The US revoked the duties on glossy paper from Canada in part due to the WTO ruling in favour of Canada. In related news: the Governor of Arkansas is seeking tariff exemptions on plans for a Chinese-owned paper mill in the state; and Senate Minority Leader Schumer says Canadian newsprint tariffs should be rescinded.

In Forestry news: academics ciritcize vitriolic attacks on Caribou protection plans; ENGOs say old-growth logging threatens BC’s orca rubbing beaches; the TLA says transition to second growth could take 90 years; and Tom Fletcher writes on industry concerns with the BC’s professional reliance review, while Resource Works comments on the author’s many conflicts of interest.

Finally, thousands of Atlantic Canada residents protest Northern Pulp mill’s effluent plans.

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor