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Stop Burning Trees Coalition

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The Stop Burning Trees Coalition is a coalition of groups that collectively oppose the burning of trees in power stations like Drax. linktr.ee/sbtcoalition

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/s... Yes! Let's start with the subsidies that feed the monster that is #Drax! Time to #StopBurningTrees and protect the world's forests! @stopburningtrees.bsky.social @axedrax.bsky.social @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nrdc.org @ember-energy.org
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UK chancellor urged to remove ‘hidden taxes’ from energy bills
Businesses, charities and other groups sign letter calling for levies to be paid by the government
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Stuart Spray @stuartspray.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Despite unprecedented heatwaves, droughts and wildfires across the UK, not only is it business as usual for Drax, UK's biggest carbon emitter, they're planning to build a hyperscale data centre powered by burning trees. Watch full film here👉 youtu.be/V5ZfbMYi2y8the @stopburningtrees.bsky.social
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Stuart Spray @stuartspray.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Another Level of Crazy - Drax’s plans to build a data centre powered by burning imported forests. Watch full film here👉 youtu.be/V5ZfbMYi2y8the Despite the heatwaves, droughts and wildfires, it business as usual for Drax - the biggest carbon emitter in the UK. @stopburningtrees.bsky.social
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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Open Letter handed into UK AI Minister to say No to Drax building tree-burning data centres. www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2026/open-le... @ccnfuk.bsky.social coalition against biomass: @stopburningtrees.bsky.social @nrdc.org @rspb.bsky.social @selc.bsky.social @stand.earth @elfond.bsky.social
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
(3/3) Meanwhile, Lynemouth’s billionaire owner is battling for greater control of West Ham FC, all while saying it’d be too ‘costly’ to comply with standard safety rules. ➡️Tell the Environment Agency and Secretary of State for DEFRA to reject this permit today: actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
actionnetwork.org
Stop Lynemouth's Permit to Pollute: No Special Treatment for Billionaires or Biomass
Just a few weeks ago the Government signed a £1.1bn deal agreeing new subsidies with Lynemouth, the UK’s sixth largest polluter. Just like Drax, Lynemouth burns trees from precious forests around the ...
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
(2/3)This permit has allowed Lynemouth to exceed standard limits on two toxic pollutants from 2019 until 2027 - without this permit, Lynemouth would have exceeded limits 621 times. landclimate.org/600-lynemouth/
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UK biomass plant awarded £1 billion green subsidy despite 600 pollution incidents - Land and Climate Review
The UK government subsidised TotalEnergies and billionaire Daniel Křetínský to run a woodburning power plant that repeatedly exceeds standard limits on harmful pollutants.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A few weeks ago the Gov signed a £1.1bn deal agreeing new subsidies with Lynemouth, the UK’s 6th largest polluter. This deal hinges on Lynemouth, owned by Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský’s company (EPH) and fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies, being given a special licence to pollute. (1/3)
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
❗ Drax power station want to build an AI data centre powered by burning millions of trees! 🤔 Think this is bonkers? Tell you MP! It's more important than ever to raise your voice against dirty data centres! 🔗 linktr.ee/sbtcoalition
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
✊Want to stop Drax's dirty data centre? Follow the link below to take action linktr.ee/sbtcoalition
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
🔥 If approved, the AI data centre would not only cost the public £billions, but would also lock in energy generation from burning trees for years to come and it would allow Drax to keep profiting from poisoning black and brown communities in the southern U.S.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📣 Article out in York Nouse!📣 🔥 The University of York has partnered with Drax, the UK's biggest carbon emitter, to build an AI data centre.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
🔎North Yorks Green councillors have submitted a formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority concerning environmental & climate claims made by Drax Maybe the UK's biggest emitter shouldn't be allowed to sell themselves as clean & green! 🧐 www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2616241...
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North Yorkshire Greens complain to advertising watchdog over Drax energy claims
North Yorkshire Green councillors have submitted a formal complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) concerning environmental and…
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Environmental Paper Network @environmentalpaper.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
A brand new briefing by the Biomass Action Network (BAN) exposes the human cost of large-scale biomass energy. As the world looks for alternatives to fossil fuels, burning wood for power and heat has emerged as a popular solution.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Our energy bills fund this. And now Drax is trying to build data centres, powered by burning trees and polluting communities like Gloster. Take action today: stopburningtrees.org/act/petition...
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Petition: Stop Drax, Stop Dirty Data Centres! | Stop Burning Trees
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
'But for many in Gloster, the promise of “green” energy feels painfully disconnected from life on the ground, as they say they are getting sicker.' www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-...
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It’s billed as renewable energy. Residents of one Mississippi town say it’s making them sick
Near Gloster, Mississippi, a wood pellet mill is processing lumber into what's billed as a renewable energy source. Many residents believe the emissions could be making them sick.
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Gareth Glynn @gareth-glynn.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Today it came out that in 2025 Drax received a massive £999m in subsidies. That’s £2.7m a day and over £100,000 an hour.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
✊ Drax is falling apart. Their profits are plummeting. People power has forced them to close pellet mills and they are desperately pivoting to take advantage of the government's AI cash cow. ✊We need your support now more than ever! 🔥
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📣 Shut Down Drax: How we can stand with U.S communities 📣 🔗 Sign up🔽 linktr.ee/sbtcoalition 👀 Join us for an exciting event! Hear from frontline activists about community resistance to Drax's environmental racism and how we in the UK can act in solidarity.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
It’s up to us to make sure we put an end to Drax’s disastrous tree burning business for good. ✊ Join us outside the AGM to let Drax know they can't hide!
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
✊ Drax’s business is falling apart, their profits are plummeting, they’re shutting down pellet plants in North America - and now they’re pinning their hopes on building dirty data centres. We know Drax is falling apart.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🤑 Drax will be holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) in London. 👀 Unlike previous years, this year the Drax board and executive are too scared to turn up in person.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
📣 DRAX YOU CAN'T HIDE: AGM DEMO 📣 🗓️ 30th April ⌚9:30 A< 📍200 Aldersgate, St Paul's, London 🔗Sign up link: actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
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Global Action Plan @globalactionplan.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Take a stand against big tech’s dangerous deals with dirty energy and add your name to our joint petition with @biofuelwatch.bsky.social and @stopburningtrees.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/petitions/st... #StopDirtyDataCentres #AI #climate
Drax power station is the UK's single largest source of carbon emissions. The company behind Drax now want to build a new AI data centre right next door. 

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Logos: Stop burning trees coalition, Biofuel Watch, Global Action Plan
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
MAKE GREEN FAIR 💚 We support @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social’s campaign to #MakeGreenFair Over 50 organisations signed an open letter to @Ed_Miliband. As energy costs skyrocket again, we should all be getting our fair share of cheap, clean energy ☀️ Sign the petition actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Please sign and share:
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Fuel Poverty Action @fuelpovertyaction.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
💥 Today we’re joining forces with 50+ orgs who’ve signed our open letter You can tell the government to stop July bill hikes and give us our fair share of cheap, clean energy #MakeGreenFair 🖊️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ma...
Demonstrators in London hold banners and placards reading 'Fuel Poverty Action', 'Greenpeace' and 'secure green jobs'. Captions read 'cut energy bills' and '#MakeGreenFair'
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Drax, the UKs single biggest emitter, is now trying to build data centres. If this goes ahead, it'll mean more forests destroyed, communities polluted & carbon emissions. Sign our petition with @globalactionplan.bsky.social & @biofuelwatch.bsky.social today: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
actionnetwork.org
Stop Drax, Stop Dirty Data Centres!
Data centres’ huge demand for energy can’t be allowed to prop up dirty polluting tree-burning power stations like Drax. We can’t sacrifice a safe climate for AI pipedreams. The business behind Drax,...
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Get involved today to put a stop to Drax's deadly business: stopburningtrees.org
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition | A just transition for all
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
“We have a real chance to put the final nail in the coffin of Drax and the biomass industry. But they’re never going to be the ones to put themselves in the ground. It’s our job to fight them to the very end.” Huge thanks to @nickengelfried.bsky.social⤵️ wagingnonviolence.org/2026/02/acti...
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Activists are racking up wins against a false climate solution
Across North America and Europe, a movement is taking on the biomass industry and saving some of the world’s last intact forests.
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The Northern Eco @thenortherneco.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Converted from coal to biomass in 2018, Lynemouth burns up to 1.5 million tonnes of wood every year. The UK’s 2nd biggest such power station also sources wood from Drax’s pellet mills in British Columbia. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/stop-burni... @stopburningtrees.bsky.social
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Stop burning trees say climate campaigners
Climate campaigners condemn new Government subsidies for tree burning at Lynemouth Power Station in Northumberland
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Never trust Drax; be it with jobs or climate solutions. Drax will always prioritise profit above all else.
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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Responding to this will require a thread, not yet sure how long! www.theguardian.com/business/202... @biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nrdc.org @stand.earth @dogwoodalliance.org @axedrax.bsky.social Let's start with what we know...
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Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show
Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plant
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NRDC @nrdc.org · 28/01/2026
Burning wood pellets for power receives billions in subsidies, but according to scientists, it may not be clean energy. Companies like Drax are clear-cutting forests and trees for energy and harming communities in the process. www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
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Are Wood Pellets Worth Billions In Subsidies? Drax Faces A Reckoning
Policymakers are rethinking biomass as new research shows wood pellets may increase carbon emissions rather than reduce them. The focus is now on subsidies.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
It’s #CleanAirNight! Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home? Air pollution from domestic burning contributes to nearly 2,500 deaths in the UK each year. Visit cleanairhub.org.uk from globalactionplan.bsky.social to find out more
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Why not kick start 2026 by taking action against Drax? 🔗 Follow the link in our bio to download our action toolkit for ideas and to get involved!
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
✊ The tides are turning. Drax is being sued by communities they operate in and UK workers, as well as their own shareholders. It's high time they were held to account...
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
❗ BREAKING: DRAX HAS VIOLATED U.S ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS 18,000 TIMES ❗ 📰 A new report by land and climate review shows even more brazen violations by the UK's biggest carbon polluter Drax, who continue to choke and harm communities in the southern U.S whilst profiting from UK billpayers.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
✊ The university of York has a responsibility to lead by example when it comes to the climate crisis and this means cutting ties with polluters. ✍️ Add your name to our open letter if you are a graduate. Link ⬇️ linktr.ee/sbtcoalition #universityofyork
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Join us to take action against the destructive biomass industry
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The corporation is also under investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority, and has violated environmental regulations 11,378 times since 2014 in the US alone.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
☣️ Drax is currently being sued by communities in the southern U.S for poisoning residents, as well as by it's own workers in the UK for failing to protect employees from wood dust pollution.
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
🧑‍🎓 Are you a York uni graduate? 👀 The university claims to uphold the values of sustainability, human rights and academic integrity. 🔥 Yet, the university has partnered with the UK's biggest carbon polluter, Drax, for a bid to build an AI data centre #uoygraduations #york
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
This is absurd. Drax is currently under investigation by the FCA, being sued by communities in Mississippi AND workers here in Yorkshire over relentless air pollution - and now we're handing them over £1m a day to keep burning trees and destroying our planet. stopburningtrees.org/act
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Take Action | Stop Burning Trees Coalition
The Government has announced brand new subsidies for Drax Power Station - here are three ways you can take action.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 05/11/2025
Govt and Drax have now finalised this contract, with a slightly lower price of £110/MWh in 2012 prices (£153/MWh) Key points remain as below www.drax.com/press_releas...
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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Today is International Day of Action on Big Biomass, we're joining @environmentalpaper.bsky.social @stopburningtrees.bsky.social & groups globally to call on governments to Cut Subsidies Not Forests​. Take action: tinyurl.com/yz8p2rxx #CutSubsidiesNotForests #AxeDrax #BigBadBiomass #StopBurningTrees
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
$250 billion in subsidies for #BigBadBiomass supports an industry that undermines efforts to reduce emissions, pollutes communities and degrades forests and biodiversity. Read more environmentalpaper.org/2025/10/burn...
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Industrial biomass isn’t clean or green. According to @rachelcarsondc.bsky.social, it’s more carbon-intensive than coal, destroys forests, and harms communities. It’s time to end biomass subsidies & the industry’s expansion. More: rachelcarsoncouncil.org/wp-content/u... #BackDownBigBiomass
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Corporate Watch @corporatewatch.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
🎧 In a powerful new podcast, community leaders Dr Krystal Martin and Kathy Egalnd share the truth about how #Drax is fuelling "environmental racism", “pimping poverty,” & devastating lives - while pretending to save the planet, & reaping billions in subsidies. corporatewatch.org/drax-the-cor...
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Drax, the "corporate assassins" still lobbying for billions in subsidies - Corporate Watch
Drax likes to cast itself as a green champion – Britain’s largest power station has ditched coal and now runs on allegedly ‘sustainable’ wood pellets. But scratch beneath the branding and a different ...
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It's outrageous that a UK company, subsidised by us bill payers, has been causing so much harm to communities like Gloster with their poisonous pollution. Expanding Drax's pollution limits is the LAST thing Gloster needs. ➡️Read the full letter here: stopburningtrees.org/resource/ope...
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
For years, Gloster has suffered under Drax's deadly pollution, leaving young children with asthma unable to play outside, and elderly community members relying on costly breathing medication. We stand in full solidarity with Gloster. 📸Sophia Knight
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Stop Burning Trees Coalition @stopburningtrees.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Today the Gloster community is fighting Drax's appeal to expand its pollution Together w 85 orgs inc @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social & @friends-earth.bsky.social we wrote to the Governor in support of Gloster, calling on Mississippi to uphold their decision and reject Drax's appeal 📸Sophia Knight
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