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Burning wood is not ‘renewable energy,’ so why do policymakers pretend it is? (news.mongabay.com)
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[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Some have made this argument. Certainly agriculture as its currently practiced depletes the earth’s productive capacity. Does that make it not renewable? Depends on how you define this word.

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

No. The answer is "no, it is absolutely renewable."