Why wood from B.C. forests is burning to fuel U.K. energy needs - The Fifth Estate

Amid the ongoing fight to protect British Columbia’s forests, The Fifth Estate investigates how the province has become a leading exporter of wood pellets that are burned to fuel energy needs in the U.K., Japan and South Korea. The industry is billed as “green” and “renewable,” but many scientists disagree and activists say Canada has made a mistake in supporting the industry.
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producer/director
HARVEY CASHORE
LYNETTE FORTUNE
written by
LYNDSAY DUNCOMBE
editing
ALICIA LEE
editing support
LORETTA HICKS
senior videographer
JOHN BADCOCK csc
JONATHAN CASTELL
additional cinematography
ANDY HINCENBERGS
GIAN PAOLO MENDOZA
MIKE ZIMMER
JASON POPE
Satellite Imagery
AIRBUS DS / EARTHRISE
USGS / NASA LANDSAT / EARTHRISE
archival material
AXE DRAX GROUP
BC LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
CONSERVATION NORTH
CPAC
DESTINATION BRITISH COLUMBIA
DRAX
EXTINCTION REBELLION NORTH
FACEBOOK
GETTY IMAGES
PINNACLE PELLET
POND5
SCIENCE CHANNEL MEGA SHIPPERS
THE MOTHER TREE MOVEMENT
WOOD PELLET ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
KZbin
special thanks
THE PULITZER CENTRE RAINFOREST INVESTIGATIONS NETWORK
additional thanks
KUANG KENG KUEK SER
EDWARD BOYDA
CALEB KRUSE
GOLDEN BALL
graphic designer
JAKE BOONE
graphic director
JEFF GOLDHAR
visual research
LESLIE MORRISON
media management
MATT GUERIN
post audio
RON SEARLES
RICK STARKS
colourist
SCOTT McINTYRE
rollout producer
LEANNE STEPNOW
social media producer
AVNEET DHILLON
digital producer
JANET DAVISON
theme music
STEVE D'ANGELO
project manager
VICTOR KERR
associate director
CARMEN SMITH
packaging editor
ALESSIA PROTOMANNI
resource coordinators
MEGAN BEECKMANS
CHAHAT DESAI
SAM NAR
coordinating associate director
RHONDA KIRKPATRICK
senior producer
ALLYA DAVIDSON
executive producer
DIANA SWAIN
original broadcast
OCTOBER 6, 2022
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