Whats Killing the Great Forests of the American West? Across western North America, huge tracts of forest are dying off at an extraordinary rate, mostly because of outbreaks of insects. Scientists are now seeing such forest die-offs around the world and are linking them to changes in climate
Japan Wants Worlds Largest Woodchip Exporter to Sell FSC Certified Product For decades environmentalists have expressed their concern that these ancient forests, with all their attendant biodiversity were being irrevocably destroyed to feed a rapacious wood chip industry
Large industry committed to reducing carbon footprint Energy: Six N.B. firms receive a total of nearly $3.4M from Efficiency N.B. for new projects
Biomass electric power plant plan OKd Manatee County Commissioners approved Tuesday a rezoning of about 48 acres and the preliminary site plan for a power plant that will produce electricity by burning wood chips
Biomass Pellet Boiler Installed In Haddington, Near Edinburgh
Cloquet Company Receives National Logging Award Cloquet company Berthiaume Logging received the 2010 National Outstanding Logger award this past weekend
Mass. coalition publicizes initiatives negative impacts Proponents of renewable energy in Massachusetts have formed a coalition to educate the public about the detriments of a proposed ballot initiative that would unreasonably limit carbon emissions
Company to manage city facility He will assume management effective April 1 of the city of Topeka's yard materials recycling facility near Interstate 70 and MacVicar Avenue
South Reynolds School gets $1 million grant for biomass heating system Southern Reynolds School District has been awarded a nearly $1 million grant to install a new, more energy and cost efficient heating system for its buildings
Ohio Has 70 Woodlands Job Corps Positions The Ohio Department of Natural Resources ensures a balance between wise use and protection of our natural resources for the benefit of all
Out with the old stove, exchange it for a rebate The East Kootenay Woodstove Exchange for spring 2010 begins on March 1, 2010
We Energies Wants To Build $255M Plant We Energies has filed for regulatory permission to build a $255 million biomass power plant near Wausau
New Mexico revokes $30 million in Tax Breaks from Forest Biomass Company The New Mexico Division of Energy Conservation and Management has not met the 24-month milestone to generate electricity as required in the states administrative code
Harbour strike shuts down most of Finnish forest industry output 60 per cent of Finlands paper production capacity is at a standstill because of the ongoing strike by stevedores
NorthWestern says more renewable energy coming NorthWestern Energy is telling the Montana governor that it is investing more in system improvements and paving the way for more renewable energy
Forest Service assumes management of former Plum Creek lands The Lolo and Flathead National Forests are assuming management of approximately 112,000 acres of former Plum Creek Timber Company
Biofuel and Bioenergy Production Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Announces Availability of Funding to Promote Rural Biofuel and Bioenergy Production
Renewable Energy in Colorado, Woody Biomass Replacing Coal Congratulations Terry Meikle
Savannah To Host Renewable Energy Conference Savannah Mayor Otis Johnson signed a deal in Austria to bring the meeting to the coastal city
Vermont Economic Development Authority approves $36.4M in aid The Vermont Economic Development Authority has approved $36.4 million in economic development financing assistance for a variety of large and small business projects
Two-pass Woody Biomass Harvesting Operations One California landowning company developed a two-pass removal system in a sawtimber/biomass harvest
Netherlands wood pellets market development history Netherlands have two wood pellets manufacturers with their total manufacturing capacity of 130,000 tons, and industry experts see no signs of this capacity possible increase
Five bio-energy plants poised for development and one locally Pristine Power is poised to develop five bioenergy plants throughout North-Central BC
Fuels to Schools Heats and Warms a Community Idaho school fixes high cost of fuel by replacing the existing boiler with a modern biomass-fired boiler
2010 Montana Forest Landowner Conference - Helena, MT "Coping with Montana's Forest Health Crisis on Privately Owned Forests"