How is burning or manufacturing pellets benefical for the environment?
By using wood byproducts that would otherwise go to waste, wood pellet manufacturers create a heating source that has very little negative impact on the environment, and closing the carbon cycle loop. Using this short-lived carbon from trees instead of fossil fuels keeps more the long-term storage of carbon in the ground. In some parts of the country, wood pellets are made from trees killed by an insect infestation. If those dead trees were left to decompose in the forests, they’d produce more greenhouse gases than they do being used for high efficiency heat.
