Looking forward to being back on the job Monday. We'll make sure to include any substantive stories from this week.

Looking forward to being back on the job Monday. We’ll make sure to include any substantive stories from this week.

August 13, 2018

Category: Today's Takeaway

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor

Trump’s tariff rational is based on bad math: economists
Friday, January 10, 2025

Economists say Trump’s tariff rational is based on bad math, as Trudeau and US builders warn of higher costs. In related news: the not-so-secret way around US tariffs on kitchen … → Read More
Biden administration kills the National Old Growth Amendment
Thursday, January 9, 2025

The Biden administration officially jettisons effort to protect old-growth forests – Here’s why. The move is supported by Republican Senators and industry, and now environmental groups are holding out for … → Read More
Trump ups ante on Canada-US trade, threatens ‘economic force’
Wednesday, January 8, 2025

President-elect Trump threatened ‘economic force‘ to annex Canada, says ‘US doesn’t need their cars, lumber and milk’. In related news: US tariffs could cost Washington state billions; and how Canada … → Read More
Forests are more resilient to climate change than previously thought
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

A report in Nature Ecology & Evolution says forests are more resilient to climate change than previously thought. In related news: Reuters says the world’s forests appear to be struggling; … → Read More
Trump denies report that his team is eyeing pared-back tariffs
Monday, January 6, 2025

Reuters reports that Trump is denying a Washington Post story that his team is eyeing pared-back tariffs. In other Business news: the American Bar Association focuses on lumber mill closures; … → Read More

Code Red Not Orange & Green For BC Forestry. By David Elstone, Managing Director, The Spar Tree Group

Another BC Forest Products Company In Trouble – Does This Trend Have An Ending? By David Elstone, Managing Director, The Spar Tree Group

In Washington, the softwood lumber case is seen as a poster child of US trade law enforcement. By Kevin Mason, Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research

BC is mere weeks from a provincial election. The TLA says vote for a standard of living. By Bob Brash, Executive Director, Truck LoggerBC Magazine

Renewing our approach to natural resources can support shared economic prosperity, By BC Resource Sector Coalition, Business in Vancouver