The owner of the Drax power station has abandoned its annual shareholder meeting after a confrontation with activists who staged a protest against burning trees to generate electricity. The Guardian understands that between 10 and 20 activists were forcibly removed from the London venue after challenging the board of the energy company on its use of woody biomass at its North Yorkshire facility. The demonstration included groups that claim that Drax has contributed to air pollution in low-income Black communities in the US where it operates biomass pellet production facilities. …The board called an end to the meeting at about 11.30am on Thursday, before many of the shareholders were able to put their question directors, blaming the “threatening behaviour” of activists.