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Is biomass really the fuel of the future?

Which source of renewable energy is most important to the European Union? Solar power, perhaps? The answer is neither. By far the largest so-called renewable fuel used in Europe is wood. Source: The Economist
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Global sawlog prices

Sawlog prices in North and Central Europe have trended downward the past two years, while prices in Eastern Europe have increased slightly, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly. Source: Scoop Independent News
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Giant kauri may be saved by tourist ban

Access to Waipoua Forest in New Zealand and its giant kauri Tane Mahuta could be closed to the public to protect the trees from a fast spreading killer disease. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Banner Hardware joins forces with Mitre 10

South Australian family-owned Banner Hardware has joined forces with Australia’s largest independent hardware retailer, Mitre 10. Source: Timberbiz
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Funding in New Zealand gets green light

A national forestry initiative with roots in Marlborough has won more than NZ$200,000 in additional government funding to set up eucalypts in some of New Zealand's driest regions. Sources: Stuff, The Marlborough Express
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Funding for timber facility at Mt Gambier rejected

Plans by a statewide timber manufacturing organisation to build a new $7m facility on Mount Gambier’s fringe has hit a stumbling block after the proposal failed to receive vital Federal Government funding. Source: The Border Watch
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Last resort harvest in peace deal

An attempt to secure Tasmania's specialty timber industry by adding a last resort harvesting clause into the forest peace deal legislation has been added to the list of deal-breaking amendments by environmental groups. Source: The Examiner
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Gunns liquidator to sell 200,000 hectares of timber

More than 200,000 hectares of timber plantations established by the collapsed Tasmanian company Gunns is being put on the market. Source: ABC News
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Signatories against merger of Forestry Commission England

The Woodland Trust and forestry body Confor have brought together 17 signatories to a letter to Defra Secretary of State Owen Paterson, calling on him not to merge Forestry Commission England with Natural England or the Environment Agency. Source: Horticulture Week (UK)
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Bamboo bikes a big hit overseas

Yorkshire-based Bamboo Bikes has added a cyclocross model to their bow, alongside their standard 26in-wheel mountain bike. Source: Bike Radar
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