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Drax power station's further reporting failure exposed by BBC News

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A UK power station that has received billions of pounds in government subsidies has failed more than once to report it burned wood from primary forests, BBC News has found. Drax Power Station, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood and whether it is from natural, previously untouched forests.

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The Independent

Further subsidies to wood-burning power plant ‘deeply concerning’

But scaling back of payments to Drax in North Yorkshire has been welcomed by environmentalists.

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Daily Express

Ed Miliband slammed over cash for carbon emitter making ‘unacceptable’ profits

The controversial Drax power station will get more government subsidies.

13 days ago·United Kingdom

Drax subsidies and energy production role cut by government

Both the government and wood-burning power provider are painting a new operational agreement as a success. with Drax pointing to benefits from not only lower bills but improved energy security.

13 days ago·United Kingdom

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BBC News

Drax power station's further reporting failure exposed by BBC News | Tech, Entertainment, Sport, Fashion, Travel News

The power station, a converted coal plant in North Yorkshire, generates approximately 6% of the UK’s electricity and has received billions of pounds in subsidies from the government and bill-payers because wood-burning is classed as a source of renewable energy. BBC Panorama and BBC News has previously reported that Drax held logging licences in British […]

14 days ago·United Kingdom

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UK Power Station Failed To Disclose It Was Burning Forest Wood

A UK power station that has received billions of pounds in government subsidies has repeatedly failed to report that it burned wood from primary forests, Joe Crowley reported for BBC News. Drax Power Station, which burns wood pellets, is required to disclose the sources of its wood and whether it comes from natural, previously untouched forests. I Photo: Drax Group Drax Power Station, which burns wood pellets, is required to disclose the sources…

12 days ago

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manchesterfoe.org.uk

Manchester Friends of the Earth | New Drax subsidies deal announced – Friends of the Earth reaction

Responding to the news that the government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the Drax biomass power station in Yorkshire, Clare Oxborrow, nature campaigner at Friends of the Earth, said:“At a time when funding for many government schemes is being slashed or curtailed – from support to help people insulate their homes to programmes encouraging farmers to plant trees – and with the climate emergency intensifying, it’s disappointing that th…

13 days ago

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