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Bioenergy Insight
Canada's wood pellet exports grew by 1 percent to a total of 781,083 tonnes in the first half of 2015 when compared to the same time period last year, data from Statistics Canada shows. Increased deliveries to the U.K., Canada's No. 1 wood pellet export target, offset declines in shipments from Italy and South Korea, the data shows. Canadian H1 pellet exports to the U.K. totalled at 587,205 tonnes, up 26 percent from last year.
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KTHV-TV
Nearly one-third of Arkansas is under a burn ban with only the humidity acting as a fire deterrent. While it can feel gross, it's the state's best friend when coming to keeping wild fires in check, but that isn't stopping the Forestry Commission from readying their fleets.
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Biomass Magazine
According to results from a new study released by the University of New Hampshire, indoor storage of pellets in homes using the fuel for heat does not pose a risk of generating carbon monoxide (CO) levels above recommended thresholds. The issue has been contentious in the Northeast, said Adam Sherman, executive director of Vermont-based Biomass Energy Resource Center.
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U.S. Geological Survey
Forests worldwide are vulnerable to growing risks of drought — and heat-induced tree mortality and forest die-off because of a rapidly warming Earth, according to just-published research in the scientific journal Ecosphere. The paper is an invited "ESA Centennial Paper" to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Ecological Society of America.
Researchers from the USGS, University of Arizona and Los Alamos National Laboratory assessed more than 400 research studies on forest mortality to help answer the question about whether forests will be more or less vulnerable to projected climate change in the future, a subject of significant scientific debate.
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Virginia Tech University
USA Today College has ranked Virginia Tech as the nation's best for studying natural resources and conservation. In the past, media organizations traditionally have not ranked natural resources programs because most rankings focus on disciplines and curricula that enroll larger numbers of students. While many U.S. colleges offer environmental science and natural resources related courses, only 46 institutions offer a comprehensive slate.
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WSAU-FM
A central Wisconsin training center gets to show off one of the nation's premier programs to federal officials Monday. Mid-State Technical College's Urban Forestry Program was developed by Technical and Industrial Division Associate Dean Ronald Zilmer, and has become a model program. Mid-State's spokesman Karl Easttorp says United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Undersecretary for Natural Resources and Environment Butch Blazer wants to see the program up close.
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CBC
New research out of Laurentain University could lead to a win-win situation for the mining and the forest industries. Ph.D. student Jessica Arteaga is looking into using wood sludge to remediate mine tailings. The sludge consists of woody fibers produced as a byproduct of creating pulp. Arteaga said she hopes mixing the sludge into mine tailings will create a soil that plants can grow in.
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Inhabitat
Plans have been announced for a construction project that will result in the world's largest biomass plant in the United Kingdom. The Tees Renewable Energy Plant (REP) will be located in the Port of Teesside, Middlesbrough, and it will have a capacity of 299 megawatts. The plant will produce enough renewable energy for its own operations while supplying power to commercial and residential utility customers in the area by burning wood pellets largely sourced from American forests.
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REMI Network
The Government of Québec announced the publication of a technical guide entitled "Bâtiments de construction massive en bois d’au plus 12 étages" ("Construction of Mass Timber Buildings Up to 12 Storeys"). The guide outlines the technical principles required to design and construct wooden buildings up to 12 storys using mass timber. The announcement was made by Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard in the presence of Hon. Sam Hamad, minister of labor, employment and social solidarity, and Pierre Lapointe, president and CEO of FPInnovations.
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