Renewable Fuel Giant’s Eco-Credentials Are Fake
Photo: Press Association (AP)One of the world’s biggest renewable energy players may be misleading the public about its product. Earlier this month, Mongabay published a damning report on Enviva, the world’s biggest producer of wood chips used for biomass energy, based on allegations from an anonymous former employee, who claimed that the company is producing its chips in a much less environmentally friendly way than its PR materials claim.Biomass energy, the practice of burning wood to generate power, is one of those…