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Gunns nearly out of ammo on Tasmanian pulp mill (Mission & Justice)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 07:35:33 GMT

Matthew Denholm; 29/8/08 The long battle over the proposed Tasmanian pulp mill may soon be over, with proponent Gunns unable to give an assurance that the controversial project will proceed. In a marked change of tone, the timber company last night told the Australian Securities Exchange that it was no longer certain that it could obtain [...]

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Gunns to raise $430mln to boost balance sheet (Business Spectator)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:59:43 GMT

Timber company looks to retail, institutional investors for funds. 29 Aug 2008 11:20 AM

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New doubts on pulp mill (Courrier Mail)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT

TIMBER company Gunns is still scrambling to raise the cash needed to build its controversial $2 billion pulp mill in Tasmania and meet a looming government deadline.

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Gunns still pursuing Tasmania pulp mill (Business Spectator)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:10:48 GMT

Timber company posts $64.5 million record net profit for fiscal 2008. 28 Aug 2008 7:40 PM

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Explore : Australia, Computer industry, Equipment, Semi-Conductors, Tasmania

Roll Calling ... (The Hotline on Call)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:39:47 GMT

Obama/Clinton Georgia 82/18 Guam 4/3 Hawaii 26/1 Idaho 20/3 Illinois passed Indiana 75/6 Iowa 48/9 Kansas 34/6 Kentucky 36/24 Lousiana 43/7 Maine 24/8 Maryland 94/6 Massachusetts 65/52 Michigan 125/27 Minnesota 78/8 Mississippi 33/8 Montana 18/7 Nebraska 28/3 Nevada 25/8 New Hampshire 30/0 New Jersey 127/0

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Plum Creek makes $783M on timber land deal (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:21:30 GMT

Plum Creek Timber Company Inc. said it’s making a deal with The Campbell Group LLC that will see the Seattle timber company receive $783 million in exchange for 454,000 acres of timberland in six Southern states. (PCL)

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Company's Commitment To Sustainable Forestry Ends Tree-Sitter Protest (The Huffington Post)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:34:18 GMT

SCOTIA, Calif. -- Tree sitters have ended their demonstrations in part of northern California's Humboldt County after a timber company working in the area re-emerged with a new name and new purpose. The Humboldt Redwood Co. takes the place of the Pacific Lumber Co., which had went bankrupt, was purchased and renamed, according to the LA Times. Read the full story -OR- Read the top 10...

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Plum Creek Timber Determined to Profit on Montana through Tax Breaks (Thinking made Easy)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:03:50 GMT

Plum Creek timber has been the business of Montanans but as times have changed so has the business of Plum Creek. Not so long ago they were a respected timber company but now that they have escalated into a real estate development company which has lack of respect. Plum Creek...

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The War to Save Trees (Rock The Truth)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:28:00 GMT

Everything put forth by the divisive, Zionist-controlled, agenda-pushing AmeriKan MSM is always defined in a WAR CONTEXT! You just get sick of the MANIPULATION of MINDS, world. AmeriKa's MSM newspapers are SHIT, folks! " Peace blooms in war to save redwoods; Timber company changes owners, logging methods" by Eric Bailey, Los Angeles Times | August 25, 2008 Paging Mr. Orwell, paging George...

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Sawlog prices rebound in Russia during the 2Q of 2008, reports Wood Resources International (openPR.com Newsfeed)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:51:00 GMT

Seattle, USA, August 21, 2008. Wood Resource Quarterly reports that softwood sawlog prices increased in Russia during the 2Q, in contrast to the sharp decline noted during the 1Q. Contrary to earlier ... read more

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Gunns 'unlikely' to meet mill deadline (Business Spectator)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:05:59 GMT

Govt still waiting on timber company to provide environmental information, says Garrett. 22 Aug 2008 10:40 AM

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Smoke Trails (GOAT - A High Country News Blog)

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 21:41:59 GMT

How the timber industry controls public opinion about wildfire and the role of logging in reducing or exacerbating wildfire risk.

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Lassen, Sierra counties sued over decisions to rezone timber company lands (Sacramento Bee)

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:00:00 GMT

SUSANVILLE Two Northern California counties are facing lawsuits over recent decisions to rezone timberlands owned by Sierra Pacific Industries.

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Battling Gunns to weild the axe (News.com.au)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:50:00 GMT

SHARES in Gunns slumped 7 per cent yesterday after the Tasmanian timber company downgraded its full year profit and said it was considering the $170 million sale of some plantation forest.

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Gunns prunes back trees to cover debt (News.com.au)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:28:00 GMT

TASMANIAN timber company Gunns Limited has announced the planned sale of a large swathe of its tree plantations valued at $170 million to pay off corporate debt.

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Gunns shares dive on FY08 profit cut (Business Spectator)

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 05:36:10 GMT

Investors flee after timber company cuts 2007/08 profit expectations following tough conditions. 15 Aug 2008 1:34 PM

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Housing problems cost timber jobs (BBC News )

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:05:44 GMT

A Borders timber company confirms plans to reduce its work force due to a downturn in the housing market.

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Explore : Scotland

The Myth of the More Logging Silver Bullet (New West Network Cities: Idaho Nort)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:06:23 GMT

Earlier in the week, a timber industry-friendly economist from the University of Montana's Bureau of Business and Economic Research, claimed that Montana's timber industry will face tough times unless we cut down more of our national forests. While this argument is often trotted out by industry supporters, let's look at the current economic reality.

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Explore : Lifestyle, National Forests

Westbound BNSF Railway empty intermodal train entering the IHB Argo Yard. Summit Illinois USA. June 2007. (Eddie's Rail Fan Page)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:54:00 GMT

I took this photo on a hot and humid summer morning in June of 2007. Seen here looking west from the parking lot of a lumber company on the east side of South Archer Road / Illinois U.S Route # 171 in Summit Ilinois, is a BNSF Railway empty intermodal transfer train entering the Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad's Argo Yard. This is located west of the Chicago city limits near the town of...

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In wake of cost-cutting, two Weyerhaeuser execs retire (The Puget Sound Business Journal )

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:24:42 GMT

Two top executives at beleaguered timber giant Weyerhaeuser Co. announced they’re retiring this fall. (WY)

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