Smallwood News - July 15, 2009
THIS WEEK’S NEWSLETTER SPONSOR ~ Biomass Thermal Energy Council Join the Biomass Thermal Movement Today! Membership in BTEC is open to all organizations involved in biomass thermal energy. BTEC was established in January 2009 and views biomass thermal energy as a renewable, responsible, clean and energy-efficient pathway to meeting America’s energy needs http://www.biomassthermal.org/
BREAKING NEWS ~
Tester To Unveil Forest Bill Friday, U.S. Sen. Jon Tester says his
bill that aims
to create compromise between loggers and environmentalists will be
unveiled
Friday at RY Timber in Townsend MT
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BC - Kamloops Company Probed In High-Tech Log Scam, Three men
associated
with a Kamloops log-handling company are facing serious charges
following a
lengthy investigation by the RCMP and the B.C. Ministry of
Forests
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27 Arrested For Erecting Anti-Logging Blockade In Oregon
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4992
MT - Sen. Jon Tester Will Be At The Seeley Lake Chamber Of
Commerce
This Saturday At Noon, The Senator will talk with the community about
the
Blackfoot Clearwater Stewardship Project, which he is incorporating as
part
of a forest stewardship bill
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FEATURED STORIES ~
British Company Barcodes Trees To Protect Forests, Deep in the
world's tropical
rainforests, workers are hammering thousands of barcodes into hardwood
trees to
help in the fight against illegal logging, corruption and global
warming
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Forestry and finance experts have formed Finite Carbon, a
company
that provides a single-source, end-to-end solution, including the
necessary
capital, for landowners to create and monetize carbon offsets
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4989
RACE TO WOODY BIOMASS ENERGY & BIOFELS ~
Connecticut Farmer Experiments With Latest Greenhouse Technologies,
Joe Geremia
has built a 6.5-acre greenhouse that is heated by a biomass boiler that
uses woodchips
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4973
PELLET FUELS & FIREWOOD ~
Pellet Plant's Revival Boost's NH Town's Spirits
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4997
NY - Curran Renewable Energy Plant Ships It's First Pellets
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4996
Wood pellets are increasingly the fuel of choice in new and
renovated municipal
buildings: According to the German Energy Pellets Association
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UK - Duffield Wood Pellets To Open Wood Fuel Centre
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Ireland - New Boiler On The Horizon For U2 singer Bono, he has
been
given the go-ahead to install a wood-pellet boiler to heat his
Victorian mansion
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4982
FOREST BUSINESS MARKETPLACE ~
The Montana DNRC announces the Shiloh Road Timber Sale.
Approximately
8,264 tons, consisting primarily of Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine, and
grand fir
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The Montana DNRC announces the Lion Mountain #2 Timber Sale.
Approximately
1,761 tons, consisting primarily of Douglas-fir and western larch is
offered for sale
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NW Montana Schools Seeking Wood Biomass Fuel Suppliers,
Glacier
High School, Kalispell is currently inviting bids for a high
quality,
reliable supply of wood biomass fuel to utilize in their wood-fired
boiler
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JOBS ~
Sawmill Position Opportunities - South America
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=5000
New Mexico Forest Industry Association Looking to Hire Executive
Director,
must have application in by close of business today, July
15th
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GRANTS – RFP’s ~
Treasury, Energy Announce More Than $3 Billion in
Recovery Act Funds for Renewable Energy Projects
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4998
Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA) Call for Proposals for
Pilot Projects
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayNews.asp?id=4999
CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, TRAINING, EQUIPMENT DEMOS ~
Its not to late to register for the Organic Waste Diversion in
The Rockies
Conference in Jackson Wyoming July 19-22 Included on the agenda: a
session on:
Woody Biomass: Processing and Utilization of Forest By-Products, Tours
of
Yellowstone National Park and organics collection and composting
facilities in Jackson,
plus equipment demonstrations
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How To Heat With Woody Biomass In The Southwest, Santa Fe, NM Aug
3&4
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayEvent.asp?id=356
International Conference On Woody Biomass Utilization, Starkville,
MS Aug 4&5
http://www.timberbuysell.com/Community/DisplayEvent.asp?id=353
Wood-to-Energy and Biomass Utilization Short Course, Winter Park, CO
Aug 17-21
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