by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2017 | Archives
Natural gas provides almost a quarter of the world’s energy, and deriving this valuable resource from forestry waste, instead of fossil fuels, can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of burning natural gas by 85 per cent. G4 Insights Inc., a Burnaby, B.C.-based firm,...
by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2017 | Archives
A recent Chatham House report claimed that burning wood for electricity is worse for the climate than using coal. It sparked a backlash from a group of 125 academics in the field who said the research was deeply flawed. Now supporters of the original study have hit...
by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2017 | Archives
The provincial government has announced fire sprinklers will be required on the balconies of all new four-storey wood-frame residential buildings effective July 20. The update to the BC Building Code comes after the Dec. 11 Paddington Station fire that destroyed the...
by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2017 | Archives
The evolution of Thunder Bay area’s enlightened approach to all things green continues with a new enterprise that is also good business. Converting a variety of waste products into a useful one on a large scale is the goal of Eco Waste Depot which has just received...
by Working Forest | Mar 16, 2017 | Archives
With the province’s new carbon tax expected to cost Calgary Transit at least $3.75 million over the next two years, city bureaucrats may soon study if switching buses to renewable diesel is a good idea. Jeff Brookman, with Calgary-based renewable fuels company...
by Working Forest | Mar 15, 2017 | Archives
Canada’s lumber industry is in a stronger position to weather a U.S. trade battle than it was during the last major clash a decade ago, but smaller Quebec and Ontario producers would be particularly vulnerable to duties that may arrive within weeks, industry...
