Sustainable Forests, Resilient Industry

Why Anti-Dumping Duties Make No Sense in Commodity Markets

Both Canadian and US sawmills must sometimes sell at low prices, but only Canadian mills are penalized for it.

Sep 19 • 

Alice Palmer

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July 2025

Why New Zealand Is Scaling Back Its National Forest Carbon Credit Program

When it comes to forests, more is not necessarily always better

Jul 30 • 

Alice Palmer

May 2025

No, the Forest Industry Is Not Touting Clearcutting as a Wildfire Mitigation Tactic

Public awareness has come a long way, but we can't relax yet.

May 16 • 

Alice Palmer

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April 2025

Moving Beyond the "Heroes vs. Villains" Narrative in Natural Resources

A recent study found that mayors with agribusiness backgrounds did NOT lead their communities toward more deforestation - but their policies DID spur…

Apr 1 • 

Alice Palmer

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March 2025

Sustainability Is Not Stupid

Americans use more wood than they can harvest sustainably. Canadians have lumber to sell. Why not buy it?

Mar 1 • 

Alice Palmer

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January 2025

Exposing the Hypocrisy of “Anti-Greenwashing” Campaigns

There is a lot of money to be made by portraying big companies as evil.

Jan 31 • 

Alice Palmer

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December 2024

Woodland Caribou in Canada: Science, Values, and Politics

Caribou need a lot of untouched space. This poses a dilemma for the logging industry.

Dec 3, 2024 • 

Alice Palmer

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October 2024

Public Forests, Public Opinion, and Democracy – Part 2

Glitzy ad campaigns aren’t really the forest industry’s style. Maybe they should be.

Oct 12, 2024 • 

Alice Palmer

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August 2024

Land Ownership, Politics, and Forest Policy

What can be done to better utilize forestry's untapped economic and carbon sequestration potential?

Aug 29, 2024 • 

Alice Palmer

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July 2024

How Will New Anti-Greenwashing Laws Affect the Forest Industry?

What counts as “misleading” can be subjective. However, the forest industry is well-positioned to tell its story.

Jul 26, 2024 • 

Alice Palmer

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June 2024

Will Wood’s Low-Carbon Status Eventually Lead to a Surge in Demand?

To reach net-zero, the world will need to use more wood. But this transition won’t happen overnight.

Jun 20, 2024 • 

Alice Palmer

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May 2024

“Little Green Lies” – and Bigger Brown Ones

Society abhors greenwashing. So why do we shrug off false “brown” claims?

May 12, 2024 • 

Alice Palmer

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