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Hi Mary, all others;
today, our forestry industry is in the "pulp-and-paper era," to quote =
from the "Report of the Steering Panel Phase II, Natural Resources =
Strategy" released in April of this year. (For better or worse, it may =
be in the cusp of the "biomass era," when we don't produce anything =
material from our forests, but just burn them to make electricity.)
I cannot see how replacing other building materials with wood in the =
very, very few federal buildings being built today can change the demand =
for wood products. The feds lease most of their office buildings, and =
the fire prevention regulations prevent wood's use elsewhere.
It seems to me that the "wood first" bill is just a token effort to =
support the Canadian forest products industry. But I am waiting to hear =
from the experts...
Dusan Soudek =20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Mary Macaulay=20
To: Nature Nova Scotia=20
Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2010 4:16 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] is anyone else concerned about the "wood first" =
act before parliament - seems like biomass issues redoubled if these =
moves across canada
the "wood first" act - Bill C-429 has already gone through it's first =
reading and through committee and looks like it may become law very =
soon:=20
=20
It mandates government to prefer wood for any and all projects:
=20
"amend the Department of Public Works and Government Services Act (use =
of wood) by adding the following after subsection (1):
(1.1) Despite subsection (1), before soliciting bids for the =
construction , maintenance or repair of public works, federal immovables =
and federal real property, the Minister shall give preference to the =
concept that promotes the use of wood, while taking into account the =
cost and greenhouse gas emissions."
=20
This started in BC where it is now law and is beginning to be adopted =
and/or looked at by other jurisdictions.
=20
Can this be good - interested in other people's opinions. I just feel =
our forests are being threatened on every level.
=20
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<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman">Hi Mary, all =
others;</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> today, our =
forestry=20
industry is in the "pulp-and-paper era," to quote from the "Report =
of the=20
Steering Panel Phase II, Natural Resources Strategy" released in April =
of this=20
year. (For better or worse, it may be in the cusp of the "biomass era," =
when we=20
don't produce anything material from our forests, but just burn them to =
make=20
electricity.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> I cannot see =
how replacing=20
other building materials with wood in the very, very few federal =
buildings being=20
built today can change the demand for wood products. The feds lease =
most of=20
their office buildings, and the fire prevention regulations prevent =
wood's use=20
elsewhere.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> It seems to me =
that the=20
"wood first" bill is just a token effort to support the Canadian =
forest=20
products industry. But I am waiting to hear from the=20
experts...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D4 face=3D"Times New Roman"> Dusan=20
Soudek </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dmarymacaulay@hotmail.com =
href=3D"mailto:marymacaulay@hotmail.com">Mary=20
Macaulay</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20
href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">Nature Nova Scotia</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, November 03, =
2010 4:16=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] is anyone =
else=20
concerned about the "wood first" act before parliament - seems like =
biomass=20
issues redoubled if these moves across canada</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>the "wood first" act - Bill C-429 has already gone =
through it's=20
first reading and through committee and looks like it may become law =
very=20
soon: <BR> <BR>It mandates government to prefer wood for any and =
all=20
projects:<BR> <BR>"amend the Department of Public Works and =
Government=20
Services Act (use of wood) by adding the following after subsection=20
(1):<BR>(1.1) Despite subsection (1), before soliciting bids for the=20
construction , maintenance or repair of public works, federal =
immovables and=20
federal real property, the Minister shall give preference to the =
concept that=20
promotes the use of wood, while taking into account the cost and =
greenhouse=20
gas emissions."<BR> <BR>This started in BC where it is now law =
and is=20
beginning to be adopted and/or looked at by other=20
jurisdictions.<BR> <BR>Can this be good - interested in other =
people's=20
opinions. I just feel our forests are being threatened on every=20
level.<BR> <BR> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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