Category Archives: Biomass

Danny George rings the alarm bell (again) on Loon Lake Nova Scotia clearcuts of Old Growth

Posted on February 23, 2018 by admin

There is a lot to be explained here, and changed here, as there is just about anywhere that Nova Scotia’s Crown land forests are being harvested. UPDATE Feb 26, 2018: Veteran forester worried we are wasting old growth forest, CBC … Continue reading →

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“It’s not all industrial strength clearcutting and biomass devastation out there”

Posted on February 15, 2018 by admin

So reads an introduction by Woods and Waters Nova Scotia (public Facebook group) to a message and photos forwarded from a worker for a woodlot in Upper Rawdon, N.S. “I work for a woodlot owner co-op that manages this lot … Continue reading →

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Great Northern gears up Musquodoboit Pellet Mill

Posted on February 13, 2018 by admin

The last I heard about Great Northern Timber’s interest in the Musquodoboit Pellet Mill was back in August when the Chronicle Herald reported that “Nova Scotia forestry company Great Northern Timber Group is poised to buy and restart the shuttered … Continue reading →

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Loon Lake clearcuts continue, illustrate lack of landscape level planning

Posted on February 11, 2018 by admin

The conflict over clearcutting in Nova Scotia could hardly be presented more graphically than in the poster above, which I just received. In May I posted an item about proposed clearcuts near the Loon Lake Nature Reserve in Guysborough Co. … Continue reading →

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Bancroft on the real costs and dismal returns to Nova Scotians of running the PHP biomass plant 24/7

Posted on February 7, 2018 by admin

It had been rumoured that the PHP Biomass plant had returned to 24/7 operation. Now Bob Bancroft confirms that we are back at it, burning 50 to 60 tractor-trailer loads of wood per day to generate electricity at 21% efficiency… … Continue reading →

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Planning ahead for Industrial forestry in Nova Scotia: allowing bigger trucks on our roads

Posted on January 28, 2018 by admin

Updated Jan 29, 2018 Things may be on hold in SW Nova Scotia awaiting the recommendations of the Independent Review but the government and Forest NS are not treading water when it comes to paving the roads for industrial forestry … Continue reading →

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Forest biomass back on the front burner in Nova Scotia?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by admin

Don Wilson of Brule Point writes in The News (Jan 23, 2018): An alarming email today tells me the biomass furnace at Port Hawkesbury Paper and run by NS Power has been operating at full blast 24/7 for months. This … Continue reading →

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Increasing carbon capture & storage should not be complicated for Nova Scotia

Posted on December 8, 2017 by admin

A letter in Voice of the People from Helga Guderley reminds us of Nova Scotia’s greatest assets for removing carbon from the atmosphere: …the best technology for reducing atmospheric CO2 was invented long ago. Trees, grasses, marine and terrestrial plants … Continue reading →

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Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest in Nova Scotia

Posted on November 13, 2017 by admin

Joan Baxter’s topical book, “The Mill: Fifty Years of Pulp and Protest” (Pottersfield Press, 2017), will be launched Thursday, November 16, 2017 at the Wooden Monkey, 305 – 40 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth. 6:30 – 9 PM. A second launch and … Continue reading →

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Nova Scotia-only Cap & Trade system announced

Posted on October 4, 2017 by admin

There appear to be no incentives (or disincentives) for forestry “Nova Scotia’s Environment Minister has announced that the province will go it alone for now in creating its new carbon pricing plan.” View N.S. lays groundwork for cap and trade … Continue reading →

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