forest products
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PublishedDecember 27, 2020
Maine Voices: History provides reality check to lumberjack’s romantic image
Many Maine woods workers in the early 20th century were tricked into taking jobs characterized by isolation and debt servitude.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Poland Spring seeks new packaging materials derived from Maine’s woods
The Poland-based bottler is collaborating with the University of Maine to find alternative packaging that would lessen its use of petroleum-based products.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Maine Voices: Large-scale solar development rush must strike delicate balance
As projects attract investment, the risk to natural areas is high, but with careful planning, so is the reward of clean energy and good jobs.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2020
Maine Voices: Power line would disrupt commercial forest
Imported Canadian hydropower would crowd out biomass generation, hurting the state's forest economy.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2020
Coronavirus and papermaking woes bring tough times to Maine’s logging industry
'This is probably the lowest point that I've ever seen,' says one logging industry veteran and association president.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
Commentary: Federal COVID-19 relief package for logging, trucking companies deserves support
Maine’s trade association led early efforts to seek what would be the first direct aid to loggers and forest truckers of the pandemic.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2020
Maine’s lands and waters 200 years later? Very different
The state's lumber industry and global climate change have both had significant impact on Maine's environment.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2020
Commentary: ‘To get the carbon out,’ Maine should look to energy from wood fiber
Pellet boilers are a home-grown alternative to expensive electric-powered heat pumps.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2019
Our View: Wage climate fight with Maine’s forest products
Steel beams and concrete can be replaced with climate-friendly wood products.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
Forget the log cabin. Wood buildings are climbing skyward – a plus for the planet.
Advocates of cross-laminated timber envision a radical shift in construction, with wood buildings of seven to 18 stories drastically reducing the cement and steel that generate tons of greenhouse gases.