A new study on the impacts of the logging and wood products industry in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties has found such economic activities emit an average of 4 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year. …The estimated climate damages caused by the emissions far exceeds the revenue generated by logging and wood products. The kicker? According to the study, California does not currently report or regulate GHG emissions from industrial logging activities because they are erroneously considered carbon neutral. The emissions produced by the industry statewide is estimated to be 17 million metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year. …The new study, “Climate Impacts of Logging and Wood Products in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties, California” was conducted by John Talberth, Ph.D., for the Center for Sustainable Economy, an environmental economics think tank based in Port Townsend, WA. …The report was commissioned by the Battle Creek Alliance, an environmental nonprofit.