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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Support Trusted Environmental Information from Dovetail Partners
Do you know which is greener – wool carpet, cork flooring or linoleum? Do you have questions about the impacts of renewable energy? Are you looking for a trusted source of environmental information?... Continued...

World's Last Great Forest Under Threat: New Study
The world's last remaining "pristine" forest -- the boreal forest across large stretches of Russia, Canada and other northern countries -- is under increasing threat, a team of international researchers has found.... Continued...

Wood Products Company Weathers The Economic Storm (Minn.)
AMID the economic slowdown, Rivard Companies in East Bethel, Minnesota has chosen to view these times not so much as problematic but rather as a time to rethink strategies. This has meant broadening the scope of their operation through new products and new markets. As a result, in what can best be d... Continued...

Sale of Duluth steam plant approved (Minn.)
Minnesota Power’s petition to purchase steam boilers and wood handling facilities from the city of Duluth to expand biomass energy production won approval today from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.... Continued...

Globe and Mail specifies FSC in new procurement policy
The Globe and Mail has announced a new procurement policy that gives preference to FSC certified paper for their virgin fiber needs. The policy outlines the company’s intent to source environmentally responsible fiber for newsprint and other papers.... Continued...

When the BOUGH BREAKS (Ore.)
Oregon’s new plan for the Tillamook State Forest calls for more cuts, but critics say it won’t help the state’s flagging timber industry... Continued...

World nearing ‘tipping point’ on climate change, forests minister warns
Science to help turn beetle-battered trees into biofuels... Continued...

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Vilsack calls for renewed emphasis on forests
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Friday outlined a vision for managing the nation's forests that placed a high priority on restoration to protect water resources and combat climate change.... Continued...

Waiting for Work In the Silent Woods
Clarence "Sunnyman" Primm figures there are more than 70 people connected with the lumber industry in these parts who know how to reach him on his two-way radio. He loves the crackling sound of the thing. Because when a call comes in, when the buzzing pierces his blue shirt, when that scratchy human... Continued...

Labour talks break off between BC interior forestry workers and Conifer
Talks have broken off between thousands of unionized forestry workers in the B.C. Interior and an group representing independent producers in the province.... Continued...

Weak forest definition may undermine REDD efforts
The weak definition of what constitutes forest under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) puts the effectiveness of a proposed mechanism for reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD) at risk, argue researchers writing in the journal Conservation Lette... Continued...

The plan: Plant 125 million trees
Group wants massive program to reforest Appalachian mine sites... Continued...

FSC launches 2009 Market Survey
FSC has launched the 2009 Market Survey to solicit valuable feedback from certificate holders. The survey is available in several languages and will be open online from now through 19 October 2009.... Continued...

Thursday, August 13, 2009

India makes forestry key plank in climate change plan
The Indian government unveiled a major plan to protect its forests on Tuesday, saying the initiative was a key element in its strategy to combat climate change. "Countries like India must get adequate credit for increasing its forest cover that absorbs greenhouse gases," said Environment Ministe... Continued...

Kimberly-Clark preferences FSC in revised procurement policy
Kimberly-Clark (K-C) has announced a stronger procurement standard that outlines the company’s intent to secure all of its wood fiber from environmentally responsible sources. The revised policy gives preference to FSC certified wood fiber and sets targets for FSC certified fiber in the K-C supply c... Continued...

Reminder: FSC invites comments on first comprehensive review of Principles and Criteria
The P&C is FSC’s core document for forest management certification and can only be changed by a vote of the FSC membership. Draft 2-0 of the “FSC Principles and Criteria” (FSC-STD-01-001 V5-0 D2-0) is the first of three drafts to be developed by the P&C Review Working Group for public consultation. ... Continued...

The Carbon Footprint Of Beetle Infestations
An infestation of beetles in forests across North America has some regulators concerned over the increasing carbon footprint their devastation could leave behind. So far, the infestation has killed off millions of acres of pine forests in the US and Canada, and millions of spruce trees could be t... Continued...

Court blocks road construction in national forests
A federal appeals court Wednesday blocked road construction in at least 40 million acres of pristine national forests. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reinstates most of a 2001 rule put in place by President Bill Clinton just before he left office that proh... Continued...

Workers overwhelmed as B.C. burns
One of the worst outbreaks of forest fires in British Columbia history is beginning to overwhelm the province's hard pressed firefighting crews. Firefighters who have been battling for weeks in scorching heat to keep scores of raging fires at bay are being forced to let many fires burn unchecked... Continued...

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Amazon deforestation speeds up: Brazil space agency
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rainforest in June was four times more devastating than the month before, further depleting what is seen as one of the biggest buffers against global warming, official data revealed Tuesday. Satellite imagery analyzed by Brazil's National Institute for Space Resea... Continued...