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Don’t burn demolition waste

12 June 2014
If you burn demolition waste from the Christchurch rebuild, people will get sick. That's the warning from a University of Canterbury environmental chemist, who says burning building materials can release dangerous toxins including lead and arsenic. Source: New Zealand Health & Sa
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What trees? They don’t exist.

12 June 2014
An outspoken ecologist in New Zealand has been charged with possessing illegal trees – trees he insists don't exist. Source: The New Zealand Herald
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Upholding the tradition of improving women’s safety

12 June 2014
SafeWork SA is offering two scholarships, each worth up to $10,000, to continue to advance the safety of women in today’s workplaces, building on the historical legacy of those women who advocated for better conditions both at the workplace and in society more broadly. Source: Timberb
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VicForests hits back

12 June 2014
Recent discussion in The Age ("Axe VicForests or chop off the public money", May 29) has provided a simplified overview of the challenges facing our native timber industry. Source: The Canberra Times, David Walsh author
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Forestry industry backs safety findings

12 June 2014
Forest owners in New Zealand say the independent panel investigating the industry's appalling accident record has identified one of the big obstacles to improving safety standards. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Forest contractors paid to leave seek to return

12 June 2014
The Federal Government said that some Tasmanian forest contractors who have received a grant to leave the industry want to return. Source: ABC News
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Secrets of the eucalypt genetic code unlocked

12 June 2014
Scientists have sequenced the genetic code of the eucalypt for the first time, providing fresh insights into the Australian icon that has become the world’s favourite hardwood. Source: Timberbiz
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Ta Ann starts work on plywood mill

12 June 2014
The Tasmanian Premier has turned the first sod on construction of a new plywood mill in the state's north-west. Source: ABC News
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Engineered wood for transport containers

05 June 2014
When it comes to making transport packaging that are strong, cost effective and lightweight, containers and bins made with engineered wood products can be a smart solution. Source: Pallet Enterprize
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Mexico forestry crippled by rules

05 June 2014
Two new studies show that excessive taxation and a tangle of rules and regulations are crippling forest enterprises Mexico, harming their ability to compete on the domestic market and depriving the sector from a role in reducing a US$6-billion trade deficit in forest products, cellulo
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