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October 31, 2011

Positioned for Growth

It's no wonder Canada is a world leader in forestry and wood products. The country has 10 provinces, three territories and endless shorelines along the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

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October 31, 2011

Report fails to see the forest for the carbon

At first glance, the latest biomass study out of Oregon State University seemed like bad news with a capital B. It certainly could pose yet another obstacle for champions of woody biomass removal, the latest and perhaps best hope to address the problems of our rural forest communities.

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Nov. 2, 2011

Greenpeace says burning trees for energy a bad idea

A Greenpeace report says government policies that encourage burning more trees to create energy threaten Canada's forests and climate.

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October 26, 2011

NAFO refutes OSU biomass study conclusions

The authors of a study recently published by Oregon State University’s College of Forestry says that the production of bioenergy from U.S.

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10.10.2011

Norway launches international energy and climate partnership

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September 25, 2011

EFSOS II - UN/ECE Forest sector and timber outlook study summary

If no major policies or strategies are changed in the forest sector and trends outside it follow the lines described by the IPCC B2 scenario, consumption of forest products and wood energy will grow steadily and wood supply will expand to meet this demand (see Figure 24).

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September 26, 2011

Avoiding deforestation in the context of biofuel feedstock expansion

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September 21, 2011

‘Serious’ Error Found in Carbon Savings for Biofuels

The European Union is overestimating the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions achieved through reliance on biofuels as a result of a “serious accounting error,” according to a draft opinion by an influential committee of 19 scientists and academics.

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14 September 2011

Biomass Energy Drives Global Land Rush

By Lorenzo Cotula (PhD), lorenzo.cotula@iied.org, senior researcher at the International Institute of Environment and Development, UK

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September 7th

So what happens now to the plan to burn wood for power in Port Hawkesbury?

Remember the plan to burn wood in Port Hawkesbury to create power for Nova Scotia Power?

You may have been thinking that plan was dead now that the NewPage mill is being idled, but you may be wrong.

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