by Working Forest | Oct 27, 2016 | Archives
Catalyst Paper, which owns the Crofton pulp mill, is now considering its options if the deal to sell the company to the Indian-based Kejriwal Group International falls through. The four principal stakeholders in Catalyst, who own 79 per cent of the B.C.-based company,...
by Working Forest | Oct 27, 2016 | Archives
Ontario’s moose population is under threat with “rapid declines” in numbers over the past decade, warns the environmental commissioner in a new report that urges the government to take better care of the province’s wildlife and forests. “It matters that moose are in...
by Working Forest | Oct 26, 2016 | Archives
Imagine what it would be like to buy or sell a house without the frame of reference provided by a real estate market. The value of your property would be unknown and you wouldn’t be able to price-check comparable houses, because that information wouldn’t be available....
by Working Forest | Oct 26, 2016 | Archives
The Netherlands currently shares with Ireland the title of Europe’s least wooded country—trees currently cover just 11 percent of its surface area. But following an announcement Monday, Mainland Europe’s most densely populated country should start getting a lot...
by Working Forest | Oct 26, 2016 | Archives
Biofuels and bioenergy have now become an essential component in the world’s renewable energy mix. Last month, French multinational energy company, Total (NYSE: TOT) and Bill Gates recently invested $14 million in a new biomass conversion technology from clean tech...