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Treehugger
The respected German newspaper, Die Welt, published an article under the title "The naive carelessness of the wood burner." In fairness to the complexities of translation, the German word "Sorglosigkeit" might also be translated as "carefreeness," but either way the message is clear: Anyone who bought into the idea that wood pellets can solve climate change issues related to heating with oil or coal has erred.
Is it true? Do we need to be concerned already that we are at "peak wood"? A closer look at the details in the article provide an amazing view of what some would call a trifecta of environmental, economic and feasibility success.
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FPS
The Forest Products Society and Forest Products and Timber Construction Department — Salzburg University of Applied Sciences a will jointly host the fourth edition of the Processing Technologies for the Forest and Biobased Products Industries Conference (PTF BPI), Oct. 25-26 in St. Simons Island, Georgia.
The conference is dedicated to the exchange of information and ideas about research on process technologies, quality control, and process improvement. Contemporary topics on real-time predictive modeling of processes, continuous improvement, lean manufacturing, lean six-sigma and advanced data mining will be presented at the conference.
FPS
Mass timber construction is growing in markets where wood hasn't been used for years — mid- to high-rise buildings. Under the theme "New Horizons for the Forest Products Industry," the Forest Products Society (FPS), the global network for forest products professionals, will host the 70th International Convention Monday through Wednesday, June 27-29, in Portland, Oregon, highlighting a focused discussion among the global forest products community being conducted to develop cross-laminated timber and other products to support this emerging demand.
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Biomass Magazine
Though an Idaho pellet plant project announced last spring hasn't yet come to fruition, the project is still alive and working to overcome final hurdles. Centennial Renewable Energy plans to build on 48 of 135 acres of the previous site of a Potlatch Lumber Co. timber plant that was built in the early 1900s and shuttered in 1979.
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KMMS-AM
Montana Sen. Steve Daines has introduced major legislation that will improve the health of both Indian and federal forest land.
Daines' bill, the Tribal Forestry Participation and Protection Act helps keep Indian forest land and nearby federal forest land healthy by fostering greater cooperation between tribes and the Departments of Agriculture and Interior. This legislation will empower Montana tribes and federal agencies with a new tool to expedite critical restoration projects on certain federal lands, increasing active management and improving forest health.
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Biomass Magazine
The International Renewable Energy Agency has released a report finding more than 8.1 million people worldwide are currently employed by the renewable energy industry, up 5 percent from last year. The report, titled "Renewable Energy and Jobs — Annual Review 2016," determined the total number of renewable energy jobs increased in 2015 while jobs in the broader energy sector fell. In the U.S., renewable energy jobs increased 6 percent, while employment in oil and gas decreased 18 percent. In China, renewable energy employed 3.5 million people, while oil and gas employed only 2.6 million.
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The Bemidji Pioneer
Golden-winged warblers are little birds in big trouble. Scientists say they are declining faster than any other songbird in North America. They are under consideration for federal Endangered Species Act protections. The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology says only about 400,000 breeding adults remain, a decline of 66 percent since the 1960s. In some eastern states, their population has crashed by 98 percent.
But in northern Minnesota, the tiny songbirds, less than half an ounce, are doing quite well. It's now believed that half of all golden-winged warblers on the continent spend their summers in Minnesota.
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Woodworking Network
The European Pallet Association has made a major breakthrough in the battle against counterfeiters of EPAL Euro pallets. Thanks to the extensive teamwork of the EPAL representation in Ukraine and the independent inspection company Bureau Veritas, it has been possible to identify a producer of illegal EPAL pallets. In a joint campaign with the local police force, Bureau Veritas and Ukrainian lawyers, EPAL located and seized large quantities of counterfeit EPAL Euro pallets, as well as counterfeit branding plates. The counterfeiter will face criminal prosecution for the commercial infringement of trademark laws.
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Helicopter Investor
Erickson Incorporated has been contracted to provide helicopter transport in support of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Forest Inventory Analysis project. Under the five-year contract, Erickson will deliver one light lift helicopter for charter services to an inter-agency field crew led by the Alaska DNR Division of Forestry, United States Department of Agricultural and United States Forest Service. The crew will establish forestry field plots to analyze and monitor over several years as part of a national program.
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