A rising push to pull energy from the world’s forests is heating the planet — despite industry claims otherwise, a new report argues. The report from Princeton researcher Timothy Searchinger and Yale ...

Renewable energy comes from matter that nature produces and replenishes constantly. The power generated through this source does not significantly threaten the environment, especially in comparison ...

The world’s largest wood pellet producer has applied for a major clean energy tax credit for building a new plant in Epes, Ala., but critics say burning wood pellets for energy won’t reduce the ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

It’s one of the world’s biggest deals yet to capture CO2 emissions, but it comes with controversy. It’s one of the world’s biggest deals yet to capture CO2 emissions, but it comes with controversy. is ...

Hundreds of scientists have signed a letter calling for countries to use wind and solar instead of trees burned for electricity and heat. Hundreds of scientists have signed a letter calling for ...

Surprising new research has sharply downgraded the perceived climate impacts of the gathering and burning of wood by residents of poor and developing countries who rely on the fuel to keep warm and ...

Q: What becomes of the wood created by the city removing ash trees? Does the emerald ash borer die when the tree is cut? Is it safe to use as firewood? If it is moved does the live bug have the ...

Tree trunks in Bavaria stored for further processing in a sawmill, taken during an excursion along the value chain of a wood pellet. (Photo by Angelika Warmuth/picture alliance via Getty Images) This ...