Better paint those trees now, before they're gone:
Exporting wood energy is a sustainable way for North Carolina to create jobs at home, draw attention to our state's robust forestry industry and reduce carbon emissions by providing a green alternative to fossil fuels.
North Carolina is in a position to capitalize on global demand for wood-derived energy. Nearly 60 percent of the state is forest land. The wood energy industry has already created 168,732 jobs statewide and that number is set to grow. As it is, at least one major wood energy supplier, Enviva, has plans to open two new plants in Richmond and Sampson counties by 2017, creating over 170 permanent jobs and injecting over $214 million into the local economy, a boon for North Carolina, both in jobs and economic stimulus.
Bolding mine, because that's the biggest load of equine droppings I've seen from a public official in a long time. And considering the prolific liars running our state right now, that's saying a lot. No doubt he got that number from an industry rep and not Commerce or Labor. And he also misrepresents the NC State study I dealt with a few months ago:
http://ift.tt/2cGHknX
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