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US to LEED changes for timber

24 May 2012
US Congressman Glenn Thompson sent a bipartisan letter to US Green Building Council (USGBC) urging changes to the treatment of forest products under the Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) 2012 rating system. Source: North Central PA
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Hawaii Electric Light is bioenergy fuelled

24 May 2012
Hawaii Electric Light is to buy Hu Honua Bioenergy. Hu Honua is converting the old Hilo Coast Power Co. facility at the Pepeekeo Sugar Mill into an electric generation facility that will be powered by locally grown biomass such as eucalyptus. Source: Pacific Business News
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Global investment in biomass

24 May 2012
Global investment in biomass power generation will total $104 billion in 2021 according to Pike Research. This is just one aspect that will be discussed at the Bioenergy Finance Forum to be run in September this year. Sources: Ecoseed, Pike Research
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Sustainable Bioenergy Day

22 May 2012
World Bioenergy 2012 launched Sustainable Bioenergy Day, dedicating 31 May to the development of a sustainable bioenergy market. Source: World Bioenergy Association
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US homes affordable

22 May 2012
Nationwide housing affordability hit a new record high in the US for a second consecutive quarter in the first three months of this year, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index (HOI). Source: Wood & Panel America
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Finnish results for timber

22 May 2012
Finland produced 2.6 million tonnes of paper and paperboard in January-March 2012. The Finnish forest industry's production environment was difficult in the first quarter and demand for several product categories was sluggish in the main market areas. Sources: Lesprom Network, Wood &#
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Pacific Island forestry chases Chinese market

16 May 2012
How the Pacific region’s agriculture and forestry industries can gain access to the booming Chinese economy and its growing need for food and timber is what the European Union-funded Facilitating Agricultural Commodity Trade (FACT) project is examining. Source: Islands Business
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Scotland’s forests need restructure says minister

16 May 2012
The Forestry Commission Scotland has released a new publication to address growing business and environmental challenges that may be posed to forests in the future. Source: Farming UK
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Vietnam sua timber illegally logged

15 May 2012
Forest rangers seized another 300kg of valuable sua timber after seizing the first 366kg lot of sua timber in the protected Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in early May. Source: Viet Nam News
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Wood for Good and for UK planning authorities

15 May 2012
Wood for Good, the UK timber industry's sustainability campaign has launched its 2012 campaign: "Wood First" that calls for the introduction of a "Wood First" rule in local authority planning guidance. Source: Confor
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