス・グループ(ドラックス社) は、英国を拠点と する企業であり、世界最大のバイオマス発電所を運営して いるほか、エンビバ社に次いで世界第2 位の木質ペレット 生産量を有する。同社は、英国内のドラックス発電所で自 社生産の木質ペレットを燃料として使用し、また主に日本 の企業に木質ペレットを販売している。   ドラックス社は、2021 年にカナダのブリティッシュコロン ビア(BC) 州最大の木質ペレット生産企業であるピナク ル・リニューアブル・エナジー社を買収し、現在同州に7 つのペレット工場を保有している。同社のBC...
BCTS should stay out of the Walker

BCTS should stay out of the Walker

Nicole RobichaudBritish Columbia Timber Sales2000 South Ospika BoulevardPrince George, B.C.V2N 4W5 May 6, 2024 Re: Walker operating area proposed blocks Dear Ms. Robichaud, Cc: Jonathan Taylor, Planning Officer BCTS; Mike McLachlan, Operations Manager BCTS; Shawn...
The Walker

The Walker

The Walker: one of the last intact watersheds in the Robson Valley, yet untouched by industrial activity. How can someone fight to defend such a wild place that they have never visited and understand little about? The secluded nature of the Walker means that very few...
Pellet Logging Loopholes

Pellet Logging Loopholes

Photo:  inland temperate rainforest with a past western hemlock looper (native insect) outbreak in the Goat River area east of Prince George, BC From Justin Castanoso’s latest article in Mongabay: “In a surprising and unprecedented vote this week, the...
Pellet Company’s Anti-Competitive Practices in BC

Pellet Company’s Anti-Competitive Practices in BC

Matthew Boswell Commissioner of Competition Competition Bureau of Canada Place du Portage I 50 Victoria Street, Room C-114 Gatineau,QC K1A0C9 Subject: Drax Group’s anti-competitive practices in British Columbia’s and Canada’s wood pellet industry Dear Mr. Boswell, We...
Backgrounder on spatial deferrals in the PGTSA

Backgrounder on spatial deferrals in the PGTSA

Backgrounder on spatial deferrals in the PGTSA FLNRORD will defer logging in some high risk old growth in the Prince George Timber Supply Area according to a recent letter to the Forest Practices Board. Here is some background on how this came to be. The Biodiversity...
We’re Seeing Red

We’re Seeing Red

Prince George, BC – A forest-focused conservation group in northern BC has released both the first province-wide cumulative impacts map and the first visual account of our last remaining old growth forests. “They are the first tools of their kind made by the...
Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough

Enough is Enough Conservation North hosted Enough is Enough on Thursday at Trench Brewing. Special thanks to Peter Ewart of Stand Up for the North and James Steidle of Stop the Spray BC. Watch the video below. Our recommendations for Interior Forestry Renewal are...
Interior Forestry Renewal

Interior Forestry Renewal

The BC government is soliciting feedback on revitalizing the forest industry in the Interior. We believe that the policy changes suggested below can support true community and ecological sustainability. All of our suggestions pertain to northern wetbelt forests, also...