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American Loggers Council 15th Annual Meeting
Flagstaff, Arizona ~ September 24-26, 2009
AK: Palin Announces No 2nd Term, Steps Down 7/26
There is such a need to BUILD up and FIGHT for our state and our country. I choose to FIGHT for it! And I'll work hard for others who still believe in free enterprise and smaller government; strong national security and support for our troops; energy independence; and for those who will protect freedom and equality and LIFE.
Fed Judge Strikes Down Bush National Forest Management Rules
The decision means the Forest Service will have to reinstate rules protecting fish/wildlife and limiting logging in 150 national forests.
House Cap-and-Trade Bill Plans for, Funds, Huge Job Loss
Workers who lose jobs could get a weekly paycheck for up to three years, subsidies to find new work/other generous benefits -- courtesy of Uncle Sam.
U.S. to Forgive Indonesian Debt in Exchange for Conservation Plan
The largest so-called debt-for-nature swap the U.S. government has organized so far under the U.S. Tropical Forest Conservation Act.
CAN: Mill Woes Hit U.S. Truckers
“The bankruptcies of AbitibiBowater/Thunder Bay Fine Papers left us with unpaid accounts receivables of almost $500,000,” Monson Trucking said.
Cap-and-Trade Bill U.S. Senate Vote Mid-September?
The focus on climate change legislation now shifts to the Senate, where Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada wants to bring a bill to the floor by mid-September.
U.S. House Passes Cap-and-Trade Bill 219-212
Roll Call Vote Click Here
Climate Bill Would Create New Financial System
The Nature Conservancy/Conservation Fund changed the logging schedule on their property, and expect about $2 million from Pacific Gas/Electric, which participates in a regional climate initiative.
Trade Penalties Weighed in Climate Bill
Democratic aidee/lawmakers suggested the legislation was still short of the 218 votes needed to ensure passage.
Prentice Loader Championship Raises $850 for Log-A-Load for Kids
The 2009 contest at the Northeastern Forest Product Expo in Bangor, Maine May 1-2 drew 85 contestants, all eager to display their skills at this game of speed and precision.
US: Beetles Add Uncertain Dynamic to Forest Fire Control
As the height of summer fire season approaches, more than 7 million acres of forest in the US have been declared all but dead, throwing a swath of land bigger than Massachusetts into a fire-cycle purgatory.
ME: Newspaper Calls for End to Black Liquor Tax Credit
Enough already. What was a bad policy by Congress has now become an international incident.
International Paper Establishes World’s Largest Forest Stewardship Council Manufacturing Platform
“Having FSC Chain-of-Custody certification at a majority of our International Paper mills demonstrates our continuing commitment to sustainability and to helping our customers achieve their sustainability goals,” said John Faraci, IP’s chairman and CEO.
GA: Manufacturer Interested in Buying Idled L-P Plant for Pellets
But the would-be buyer apparently had an unexpected delay in arranging financing for the purchase, Hardy said.
ME: Ethan Allen Moves Mill to Vermont
"When it happens in these rural areas and you have industries that have been a mainstay of the economy for years, it clearly is a bigger blow," Ethan Allen’s CEO said."
MI: Officials Target Big Trucks in National Forests
Pat Brower of Great Lakes Four Wheel Drive Association: "We would like to see a dedicated four-by-four route through the forest. There isn't one now."
CA: Draft OHV Maps for Shasta-Trinity Nat'l Forest
The new map will help protect the 2.1M-acre forest, said Bruce Waggoner, chairman Shasta Group of the Sierra Club.
CAN: Corner Brook Braces, Job Cuts at Newsprint Mill
Canada's newsprint producers have been shedding jobs and cutting capacity in an effort to stay afloat.
CAN: Forest Industry Slams Report
The forest industry says its clearcutting practices are being unfairly cast as the culprit in a recent report on the loss of forestland in the province.
Tom Tidwell Takes Helm at USFS
“We’ve sued him a lot of times, but on a professional level, he’s easy to deal with,” said Michael Garrity, executive director for the Alliance for the Wild Rockies in Helena.
ME: Feds Place Atlantic Salmon, 3 Rivers, on Endangered List
The rules designate 12,000 miles of rivers/streams and about 300 square miles of lakes as "critical habitat" for the salmon. Officials will look closely at activities in the designated salmon habitat area, including hydropower, development, forestry, transportation, agriculture, mining, aquaculture.
NY: First Biomass Pellet Mill in US Gets FSC Certification
CAN: Ottawa New Fund to Back 'Green' Forest Industry
The federal government is preparing to announce a major fund to support capital spending by Canadians forest products companies to compete with a multibillion-dollar U.S. subsidy scheme for pulp mills.
PA: Local Reps Seek to Keep Heavier Trucks off Highways
State Rep. James E. Casorio Jr. will propose a resolution urging Congress to pass a pending bill that would prohibit states from allowing trucks over 80,000 pounds to travel the national highway system.
Fraser Papers Seeks Protection from Creditors
Fraser Papers Inc. is filing for protection from creditors in courts in Canada/ U.S., and says its mills in Maine/NH will continue to operate without disruption.
CA: Fed Judge Rules National Forest Plan Faulty
A federal judge has ruled that the USFWS and National Marine Fisheries Service failed to take into account sufficient legal protections for endangered species in the San Bernardino National Forest, Angeles, Los Padres and Cleveland National Forests.
Photo Essay: How is Your Maine Firewood Made?
Ever wonder where firewood comes from? How it's made? Photographer Tony Bessey took his camera to Doug Thomas's firewood operation in Ripley, Maine. Doug wrote the text. Together they produced a great little photo essay.
CAN: Biorefineries a Potential Lifeline for Quebec Mill Towns
Michael O'Shea has founded Montreal-based AP Fuels Inc. to push forward a bold proposal to build five large-scale biorefineries that would produce second-generation biofuels from trees.
