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Kimberly-Clark takes heat from Greenpeace and other environmental groups for misleading the public on its sustainability practices The environmental groups Greenpeace and the Natural Resources Defense Council say that Kimberly-Clark, the world ‘ s largest tissue manufacturer, has failed to keep its promises to protect ancient forests in Canada . Kimberly-Clark calls itself an environmental…

[New York] The cooling housing market is sawing into lumber prices. The indexes have been in decline since about the fourth quarter of 2005, but the downturn has become steeper in the last couple of months. The demand side of the equation isn ‘ t expected to get much better anytime soon either. Goldman Sachs…

Two men who were involved in the Sago incident last year have taken their own lives within three weeks of each other. Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends, family, and community of these gentlemen as they brace against yet another tragedy.

Senator Inhofe (R-OK), while speaking at the recent 2006 voter values summit, said that global warming is a giant hoax created by the UN. Hmmm… In related news, the earth may be at warmest point in 1M years. Are the U.N heating the world just to cover their butts?! Now Mr. Inhofe (pictured above) is…

[Washington, DC] The United State is losing 6,000 acres of open space each day, according to a new report by the U.S. Forest Service. The report, released last week, details the growing threats to the nation ‘ s public lands, as counties with national forests and grasslands are experiencing some of the highest growth rates…

Global warming will cause wildfires to burn bigger, faster and hotter in the future, making fire management more costly and more difficult, say fire ecologists. In a five-page declaration released recently, the Association for Fire Ecology warns that humans ‘ ability to manage fire and use prescribed fire may soon be limited by climate change…

In this rule, we are amending Sec. 301.45-3(a) by adding two counties in Ohio and one county in West Virginia to the list of generally infested areas. As a result of this rule, the interstate movement of regulated articles from these areas will be restricted. We are taking this action because, in cooperation with the…

From Eastern Coal Regional Roundtable’s Creek Clips. They have a fantastic new website, and the e-newsletter is chock-full of cool stuff, including “success stories” like this one… Creek Clips is the free e-newsletter for Coal Country watershed groups. Stay informed of upcoming legislation and issues affecting Coal Country watersheds. Learn from peer watershed groups; read…

A short wrap-up of some of Ed Wiley’s press: Ed Links: 9/18 Pubcast (Scroll down to 9/14) Ed meets with Senator Byrd (pic w/ Byrd) Ed arrives to DC Local coverage Even more The walking grandpa

[ Washington , DC ] The “multiple asset approach” to forestry was developed by Forest Trends’ Business Development Facility, an international non-profit organization that works to expand the value of forest to society, and was funded by the International Finance Corporation. The Business Development Facility helps forest operators move from a ‘single-asset approach’ where cut…