Small Wood News - May 27, 2009

BREAKING NEWS ~

American Tree Farm System Recognizes Alabama's Forest Stewardship Plans,
The Alabama Forestry Commission and the ATFS announced today that ATFS
certification universally recognizes Alabama's Forest Stewardship Plan as meeting
management planning requirements for family forest landowners
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Liberia - US$17m Modern Sawmill Under Construction
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Sharply Declining Wood Costs For Pulpmills Worldwide In The 1Q 2009
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FEATURED STORIES ~

US Can Benefit From Coal, Biomass Fuels, "We suggest that the
mixing of biomass and coal be explored", said David Tilman,
professor at the University of Minnesota-St. Paul
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BC Hydro and Tembec have expanded their bio-energy opportunities in B.C. by
coming to an agreement which will increase BC Hydros purchase of clean, firm
and cost-effective electricity from Tembecs Skookumchuck pulp mill
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Going Green: Air Burners Turning Wood Waste into Electricity
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NY - Willow Experiment Aims To Generate Renewable Energy
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WA - New Project Uses Slash For Power
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OH - Eagle Creek Wholesale Uses Manure, Sawdust And
Wood Chips To Heat Greenhouse
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NM - Xcel Energys Southwestern Public Service Company is seeking proposals for new
biomass resources as part of its plan to diversify its renewable energy portfolio
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PELLET FUELS & FIREWOOD ~

ME - District Gets Boost For Conversion To Wood Heat. A Rural Development
grant totaling $760,000 has been awarded to MSAD 58 to convert school-heating
systems from oil to wood-pellet boiler-heating systems
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UK - Bakewell Ovens uses biomass technology to bake bread, the bakery is the first
in the UK to produce an integrated wood pellet fuelled bakery oven
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Plantation Energy Australia has secured a $60 million, three-year deal with a
Geneva-headquartered energy trading company for the supply of wood pellets
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FOREST BUSINESS MARKETPLACE ~

Montana DNRC - White Porcupine #1, Approximately 14,491 tons of sawlogs,
consisting primarily of western larch, white fir, and Douglas-fir is offered for sale
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Montana DNRC - Warm Springs Salvage, Approximately 29,613 tons of
sawlogs, consisting of beetle killed lodgepole pine is offered for sale
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REPORTS – STUDIES ~

The Beck Group, has just published its Spring 2009 Newsletter.  Included is an article
about signs of recovery in the forest products industry and summaries of recently
completed or current projects including: a wood shavings plant feasibility study, a
sawmill feasibility study, a Wood Fuel Pellet Benchmarking Study and more…..
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