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As we wrote last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was expected to release a revised spotted owl plan

In June we wrote about the 20th anniversary of the spotted owl’s listing as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species

Two op-eds were published recently in the Oregonian that bring up some important issues about the future of the timber

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is still considering whether to pull its exemption for biomass plants when it comes to

The Tyee, a Canadian online news magazine, ran a 5-part series this week on the SFI vs. FSC forestry certification

Is biochar the world’s most promising solution to climate change? That seems to be the news coming out of a

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is now considering  whether to pull its exemption for biomass plants when it comes to

As we recently wrote, the timber industry has been in the green business for decades, and people in Washington state

While a biomass operation was recently announced in Port Townsend, Wash., a new poll shows that public support for biomass

It feels like all we hear about these days is green. Green business, green cars, green energy, green building. It’s

Biomass plants are being built across the country, as more and more people discover the environmental benefits of burning woody

As we wrote last week, the 20th anniversary of the spotted owl’s listing under the U.S. Endangered Species Act has

We first wrote in May about a historic plan in California, developed with timber companies, environmental groups and government officials,

Comments on the latest draft of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED rating system are being taken until 5 p.m.

It was 20 years ago — June 26, 1990 — that the spotted owl was listed as threatened under the

The debate over forest certification is one of the most important stories for today’s timber industry.  As we’ve followed closely

The biomass news just keeps coming. It’s been more than a week now since a fundamentally flawed study was released

One of the authors of a fundamentally flawed biomass study released last week now says that the study’s conclusions were

A piece of news came out late last week that would seem to have a significant impact on the biomass

Could genetically altered trees be on the horizon? According to the Associated Press, the Southern paper industry is planning the

These are promising economic times for the timber industry, but it’s important to note how low timber sales have been

The debate over forest certification requires constant vigilance, and we are happy that the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is going

It’s always difficult to be part of the proud U.S. timber industry and see substandard or questionable wood flood the

The national media is starting to pay attention to the biomass phenomenon. Dozens of plants are being built across the

More details have emerged about the historic deal reached in Canada between the forest industry and environmental groups, an agreement