by Working Forest | Aug 22, 2019 | Archives
The Canadian Press — Bigger, hotter wildfires are turning Canada’s vast boreal forest into a significant new source of climate-changing greenhouse gases, scientists say. The shift, which may have already happened, could force firefighters to change how they...
by Working Forest | Aug 22, 2019 | Archives
CNN–Fires are raging at a record rate in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and scientists warn that it could strike a devastating blow to the fight against climate change. According to a report by CNN, the fires are burning at the highest rate since the...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2019 | Archives
VICTORIA, Cision News Wire — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, announced more than $4.3 million to support 49 new conservation projects across Canada, over the next three years. These projects focus on protecting priority places,...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2019 | Archives
BURTON-UPON-TRENT, UK, –Molson Coors in the UK and Ireland is removing the plastic packaging from its Carling and Coors Light brands, as part of new global packaging goals. The brewer will remove the plastic film wrap from large multipacks by the end of March...
by Working Forest | Aug 21, 2019 | Archives
WASHINGTON, Woodworking Network – U.S. housing starts declined four percent in July with a large decline in construction of multi-family housing units, according to published reports. Housing starts fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.191 million and the...
