by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2018 | Archives
Researchers in Japan have developed a technique for making alcohol by fermenting wood, paving the way for the creation of the world’s first wood liquor. According to a report in the South China Morning Post, The safety of the product, which carries the distinctive...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2018 | Archives
With a total of 3.088 m m³, China imported 64 percent more softwood from Europe last year than in the previous year. According to Chinese Customs figures, the main supplier was Finland, as in the previous year, where purchases rose by 84% percent to 1.683 m m³. This...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2018 | Archives
THE CANADIAN PRESS — The cancellation of Ontario’s cap-and-trade system will leave billions of dollars in carbon credits in limbo and consumers on the hook for pricey home upgrades that were expected to be part of a rebate program. Incoming premier Doug Ford has...
by Working Forest | Jun 25, 2018 | Archives
Wahkohtowin GP Development Inc., a regional Aboriginal economic development corporation for three Chapleau area First Nations, and First Resource Management Group Inc., have officially launched a Joint Venture Aboriginal forest management company, known as...
by Working Forest | Jun 20, 2018 | Archives
Funded in 2011 by the USDA Forest Service, Wood Education & Resource Center (WERC), Dovetail Partners conducted a study on the potential for carbon sequestration (storage) in three urban hardwood products: landscape mulch, biomass for fuel, and solid wood...
