Thread by @Lidsville

Did you know:
1. Old growth forests slow down forest fires.
2. Meanwhile, BC old growth forests are being clearcut & exported for wood pellets. The cycle of cutting old growth then burning its wood pellets in other countries can be worse than coal, total carbon-wise. #bcpoli

..For more information, this expert panel on BC forestry and turning our forests into pellets is worthwhile: Dr. Mary Booth, Partnership for Policy Integrity, Michelle Connolly, Conservation North,
Tegan Hansen, Stand.Earth #bcpoli

..The industry & govt push for biomass energy is destroying old growth. The BC public must speak up on this. In the video Dr. Mary Booth explains why burning wood should not be counted towards renewable energy targets. This mirrors 'LNG is clean' spin, Min @DonaldsonDoug #bcpoli

@DonaldsonDoug ..You will see various reactions to the BC gov'ts "new" Old Growth Strategy released on Friday (Friday release is always suspicious timing) but many of us view it as a deceptive scam. The BC govt provided no boundaries for the old growth where they say they are deferring cutting!

@DonaldsonDoug ..Meanwhile te BC govt & Minister @DonaldsonDoug's 'old growth strategy' is only deferring cutting for 2 years, not terminating it. We have a vanishingly small amount of BC old growth left. NONE should be cut. Yet many key areas aren't even in the gov'ts deferral zones! #bcpoli

@DonaldsonDoug ..Someone prove to me this govt report on old growth forests isn't pre-election spin, and from a govt that has allowed acceleration of old growth clearcutting during its 3 years in power, including by BC govt's OWN logging operation, BC Timber Sales. #bcpoli

@DonaldsonDoug ..PS don't even get me started on the logging of old forests along 100 km of the Peace River Valley for a #SiteC dam that is likely unbuildable.