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[Tennessee] The 8,000-acre tract near the northwest boundary of Frozen Head State Natural Area at the headwaters of the Emory River is included in the largest conservation effort ever undertaken by the state of Tennessee . As proposed by Gov. Phil Bredesen, the project would protect almost 124,000 acres of forestland valued at nearly $150…

South Georgia blazes likely to burn all week, officials say [Georgia] The wildfires that have burned for a week near the Okefenokee Swamp have dealt an expensive blow to the timber industry, state forestry officials said Monday. Eric Mosley, a spokesman for the Georgia Forestry Commission, said the 56,000-acre Sweat Farm Road fire in Ware…

Dispatches From UN Commission on Sustainable Development: Delegates Living On the Front lines of Energy Extraction Speak Out We went to the Climate change-energy industry blueprint on how to tackle climate change. One man, Kurt Yeager from Electric power research institute gave a presentation on roadway to a low carbon future. Talking about different 3…

Here are a few more photos from the Coalfield delegation at the U.N: Larry Gibson of the Keepers of the Mountains Foundation and OVEC, in front of the legendary United Nations building. The coalfield delegation along with sponsors from the Citizens Network, plot a takeover strategy on Sunday at “The Loft” – a facility in…

An Evening of Appalachian music and storytelling with legendary folk singer Jean Ritchie and Friends and special guest speaker, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Hear the songs and stories of the Appalachian people’s struggle to save their communities from the destructive coal mining practice known as Mountaintop Removal. Tuesday, May 8 at 7:30 PM, St. Mary’s…

Lean Manufacturing WorkshopSeries for Wood Products May 7-9, Princeton, West Virginia, sponsored by USDA Forest Service’s Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC), http://www.forestindustries.vt.edu/Lean.pdf News notes are courtesy of Southern Forests Network News Notes www.southernsustainableforests.org

$5 million gift from industry will finance research program By JAMES T. HAMMOND – jhammond@thestate.com The University of South Carolina’s future fuels research program received a major boost Tuesday with a $5 million gift to study cleaner ways to burn coal. The gift – from the state-owned utility Santee Cooper and the state’s electric cooperatives…

[ Canada ] The number of softwood lumber sawmills in North America has continued on a downward decline since 1995, while the size of the remaining plants continues to increase, according to a recently updated study by economist Henry Spelter with the American Forest Products Laboratory. It’s a trend Spelter expects to continue. The number…

[Canada] There were more than 280 mergers and buyouts in the global forest sector in 2006 reaching a value of nearly $26 billion US, with Canadian companies posting three of the largest deals in North America , according to a Pricewaterhouse Coopers report. The report forecast that North America will likely continue as a centre…