GlobeNewswire: Dogwood Alliance Contains the last 10 of 6 releaseshttp://www.globenewswire.com/External?Length=42024-03-29T05:52:10ZGlobeNewswirehttp://www.globenewswire.com/External?Length=4newsdesk@globenewswire.com (NewsDesk)https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/11/08/1648051/0/en/Enviva-and-the-Wood-Pellet-Industry-Under-Scrutiny-in-North-Carolina.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=45020Enviva and the Wood Pellet Industry Under Scrutiny in North Carolina2018-11-08T14:00:00Z<![CDATA[Richmond County Public Hearing First Opportunity for Local Residents to Challenge a Pellet Mill in the State; Community Members Want Real Economic Opportunities, Clean Air, and Protection of Their Quality of Life, Not More Destruction Richmond County Public Hearing First Opportunity for Local Residents to Challenge a Pellet Mill in the State; Community Members Want Real Economic Opportunities, Clean Air, and Protection of Their Quality of Life, Not More Destruction]]>Richmond County residents and allies from across the state gather in the Dobbins Heights community of Richmond County to protect the construction of an Enviva wood pellet mill in 2017.Enviva pellet mill in Ahoskie, North Carolina. At odds is the company's mill in Hamlet, NC which is currently under construction.https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/11/01/1641223/0/en/After-the-Floods-People-Across-America-are-Standing-for-Forests.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=45020After the Floods: People Across America are Standing for Forests2018-11-01T13:00:00Z<![CDATA[By Danna Smith, Executive Director of Dogwood Alliance in North Carolina and Reverend Leo Woodberry, pastor of Kingdom Living Temple in South Carolina By Danna Smith, Executive Director of Dogwood Alliance in North Carolina and Reverend Leo Woodberry, pastor of Kingdom Living Temple in South Carolina]]>Reverend Leo Woodberry and Danna Smith together at Congaree National Park in Hopkins, SC.In Kinston, N.C., people and businesses were in a precarious situation as the Neuse River went out of its banks during Hurricane Florence, September 15, 2018.https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/10/24/1626559/0/en/Over-120-groups-from-around-the-world-declare-large-scale-forest-biomass-energy-a-dangerous-delusion.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=45020Over 120 groups from around the world declare large scale forest biomass energy a dangerous ‘delusion’2018-10-24T19:01:02Z<![CDATA[Dogwood Alliance joins organizations from over 30 countries to release a statement calling for an end to monetary and policy support for biomass Dogwood Alliance joins organizations from over 30 countries to release a statement calling for an end to monetary and policy support for biomass]]>Wetland clearcut traced to biomass and the wood pellet export industry in the Southern US.Pile of logs at a wood pellet production facility in North Carolina, USA.https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/07/31/1544832/0/en/Stories-Happen-in-Forests-Reminds-People-How-Nature-Inspires-Us-All.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=45020Stories Happen in Forests Reminds People How Nature Inspires Us All2018-07-31T15:41:58Z<![CDATA[Dogwood Alliance Three Week Video Storytelling Series Finds a Connection between Outdoor Learning, Mountain Biking and Hip Hop Dogwood Alliance Three Week Video Storytelling Series Finds a Connection between Outdoor Learning, Mountain Biking and Hip Hop]]>Dr. Thomas RaShad Easley of Yale University explores the connection between hip hop and forestry in the latest "Stories Happen in Forests" video series by Dogwood Alliance.2017 U.S. Women's Enduro Mountain Biking Champion Terri Watts shares her connection to nature and forests in the latest "Stories Happen in Forests" video series by Dogwood Alliance.https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/04/18/1481183/0/en/New-Research-Finds-Wood-Pellet-Facilities-Are-50-More-Likely-to-be-Located-in-Environmental-Justice-Designated-Communities.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=45020New Research Finds Wood Pellet Facilities Are 50% More Likely to be Located in Environmental Justice Designated Communities2018-04-18T17:59:57Z<![CDATA[Study Found that All Wood Pellet Facilities in North and South Carolina Have Been Built in these Communities Study Found that All Wood Pellet Facilities in North and South Carolina Have Been Built in these Communities]]>Map showing the location of existing wood pellet mills and Environmental Justice (EJ) designated communities in the Southern United States. All mills in North and South Carolina have been located in EJ communities, and the research found there is a greater than 50% likelihood that future wood pellet mills would be as well.Residents of the Concerned Citizens of Richmond County speak at a community forum in opposition to a proposed Enviva wood pellet mill. Dobbins Heights where the facility is set to be built is designated as an Environmental Justice community. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/02/02/1332296/0/en/Priceless-Yet-Under-Threat.html?f=22&fvtc=4&fvtv=45020Priceless, Yet Under Threat2018-02-02T13:00:00Z<![CDATA[New Report Quantifies the Values that Wetland Forests Provide the Communities of the Southern U.S. New Report Quantifies the Values that Wetland Forests Provide the Communities of the Southern U.S.]]>Leaving wetlands standing allows them to protect and nourish our communities and is worth 15 times the value of logging them for timber. Learn more at dogwoodalliance.org/treasures-of-the-southWetland forests are worth over $500 billion to the people of the Southern U.S. They provide protection from extreme weather events, a place for tourism and recreation, clean drinking water, habitat for plants and animals, and many other important services.