Oregon May Alter Forest Practices

Oregon May Alter Forest Practices Oregon is embarking on a major change to the Oregon Forest Practices Act following an agreement reached by preservationist and timber industry groups. According to the participants, changes to the act will deliver a variety of new...

Strategic Biofuels Builds LGF Team

Strategic Biofuels Builds LGF Team Strategic Biofuels, a leader in developing negative carbon footprint renewable fuels plants, announced that two energy industry veterans have joined the team—Stan Parton and Steve Walkinshaw. These additions will further support the...

Forest Service Reveals New 4FRI Strategy

Forest Service Reveals New 4FRI Strategy USDA Forest Service Chief Randy Moore announced new funding and a redesigned strategy for the Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI) during a visit with elected officials in Arizona in November. The agency is committing $54...

FS Says Biomass Should Drive 4FRI

FS Says Biomass Should Drive 4FRI Following its cancellation of the Phase 2 Request for Proposal (RFP) and bid selection in September, which caught everybody by surprise, the Forest Service “has gone back to work” on how to move forward with stewardship and treatment...

New Gasification Plant Picks California Site

New Gasification Plant Picks California Site   Officials with Yosemite Clean Energy recently announced they have secured a site for developing a carbon-negative green hydrogen and renewable natural gas (RNG) production plant in Oroville, Calif., with...

Arbaflame Announces Romanian Pellet Plant

Arbaflame Announces Romanian Pellet Plant Norwegian biotechnology company Arbaflame announced in early November plans to build a wood fuel pellet plant in Romania. The company is also working with Romania’s energy ministry on a coal replacement verification test...