Wood Pellets: Green Energy or New Source of CO2 Emissions?
In 2011, Enviva — the United States' largest exporter of wood pellets — opened its flagship pelletmanufacturing mill in Ahoskie, North Carolina. The plant annually converts 850,000 tons of trees and waste wood into tiny pellets that are shipped to Europe and burned in power plants for what is being touted as a renewable form of electricity.