My Take
Straight from the print magazine, the editors use this column to provide deeper insights into features, provide editorial comments on current events, and maybe even ramble just a little bit. My Takes is your chance to peek into their minds.
South’s System In Serious Trouble
Story by David Knight, Co-Publisher/Executive Editor The traditional wood fiber supply system in the South, where about 60% of the nation’s total annual timber harvest occurs, is in serious trouble. If it continues on its…
Cultural Change Called For In Wood Fiber Supply Chain
Story by Daniel J. Dructor, Executive Vice President of the American Loggers Council As our industry continues to struggle during a period that can only be defined as a recession, a recent study completed by…
The Truck Weight Paradox: Enviva’s Forward Thinking
Story by David Knight, Co-Publisher/Executive Editor I don’t read newspapers much anymore, but a few weeks ago a front page article in the Montgomery Advertiser caught my eye. The article addressed log truck traffic in…
Death Of A Forest: Why We Should Care
Story by Thomas M. Bonnicksen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Forest Science at Texas A&M In late June 2011 I was standing in a forest with a few friends on the southern side of Lake Tahoe.…
The Booming International Pellet Market
Industrial pellets are an interesting study. An article in a recent issue of Scientific American estimated global pellet output in 2010 at more than 11 million metric tons and indicated it would eclipse 12 million…
New Energy Projects Told, Previous Ones Revisited
Story by David Knight, Co-Publisher/Executive Editor As a new year approaches it’s fitting to note some U. S. wood energy projects revealed thus far in 2011 and to update the progress of several previously announced…
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