by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
After two punishing wildfire seasons, the 2016 Northwest Territories fire season has started in unusually calm fashion. Updating reporters on Monday, Richard Olsen — the territory’s fire operations manager — said 2016 had been “quite quiet” to date....
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
Moderate and heavy rainfall across much of Northwestern Ontario over the past few days has allowed provincial crews to get a better foot-hold against the region’s seven active forest fires, the province said Monday. “Rain by itself isn’t enough to put out a fire, but...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
Resolute Forest Products Inc. (NYSE: RFP) (TSX: RFP) today announced a federal lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA, Greenpeace Fund, Inc., STAND (formerly ForestEthics) and a...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. announced today (May 31) that it will curtail operations at its Quesnel pellet plant effective immediately. There are a number of factors that have gone into the decision. Key among them are that the plant, first opened in 1988, was...
by Working Forest | Jun 1, 2016 | Archives
The moving deadline for B.C.’s latest bold plan to control Earth’s weather with taxes has slid from March into June. Now that Premier Christy Clark has jetted back from her latest liquefied natural gas sales trip to Korea and Japan, brace yourself for the big reveal...
