SUN JOURNAL • December 3, 2023
Wood indisputably boasts the best carbon footprint of any widely available heating energy source. This undeniable truth stems from the fact that wood pellets are composed of biogenic carbon (unlike geologic carbon) assembled as sawmill residues, low grade forest products, and arboricultural waste wood. ~ Leslie B. Otten, founder, owner and CEO of Maine Energy Systems, the largest wood pellet central heating system manufacturer in North America