2014

1. World wood production up for fourth year; paper stagnant as electronic publishing grows – UN report. 23 December 2014 
2. The Family of Global Wood Chip Carriers is Becoming Smaller: WRQ.  23 December 2014 
3. NFR BioEnergy Announces $312 Million Energy Project In South Louisiana (9/8/14). 23 December 2014 
4. NAHB: Housing recovery continues. 23 December 2014 
5. Wood Resources International: U.S. pellet exports up in Q2. 19 December 2014 
6. USDA Improves Forest Health by Harvesting Biomass for Energy. 18 December 2014 
7. Rising Lumber Demand Coupled with Tighter Log Supplies in North America Should Allow for Record-Level U.S. Prices in 2017.  18 December 2014 
8. October Trade Data Released. 18 December 2014 
9. Ghana: Trade in Illegal Timber to End Soon. 18 December 2014 
10. Forisk Wood Bioenergy Update. 18 December 2014 
11. Wood pellet producer Enviva and TIMO HNRG partner to develop export pellet production in NC and other locations TBA. 12 December 2014 
12. Wisconsin tops the nation in wood furniture manufacturing employment. 12 December 2014 
13. Housing notes for December.  12 December 2014 
14. 3 Articles from the Forest Business Network. 11 December 2014 
15. Experts fear for long-term health of U.S. forests. 11 December 2014 
16. LA’s new wood pellet plants meet European needs. 1 December 2014 
17. Landmark Report Charts Path to Commercialization of Cellulosic Nanomaterials. 1 December 2014 
18. Should American Wood Fuel European Power?  25 November 2014  
19. NASA space lasers to map Earth's forests in 3D.  25 November 2014 
20. Fracking gets green light in largest national forest on East Coast. 25 November 2014 
21. Khosla-Backed Biofuel Firm Kior Files Bankruptcy, Plans Sale. 13 November 2014 
22. September 2014 Housing Report. 11 November 2014 
23. Wood Supply Sources in the US South. 6 November 2014 
24. Southern Pine Lumber Exports to China Expand.  6 November. 2014 
25. October Housing notes.  31 October 2014 
26. New Wood Construction Technology Gets Boost.  31 October 2014 
27. Biomass plant wins forestry sourcing certification.  31 October 2014 
28. Idaho lumberjack clings to family business as jobs fade.  3 October 2014 
29. Texas Forest Sector Contributes $30.3 Billion to Texas Economy. 2 October 2014 
30. Battle in the Woods: Who Can Say When Timber is 'Green'?  26 September 2014 
31. Forest Carbon Accounting Considerations in U.S. Bioenergy Policy.  26 September 2014 
32. NFR BioEnergy Announces $312 Million Energy Project In South Louisiana. 26 September 2014 
33. September Housing Note.  26 September 2014 
34. Wood chips, rice hulls among materials converted into fuel.  26 September 2014 
35. Biochar used successfully to treat fracking water.  24 September 2014 
36. Countries, companies pledge to end deforestation.  24 September 2014 
37. Save the Date for 2015 FPS Convention. 24 September 2014 
38. Legislation would extend biofuel, bioenergy tax credits.  23 September 2014 
39. Southern Bioenergy Network News – September 2014 Edition. 22 September 2014 
40. Chevron’s Search for Plant-Based Alternative Fuels Flounders. 17 September 2014 
41. Agricultural Producer Attitudes and Biobased Businesses. 16 September 2014 
42. Global Timber and Wood Products Markets 2Q/2014.  16 September 2014 
43. Announcement: Doctoral Assistantship in Forest Economics and Fire Ecology--Fall 2014. 15 September 2014 
44. Is wood a sustainable construction material? The answer is not clear-cut. 15 September 2014 
45. Bioenergy Webinar: Wood Energy Financial App--Is your woody biomass heating project feasible?  11 September 2014 
46. Biomass Power Louisiana Signs Engagement Letter for Pellet Plant. 11 September 2014 
47. Softwood Fiber Based Forest Industry in the Nordic Countries. 11 September 2014 
48. 3D printer builds houses in China--High Tech Building Solution. 9 September 2014 
49. July 2014 Housing Report. 9 September 2014 
50. An Index for Logging Cost Changes across the US South: IngentaConnect.  5 September 2014 
51. Definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act. 5 September 2014 
52. Family Forest Owners.  5 September 2014 
53. Fantasy Becomes Real: First Commercial Cellulosic Biofuel Plant Opens in US.  5 September 2014 
54. Forest Resources Association.  5 September 2014 
55. SWST: Call for Abstracts.  5 September 2014 
56. University of Georgia Center for Forest Business - Home. 5 September 2014 
57. Wood Supply Research Institute. 5 September 2014 
58. Ghana: Electronic System to Block Leakages in Timber Industry.  25 August 2014 
59. Enhancing biofuel yields from biomass with novel new method.  22 August 2014 
60. Housing Starts Pass 1 Million Mark in July. 21 August 2014 
61. 3D printer saves you money by using pellets instead of plastic filaments. 21 August 2014 
62. August Housing Note. 20 August 2014 
63. ‘Big Green’ Lobby Wants to Cut 2 of 3 Forestry Oversight Branches. 19 August 2014 
64. Thor turns power poles to perfect floorboards. 16 August 2014 
65. New Genomic Tools Hold Promise for Economic Boon in Forest Industry. 24 July 2014 
66. Southern Bioenergy Network News – July 2014 Edition. 23 July 2014 
67. Find out what is happening in forests right now—in almost Real – Time. 23 July 2014 
68. July Housing notes. 23 July 2014 
69. Global and Timber Wood Products Market Update. 21 July 2014 
70. LEED in Motion: Residential. 16 July 2014 
71. U.S. Softwood Lumber Exports Double in Five Years After Promotional Push. 14 July 2014 
72. Wood Modification Alternative to Traditional Preservative Treated Wood. 11 July 2014 
73. Rising EU wood pellet use drives surge in imports. 11 July 2014 
74. Dr. Seuss, Spatial Analysis, and Wood Procurement Realities. 7 July 2014 
75. Younger generations not interested in timber.  6 July 2014 
76. Logging companies ordered to report water use in controlling dust. 5 July 2014 
77. This beast swallows an entire tree in seconds. (from NPR). 3 July 2014 
78. Forest2Market July Newsletter. 1 July 2014 
79. ITTO Tropical Timber Market Report. 30 June 2014 
80. Global Timber and Wood Products Market Update. 1 April 2014 
81. Using more wood for construction can slash global reliance on fossil fuels.  31 March 2013 
82. Watchdog Group Says Most Myanmar Logs Exports are Illegal.  26 March 2014 
83. Texas biofuel maker’s stock falls after warning of possible bankruptcy.  26 March 2014 
84. Coal to Biomass Conversions – Not a Simple Solution for US Power Producers.  26 March 2014 
85. Global pellet market to reach $9 billion by 2020.  24 March 2014 
86. Three reasons why it's time to get the policy right on biomass energy carbon accounting.  22 March 201  
87. U.S. Forest Service Helps Fund Harvard Forest Green Energy Project.  20 March 2014 
88. The Cork Harvest.  20 March 2014 
89. Russian log exports fall sharply. 20 March 2014 
90. USDA Announces Support for Innovative, Sustainable Wood Building Materials to Protect Environment and Create Jobs.  18 March 2014 
91. UK Bioenergy: Are Dedicated Biomass Plants a Bust?  18 March 2014 
92. European Hardwood Buys Ticked Up in North America.  18 March 2014 
93. Track Bioenergy Legislation with New Web Tool. 18 March 2014 
94. Oregon State University Position Announcement: Faculty, Assistant/Associate Professor in Forest Management.  12 March 2014 
95. Oregon State University Position Announcement: Faculty, Assistant/Associate Professor in Forest Economics.   12 March 2014 
96. WWPA: demand returning to pre-recession levels.  12 March 2014 
97. Louisiana biofuels industry branching out: Louisiana’s piney hills may hold key to growth of green fuels industry in state.  12 March 2014  
98. 2014 Severance Taxes are set.  11 March 2014 
99. Wood Production, Strong in February, Saw Lumber and Hiring Rise.  11 March 2014 
100. Webinar Archive The Transatlantic Trade in Wood for Energy.  2 March 2014 
101. Tropical Timber Market Report: Labelling system for domestic furniture.  2 March 2014 
102. Global Timber Market Report: China imported logs and lumber for a record nine billion dollars in 2013.  2 March 2014 
103. Smell of forest pine can limit climate change.  27 February 2014 
104. Is China Really on Track for a Forested Future?  27 February 2014 
105. Rothschild Biomass Plant Only Getting 10 Percent of Fuel from Forest Waste as Proposed.  26 February 2014 
106. Hancock Timber Resource Group-Summer Internship Program.  26 February 2014 
107. COOL PLANT ENERGY SYSTEMS Break Ground in Louisiana.  26 February 2014 
108. Gibson guitars made with government-seized wood are sold out.  22 February 2014 
109. Skinny micro-housing designs let you live between buildings.  19 February 2014 
110. Update for FPS Members of Europe. 18 February 2014 
111. Dispelling the Whole Tree Myth: How a Harvested Tree Is Used.  14 February 2014
112. Biomass Outlook 2014: Is Biomass About To Go Bang? 11 February 2014 
113. New study suggests ways to enhance payment for biomass fuel.  10 February 2014 
114. Foreign Markets Drive U.S. Biomass Demand.  10 February 2014
115. Strong Single-Family Growth will Fuel Housing in 2014.  6 February 2014 
116. Sustainable Poplar Plantation Provides Biomass Feedstock for the Emerging Cellulosic Ethanol industry.  5 February 2014
117. Social network media in the forest products industry: A look at a new way of marketing. 5 February 2014 
118. Ottawa investing another $600,000 to help spur lumber exports to India.  5 February 2014 
119. Louisiana: New Technologies Could Mean Profit for Forest Landowners.  5 February 2014 
120. Wind Wood Utilization. 4 February 2014  
121. The Softwood Export Council (SEC) seeks a new President.  4 February 2014
122. Burma: Timber Ban, Effective in April, Leads to Wood Export Rush.  2 February 2014 
123. Bioenergy Webinar: In Field Drying of Woody Biomass: A NCSU project to transform forest economies with a value added fuel.  2 February 2014
124. How the EU's Green Energy Drive is Hitting US Forests.  31 January 2014 
125. NAHB Housing Update.  23 January 2014 
126. Louisiana forests being sacrificed to fuel Europe's biomass boom.  22 January 2014
127. An Independent Engineering Evaluation of Waste-to-Energy Technologies.  15 January 2014   
128. Global Lumber Outlook 2014.  15 January 2014  
129. Cellulose nanocrystals possible 'green' wonder material.  15 January 2014 
130. Zilkha, Aconex to build first black pellet plant.  8 January 2014 
131. UBC pellet workshop presentations now online.  8 January 2014  
132. The Global Forest Sector: Editorial Reviews.  6 January 2014