by Working Forest | Mar 3, 2016 | Archives
As you prepare for the March 3 meeting of First Ministers to discuss Canada’s climate change policy framework, we are writing to suggest your government’s consideration of a “Carbon First” principle for infrastructure spending and procurement policy decisions. This...
by Working Forest | Mar 3, 2016 | Archives
An Ontario judge has ruled that accounting regulators can pursue disciplinary action against former Sino-Forest Corp. chief financial officer David Horsley, who is facing a possible two-year suspension from working as an accountant. Mr. Horsley argued that the...
by Working Forest | Mar 3, 2016 | Archives
In this entry, we are going to look at some of the behind-the-scenes economics that are quietly whirring away in the background before any tree gets cut down or any log gets sliced up. The forests in the NW region of Pennsylvania are almost all privately owned. The...
by Working Forest | Mar 3, 2016 | Archives
The search for ways to build greener, more energy-efficient buildings has triggered a 21st century version of the old skyscraper race, but these contestants aren’t made of concrete and steel. This week’s Globe Conference on sustainability in Vancouver will...
by Working Forest | Mar 3, 2016 | Archives
University of B.C. research into forest renewal, quantum computer nanotechnology, solar power, high-tech manufacturing, forestry products and the subarctic ocean climate got a boost of $3.5 million Tuesday from the federal Natural Sciences and Engineering Research...
by Working Forest | Mar 3, 2016 | Archives
The Lheidli T’enneh First Nation and the provincial Ministry of Forests forged a timber harvesting agreement that will last the next 25 years. It was announced on Tuesday that the indigenous nation encompassing Prince George would get access to 25,000 cubic...
