By Michael Connolly, WIR Contributor The AgCenter at Louisiana State University (LSU) has recently received a $250,000 grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to research the potential of using wood residues to create a…
The town of Chester in New York State plans to convert its municipal buildings from oil-fired heating systems to bio-fuel. Their city buildings will use wood pellets (learn more about biomass here) and will therefore save the town thousands of…
Lumber manufacturers in the Southeast go back 5 generations of operators… and employ foresters to manage the needs of the land and forest. Those foresters employ best management practices, enabling a healthy forest for future generations. Not a…
Fun Fact: According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration “About 80 percent of the wood and wood waste fuel used in the United States is consumed by industry, electric power producers, and commercial businesses. The rest of the…
