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The Green Energy Scandal Exposed

The wood-burning Drax power station in Yorkshire provides 12 per cent of the UK鈥檚 renewable energy. Reporter Joe Crowley investigates where the wood comes from and uncovers an environmental scandal.

The wood-burning Drax power station in Yorkshire provides 12 per cent of the UK鈥檚 renewable energy. It has already received 拢6 billion in green energy subsidies from the government. But are the wood pellets the power station burns really as sustainable as the company claims? Reporter Joe Crowley investigates where the wood comes from and uncovers an environmental scandal. He reveals how Drax is chopping down trees and taking logs from some of the world鈥檚 most precious forests.

29 minutes

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Reporter Joe Crowley
Producer Tim Robinson
Executive Producer Andrew Head
Editor Karen Wightman

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