Culture, Energy, Power Collaborative Project Statement
This statement outlines our goals for the Biomass project, what materials we assembled, and our guiding theoretical compasses for analysis of our work during Dr.
"N. C. citizens group, SELC challenge permit for polluter issued without public notice"
“N.C. Citizens Group, SELC Challenge Permit for Polluter Issued without Public Notice.” Southern Environmental Law Center, 29 Sept.
The Green Energy That Might be Ruining the Planet
This 2021 expose from Politico explores the environmental effects of the growing biomass industry that disproprotionately negatively impact predominately low-income rural communities in the south.
NGO Biomass Letter to President Biden
This letter, written in 2021, was organized by the Southern Environmental Law Center and signed by 95 other organizations.
NC citizens group, SELC challenge permit for polluter issued without public notice
A common tactic of suppressing community concerns about biomass operations and environmental quality is the issuing of permits for operations without public notice or with vague and misleading term
This tiny North Carolina town is sick of being a dumping ground for pollution
In 2017, residents of Dobbins Heights, North Carolina, challenged air quality permits for an Enviva plant that would add more pollution to their already "crowded" town.
An Anti-Biomass Movement Beyond Borders
This article on theEnergy Justice Network website briefly descrbies the current biomass movement in communities across the US, including Eastern NC.
Clear Cut: Wood Pellet Production, the Destruction of Forests, and the Case for Environmental Justice
This pamphlet covers a wide range of issues concerning biomass in North Carolina.
C-URGE is a Doctoral Network centered in the Department of Anthropology at KU Leuven, Belgium, training doctoral candidates to research different perceptions on environmental and climatological urg