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Another interesting article!

Hi: I thought the the article, The Giving Trees might clarify some confusion out there about carbon sequestration, specifically, confusion over stocks of carbon vs fluxes of carbon.  Old forests have large carbon stocks and smaller carbon fluxes for the most part.  The article talks about some of these issues and the state of the science in this field. Thanks, Tom

Interesting article!

I thought the following article might interest you. The issues squarely shows the value of forest conservation over development in rural areas.

Tom Duffus - The Conservation Fund

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Closed-Door Deal Could Open Land In Montana Forest Service Angers Locals With Move That May Speed Building

MISSOULA, Mont. (July 5, 2008) -- The Bush administration is preparing to ease the way for the nation's largest private landowner to convert hundreds of thousands of acres of mountain forestland to residential subdivisions.

The deal was struck behind closed doors between Mark E. Rey, the former timber lobbyist who oversees the U.S. Forest Service, and Plum Creek Timber Co., a former logging company turned real estate investment trust that is building homes. Plum Creek owns more than 8 million acres nationwide, including 1.2 million acres in the mountains of western Montana, where local officials were stunned and outraged at the deal.

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To read the full article click on the words IndustryTrends in the Tag Cloud on the menu to the right. You will see a link to article listed there.

Innovation in Finland

The article I quote from below recently came across my desk and appeared in the Seattle Times earlier this month. You might find it of interest.

The article starts off with the following:

• Finland ranks at or near the top of many enviable lists — economic competitiveness, political transparency, environmental sustainability, technology achievement and even happiness. What's the secret?

Read the rest of the article by clicking on the link in my learning log.

You may also want to check out the article mentioned in the post below. It is a good follow-up read to this one.

 

Comparing forest industry trends in Canada and Finland

Dan Duckert, Research Forester for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, is coordinating our May 14-16 forest tour in Thunder Bay. He sent us a very interesting article that compares the Finnish and Canadian forest industries. Talk about relevant! The article starts with the following:

• Intellectual capital resides in the oddest places--like Finland's forestry industry. The tiny country's ascendance to global pre-eminence shows how the lumbering giant called Canada can't even see the woods for the trees.

To read more just click in cloud on the words ForestryTrends, Canada or Finland and you'l be taken to the link for the article.