At the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, we also continue to urge the USGBC to end a forest certification policy that discriminates against North American forests and against most of the independent forest certification standards used in the United States and Canada.
To read our full statement visit http://www.sfiprogram.org/newsroom/?p=245, and to read what others are saying about this important issue see our document titled "Leaders Call for Inclusive LEED Forest Certification Credit" at http://www.sfiprogram.org/files /pdf/statements_leed_canada.pdf
Why does the Minister not mention Timmins? GP Corp. does not want this site and if this facility does not re-open, it will effect many other forest producers. That is the point that the opposition and the Minister is missing! N.ON needs both OSB plants open, not just one! The Minister has the last word on this deal, he cannot hide behind the court, because this deal hinges on the wood supply...that is final! and he alone has the power to grant the wood supply to GP or to Peter Grant and his finacial backers. Please keep our natural resources in Canadian hands!
USGBC has obviously been either shaken down by FSC proxies and or is in bed with FSC. FSC is a seriously corrupt organization which should be investigated for its geopolitical targeting of selected jurisdictions where it can massage or create standards unique to the situation (either up or down). FSC has no semblance of an objective international standard and should be able to be brought down on charges of practising non tariff trade barriers.
If the USGBC insists on maintaining its questionable relationship with FSC a more objective and competing alternative institution should emerge to replace it.
At 39.7 jobs per $1 million invested in sustainable forest management, the 16,000 jobs coming from Ontario's investment in Samsung is not much to brag about. Dalton, put $7 billion into sustainable forest management and we'll get 277,900 jobs. All GREEN jobs!
Berman, with much well funded help was successful at sterilizing much of the coastal forest economy thanks to an ambivalent and cowardly provincial government and a hopelessly rent seeking industry fully invested in it's outdated tenure system.
Taking on the oil sands will be a little more challenging. First, she will have to ignore the reality that diverting oil sands oil away from the US market will add much "demon" carbon to the atmosphere by increasing the transport cost of increased oil out of and into North America. Second, unlike chunks of the BC forest industry, shutting down the oil sands would not be politically acceptable. And, third, and most importantly, the hypothesis of any kind of significant AGW is entirely unsettled and even the hired guns of the hysteria junk science industry are having to admit that. They are expressing contrition not out of integrity but, like a famous golfer they recently got caught with their pants down.
In your article about Georgia-Pacific expansion into Canada, you state that "There is also a substantial Koch agricultural presence near Englehart in the little town of Earlton." You clearly imply that the Koch presence in Earlton is affiliated with large multinational Koch Industries, sole owner of Georgia-Pacific. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The agricultural business in Earlton is a family run enterprise built from the ground up by the owner and his sons. They just happen to coincidentally share the last name Koch. To even mention them in this article is just sloppy journalism, and could even provide fuel to the fire on this already emotionally charged local issue with implications that are just downright wrong.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Koch logo was checked and appeared entirely similar in form and colour. There is no separate website for the Earlton Koch and a wrong connection was made through local knowledge. This connection was in error and should not have been made.
The experts say ... almost makes me feel that a recovery may soon be in sight. Experts like Paul Quinn singled out AbitibiBowater, Canfor and Catalyst Paper as most attention worthy in a June 2008 report - stating Catalyst "is our prefered name in newsprint" and gave it an "outperform" rating. Since, Catalyst has gone from $1.35 to $0.28. Another one he liked and rated as "outperform" predicting it to go from $13.44 to $16 was Abitibibowater which as of April is defunct. I don't think anyone really knows what is in store for 2010, even the Experts.
How will such new entrant's who apply for this volume of wood add value to it. Are they exempt from "Manufactured in Canada". I really have my doubts that these new entrants will be able to be more cost effective that the ones that have gone bankrupt or are laging after this economic downturn - other than possibly they will have no monthly SFL fees or no unions. I can see smaller mid sized companies that are more manageable doing better while shortly demand will be more than supply. I would have a hard time giving credit to the government that this new tenure helped but rather supply has plumeted and inevitably demand will rise possibly in syncronism with the release of the "new tenure system". Whatever makes people at government feel like they are helping while their pay in $'s/kj is about 3 times the private industry - and alot more secure to boot.
the single biggest drawback from an interior finish contractors perspective is...standard studs will not stay straight....so insist on steel studs...but if finger joint studs were used walls would stay reasonably straight... make and promote a product that can be used and meet standards that are required...finger joint studs meet all structural standards...if lumber industry wants buisness you have to make a product that can be used..not corksrews and long bows
At the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, we also continue to urge the USGBC to end a forest certification policy that discriminates against North American forests and against most of the independent forest certification standards used in the United States and Canada.
To read our full statement visit http://www.sfiprogram.org/newsroom/?p=245, and to read what others are saying about this important issue see our document titled "Leaders Call for Inclusive LEED Forest Certification Credit" at http://www.sfiprogram.org/files /pdf/statements_leed_canada.pdf
It is time for people in the forest industry to organize a boycott of any business' which support LEEDS and FSC.
This includes architects, banks like RBC and the TD etc.
Why does the Minister not mention Timmins? GP Corp. does not want this site and if this facility does not re-open, it will effect many other forest producers. That is the point that the opposition and the Minister is missing! N.ON needs both OSB plants open, not just one! The Minister has the last word on this deal, he cannot hide behind the court, because this deal hinges on the wood supply...that is final! and he alone has the power to grant the wood supply to GP or to Peter Grant and his finacial backers. Please keep our natural resources in Canadian hands!
USGBC has obviously been either shaken down by FSC proxies and or is in bed with FSC. FSC is a seriously corrupt organization which should be investigated for its geopolitical targeting of selected jurisdictions where it can massage or create standards unique to the situation (either up or down). FSC has no semblance of an objective international standard and should be able to be brought down on charges of practising non tariff trade barriers.
If the USGBC insists on maintaining its questionable relationship with FSC a more objective and competing alternative institution should emerge to replace it.
At 39.7 jobs per $1 million invested in sustainable forest management, the 16,000 jobs coming from Ontario's investment in Samsung is not much to brag about. Dalton, put $7 billion into sustainable forest management and we'll get 277,900 jobs. All GREEN jobs!
Berman, with much well funded help was successful at sterilizing much of the coastal forest economy thanks to an ambivalent and cowardly provincial government and a hopelessly rent seeking industry fully invested in it's outdated tenure system.
Taking on the oil sands will be a little more challenging. First, she will have to ignore the reality that diverting oil sands oil away from the US market will add much "demon" carbon to the atmosphere by increasing the transport cost of increased oil out of and into North America. Second, unlike chunks of the BC forest industry, shutting down the oil sands would not be politically acceptable. And, third, and most importantly, the hypothesis of any kind of significant AGW is entirely unsettled and even the hired guns of the hysteria junk science industry are having to admit that. They are expressing contrition not out of integrity but, like a famous golfer they recently got caught with their pants down.
In your article about Georgia-Pacific expansion into Canada, you state that "There is also a substantial Koch agricultural presence near Englehart in the little town of Earlton." You clearly imply that the Koch presence in Earlton is affiliated with large multinational Koch Industries, sole owner of Georgia-Pacific. Nothing could be farther from the truth. The agricultural business in Earlton is a family run enterprise built from the ground up by the owner and his sons. They just happen to coincidentally share the last name Koch. To even mention them in this article is just sloppy journalism, and could even provide fuel to the fire on this already emotionally charged local issue with implications that are just downright wrong.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The Koch logo was checked and appeared entirely similar in form and colour. There is no separate website for the Earlton Koch and a wrong connection was made through local knowledge. This connection was in error and should not have been made.
The experts say ... almost makes me feel that a recovery may soon be in sight. Experts like Paul Quinn singled out AbitibiBowater, Canfor and Catalyst Paper as most attention worthy in a June 2008 report - stating Catalyst "is our prefered name in newsprint" and gave it an "outperform" rating. Since, Catalyst has gone from $1.35 to $0.28. Another one he liked and rated as "outperform" predicting it to go from $13.44 to $16 was Abitibibowater which as of April is defunct. I don't think anyone really knows what is in store for 2010, even the Experts.
How will such new entrant's who apply for this volume of wood add value to it. Are they exempt from "Manufactured in Canada". I really have my doubts that these new entrants will be able to be more cost effective that the ones that have gone bankrupt or are laging after this economic downturn - other than possibly they will have no monthly SFL fees or no unions. I can see smaller mid sized companies that are more manageable doing better while shortly demand will be more than supply. I would have a hard time giving credit to the government that this new tenure helped but rather supply has plumeted and inevitably demand will rise possibly in syncronism with the release of the "new tenure system". Whatever makes people at government feel like they are helping while their pay in $'s/kj is about 3 times the private industry - and alot more secure to boot.
the single biggest drawback from an interior finish contractors perspective is...standard studs will not stay straight....so insist on steel studs...but if finger joint studs were used walls would stay reasonably straight... make and promote a product that can be used and meet standards that are required...finger joint studs meet all structural standards...if lumber industry wants buisness you have to make a product that can be used..not corksrews and long bows