Report
Active Energy: Environmental Justice Risks in 2022
Published in 2022-06
Active Energy, $13 million in market capitalization, 40 employees and no debt, through subsidiaries, provides biomass fuel and energy efficient solutions to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions. Active Energy Renewable Power LLC (AERP) proposed to produce wood pellet biofuel for export to Europe as a coal amendment/substitute, using a new proprietary technology. The technology is untested but is revealed to produce a likely public health risk through air pollution, in an already heavily polluted black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) community, producing a disproportionate environmental health burden.