North Coast Environment Council, North East Forest Alliance, Rainforest Information Centre, No Electricity From Forests, Nimbin Environment Centre, Lismore Environment Centre, Bellingen Environment Centre, Coffs Coast Branch of the National Parks Association, Media Release April 30, 2019:
BURNED-
Are Trees the New Coal Roadshow to tour the
North Coast.
This award-winning film
will be screened across the north coast over the next two weeks.
“Many people saw the
film Gaslands and this spear-headed the movement against fracking.People power
in the Northern Rivers region rejected this destructive activity and energy
source. This film is to forests, what Gaslands was to fracking,” said Susie
Russell, who has galvanised the collaboration of the participating
organisations.
“The idea that whole
forests are being cleared and burnt in power stations instead of coal seems
crazy, but increasingly that is what is happening around the world and
Australian governments want to see it happen here too.
“Due to a perversion of
the international greenhouse gas accounting rules, burning wood is considered
to be 'carbon neutral' because it's not a fossil fuel and eventually the carbon
can get taken out of the atmosphere by growing more trees. But that will take
decades, decades we don't have.
“In the meantime,
forests, which are the most effective mechanism we have to capture carbon and
store it, are being destroyed to fuel power stations that actually produce more
CO2 than if they were burning coal! And it's being subsidised as a 'renewable'
industry that is 'clean and green'. Meanwhile the homes of wildlife that depend
on forests are gone, pushing many species of plants and animals closer to
extinction.
“The scale of this
insanity is documented in the film. It shows what is planned for our forests if
people power doesn't stop it. It's a cry from the forests, for our help. We
really have to stop this madness before it kills us all. Burning forests for
electricity must be stopped. The scientific consensus is that saving forests is
absolutely key if we want to stop runaway climate change” Ms Russell said.
See below for schedule
of screenings.
Participating
organisations: North Coast Environment Council, North East Forest Alliance,
Rainforest Information Centre, No Electricity From Forests, Nimbin Environment
Centre, Lismore Environment Centre, Bellingen Environment Centre, Coffs Coast
Branch of the National Parks Association.
Roadshow: Burned-
Are Trees the New Coal
Feature film documenting
the burgeoning 'biomass' or 'bioenergy' industry that is converting forests to
electricity, at enormous cost to the planet!
Coming soon to a forest
near you.
May 1- Bellingen
Memorial Hall from 6pm, food available
May 2- Coffs
Harbour, Norm Jordan Pavilion at Coffs Harbour Showground , Pacific
Highway, 6pm
May 4- Nimbin.
Screenings at 11am, 1pm and 3pm at the Birth and Beyond Room, 54 Cullen
St, close to the pedestrian crossing. Tea and coffee will be available during
screenings.
May 5- Nimbin, Birth and
Beyond. Screenings at 11am and 1pm as above.
May 7- Mullumbimby, The
Mullumbimby Commons, 91/74 Main Arm Rd, 6pm
May 9- Byron Bay,
Pighouse, 1 Skinners Shoot Rd, Byron Bay 6pm.
May 10- Lismore Gallery
Events Space. Rural St/Keen St, Lismore at 6.30pm, food & drink available
Slate Café from 6pm.
Followed by:
May 11- Lismore,
Community Climate Crisis Rally, Peace Park, cnr Bruxner H’way & Keen St.
Speakers, music & stalls 10am.
Screenings are free but
donations towards venue hire and materials would be appreciated.
You can watch a trailer
here: http://watch.burnedthemovie.com/
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