Canadian Forest Industries top 10 forestry leaders under 40, and the Business Intelligence Group’s 50 global business awards were announced yesterday. In other business news: the Steelworkers issued 72 hour strike notice in BC; and more commentary on the new NAFTA et al:
- Dissecting the new USMCA deal (Nova Scotia)
- Canada can claim partial success in USMCA (Canadian Press)
- New trade agreement would hinge on cooperation (Ohio)
- Tariffs may lead to costly headaches for home builders and remodelers (Washington Post)
- The price of The Donald: The president’s tariffs undercut his progress on trade (Dallas)
- Quarterly lumber prices level but energy costs are going up (Engineering News)
In Forestry news: virtual reality is being use to engender empathy for old growth forests in BC; an off-duty border agent is fined for causing a wildfire in Arizona; forest carbon offsets are opposed in Oregon; and Montana’s forests could adapt to pine beetles if we let them.
Finally, a wooden laptop made from recycled wood and paper will last three times longer and patina with age!
–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor