Obama Announces Steps to Boost Biofuels, Clean Coal
“Now, I happen to believe that we should pass a comprehensive energy and climate bill.”
SC: Sen. Graham Still Pushing Cap-and-Trade
Meanwhile, Senate moderates are pushing Obama to accept an energy-only approach without pricing carbon emissions.
AZ: Are The Forest Wars Officially Over?
Vilsack said collaboration between environmentalists, Forest Service administrators, state/local officials will serve as a national model.
MT: Tester Changes Forest Bill
Sen. Tester announced a slew of proposed changes to his Forest Jobs and Recreation Act.
MT: Tester Forest Bill's Unrealistic Goals?
We’re not so certain sustained timber industry employment will be the outcome.
MT: Rehberg Posts Wilderness Comments Online
Congressman Denny Rehberg posted verbal/written comments he heard from Montanans during 22 public meetings on Sen. Tester’s Wilderness bill.
OR: Man Sues Over Tree That Fell, Hurt Him
The suit says Bert Fernandez was driving through Rogue River National Forest when a 32-foot-tree fell on his truck.
CA: USFS Officer Drives Miles to Issue Warning About Ad
A miles-long journey off federal property to warn a man not to post advertisements for his business on a USFS bulletin board.
AZ: Mexico to Place Five Wolves Near Arizona
U.S. state/federal agencies will treat any wolves from Mexico as fully endangered, largely untouchable.
CAN: Corner Brook Unions Accept Wage Deferral
But the wage deferral is only the first step for some of the unions.
CAN: Logger Union Votes on Concessions
“We know no company can continue to operate with losses...”
Study: Eastern Trees in the Midst of a Growth Spurt
On average, the stands were expanding the equivalent of a single two-foot-diameter tree.
Video: Office Paper to Toilet Paper: White Goat Paper Recycler
MO: Prescribed Burns Planned at Missouri Forest
The fires are intended to improve the forest's health and wildlife habitat.
OR: State Senator Wants to Outlaw Plastic Bags
"I don't think people understand the true cost of these bags," Hass said.
OR: Deere’s Nate Clark to Deliver Keynote Address, 2010 OR Logging Conference
“I look forward to addressing the conference about the challenges and opportunities facing the logging industry,” said Clark.
Genetically Modified Forest Planned for U.S. Southeast
IP and MeadWestvaco are banking on a gene splice that restricts trees' ability to reproduce, meant to allay fears of bioengineered eucalyptus turning invasive.
Fastest Growing Renewable Energy Source: Wood Pellets
The European Union mandated 20 percent of EU energy must come from renewable energy sources by 2020.
WY: Pine Beetle Infestation Might Slow
The mountain bark beetle epidemic may be slowing in southern Wyoming. The insects are running out of adult lodgepole pine trees.
Caterpillar Intros Stout Center Post Sawhead for Thinning through Final Harvest
Designed from the ground up to meet customer expectations for durability, performance and serviceability, the saw is built to withstand heavy loads.
Enhancements to Prentice Wheel Feller Bunchers Boost Performance and Reliability
Together the upgraded carrier and sawheads greatly improve the productivity and reliability of the Prentice feller buncher system.
CAN: Catalyst Paper Laying Off 70
Poor demand is forcing it to indefinitely idle a paper machine and a de-inking facility.
OR: Taxpayer Ambush in Oregon
Oregon’s highest income tax rate moves to 11% from 9% - highest in the nation.
TreeMetrics 3D Forest Measurement System
The first commercially available solution in the world that measures tree straightness and taper.
MT: Forest Biomass Offers Promise, Pitfalls
Recent closure of Smurfit-Stone’s paper mill has loggers/sawmill operators wondering who will buy their small logs, sawdust, chips, other residues.
CA: USFS Gets $185M to Expand Payroll in Region
To fund projects involving hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, construction and maintenance of facilities, roads and trails, abandoned mines and wood-to-energy projects.
VA: USFS Closes Some ATV Trails
Closing Patterson Mountain ATV Trail System, a 16-mile network.
CAN: Corner Brook Employee to Vote Concession Proposal
It appears much of the future of Corner Brook Pulp/Paper will unfold this week.
Russia: Anger, Putin to Reopen Lake Baikal Paper Mill
Putin amended legislation to allow the pollution of Russia's Lake Baikal, home to one-fifth of the world's supply of fresh water.
CA: USFS Boosting Patrol to Catch Snowmobilers
Riding in closed areas is both a federal/state offense, punishable by fines up to $5,000, six months in jail and possible seizure of snowmobiles.
AK: Murkowski Wants to Stop EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations
“[T]his command-and-control approach is our worst option for reducing the emissions blamed for climate change," Murkowski said.
U.S. House Approves Timber Contract Bill
To give the Interior Department authority to grant one-time contract extensions to buyers of timber on Bureau of Land Management forests.
MA: Brown's Win Impacts Senate Climate Debate
"I oppose a national cap and trade program..."
CAN: Forest Industry Can Help with Haiti Housing
I suggest our forest industry has the capability to develop a housing unit that can be packaged/shipped possibly ten houses in one shipping container.
Labor's $60 Billion Payoff
Two workers who are identical in every respect—wages, job, health plan—will be treated differently by the tax system, based solely on union membership.
NC: NCAPL Featured Southern Loggin' Times
The North Carolina Professional Loggers Association, Inc. pulled out of the station just over two years ago and has already made an impact.
GA: Germans Build Biomass Plant for Euro Plant
Germany's RWE is building a biomass facility in the U.S. to produce wood pellets for burning in a Dutch power plant.
WA: State/Private Sector Biomass Projects
Washington's commissioner of public lands announced partnerships using state forestlands biomass.
OR: Rep. Smith Calls for Passage of Biomass Legislation
House Bill 3608 will provide financial incentives for the transportation and production of woody biomass materials originating from Oregon’s dead and dying forests.
WA: Longview Fibre Seeks Biomass Boiler Permit
Fibre officials said the 65-megawatt biomass plant will burn 38,000 tons of mill waste, including wood chips, sawdust, hog fuel each month.
OR: Burn Wood Not Coal
Seventy-six new wood pellet plants/113 new wood-powered biomass electricity plants have been announced in North America since 2007.
CA: Stanislaus Forest Road Rules Draw Public Appeals
Environmentalists, four-wheel-drive enthusiasts and other parties challenged the rules approved Nov. 12.
ID: Enviros Sue Over Forest Motorized Vehicle Plan
Claiming the new off-road vehicle plan for the Salmon-Challis National Forest fails to protect land, streams and wildlife.
WA: Five Pulp/Paper Mills Measure Social/Enviro Footprint
To find out how they can improve their impact on the environment, the economy, their communities.
UT: Manufacturers Protest EPA Action
WildEarth Guardians is challenging EPA’s failure to force western states to limit interstate transport of pollution.
WA: Port Angeles Paper Mill Biomass Initiative
One of the first to partner with the state in renewable energy projects using biomass from state forestlands.
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