Which one of the following is not an example of use of biomass energy of a forest?

A) Indigenous peoples harvest tagua nuts from trees in a rain forest, carve them into animal sculptures, and sell them in the local market to tourists.
B) While hiking through a forest in the Appalachian Mountains, some college students gather dead branches from the ground to make a fire for cooking dinner.
C) Native people living on the Brazilian coast earn money by cutting mangrove trees and converting the wood into charcoal.
D) In downstate Illinois, a farmer cuts up dead standing trees from a forest on his property and delivers the firewood to people living in the suburbs of St. Louis.


A

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