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Speeding up tree growth is a reality

23 April 2015
Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that manipulation of a specific gene in a hardwood tree species not only makes it easier to break down the wood into fuel, but also significantly increases tree growth. Source: Phys org In a paper published recently in Biotechno
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This Apple buys its own trees

23 April 2015
Apple has purchased 36,000 acres of forest in Maine and North Carolina in order to sustainably harvest materials for use in packaging products. Source: Macworld Australia Apple’s packaging is one of the things that sets it apart form other consumer electronics companies. The unboxing 
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Whole trees for trusses

16 April 2015
Researchers at the Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) in the US are testing trusses, which provide structural support for buildings, made from whole trees. Source: FPL One truss, pictured, had a clear span of 55 feet and was made from low-value red pine logs. Similar trusses will be ins
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The timber industry – a Russian perspective

16 April 2015
The timber industry has reported mixed fortunes with Russia increasing exports overseas but losing its position as the powerhouse of the Asia-Pacific region. Source: The Siberian Times New figures have shown raw timber exports rose by 7% year-on-year to almost 30 million cubic metres,
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The timbre of wood in your ears

16 April 2015
  People who make speakers worry about wood, because most speaker cabinets are made of the stuff now they are worrying about headphones. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Their task is to find the wood that gives the best audible results with their hardware, design and budget. Th
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Russia leads forestry destruction

09 April 2015
Russia is now the world leader in terms of forestry destruction, a new survey showed, with fires blamed for destroying hundreds of thousands of square kilometers of woodland since the millennium. Source: The Moscow Times Russia lost a staggering 37.22 million hectares (370,000 square
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Grow your own furniture

09 April 2015
Making wooden furniture from scratch is a complicated process: you grow a tree for 60 or more years, only to chop it down, peel off its bark, cut it up into little pieces, and then finally join it all back together into a whole new shape. Sources: Fastcodesign, The Guardian UK When su
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Canada on top of the wood pile

09 April 2015
  Canada can feel proud that its forest products industry has become a world leader in environmental credentials. Source: The Nelson Daily For an industry that was admittedly once an environmental offender, the past few decades have been a remarkable journey. The latest statistic
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Kickstart a forest in Times Square

02 April 2015
Project Kickstarter aims to turn pavement into forest at Times Square in New York and it has reached its goal of US$25,000 on March 30. According to the plan, a forest will appear “overnight” in June 2016 and last approximately three weeks. Source: Business Insider It will provide a g
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Something rotten with Make it Right

02 April 2015
Actor Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation built more than 100 energy-efficient, modern homes in the storm-ravaged Lower Ninth Ward after Hurricane Katrina. But some of the wood used is beginning to rot. Source: WWLTV The foundation has filed a lawsuit against the wood manufactu
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