Lights go dark for Earth Hour but BC Hydro reports uptick in power usage

March 26, 2018
Category: Today's Takeaway

To highlight climate change, in countries around the world, people were switching off their lights for Earth Hour, except perhaps in BC where an uptick in power usage was reported. In related news: a study suggests half of Alberta’s boreal forest could disappear due to wildfires and climate change; while an EU report points to how the forest sector helps address climate change. 

In Wood product news: Portland is considering CLT for its airport expansion; while the CLT panel failure at Oregon State University spurs critics of mass timber. Elsewhere, recycled cardboard pallets are introduced in Germany; and the challenge of implementing a Wood First policy is discussed in New Zealand.

Finally, BC Minister Donaldson says the level of raw log exports is not acceptable; Alberta’s caribou recovery plan won’t occur without federal funds; Maine’s Governor is to be investigated over a possible timber diversion, and the US Federal spending bill is described as a “shift in the right direction” for wildfire funding.

–Kelly McCloskey, Tree Frog Editor

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