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Canadian Bioeconomy Conference Articles
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Toward a sustainable bioeconomy: A first nations perspective
Dan George thanked the Lheidli T’enneh First Nation for “the opportunity to gather on their traditional territory.” George said his key message was articulated by Satsan, the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief, who said, “People must understand that our ...
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Forest fuels reductions and biomass to Energy: Parallel opportunities for public benefit
Larry Mason has investigated the links between forest health problems and biomass to energy. “There are some real disconnects,” he said. Washington’s Inland West is “at a high, unprecedented risk of a catastrophic crown fire,”unless fuel loads are ...
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Bioenergy opportunities in the pulp and paper and sawmill industries
Fernando Preto said the Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) Energy Technology Centre in Ottawa is “not a fundamental research lab…. We help industry develop technologies.” The Biomass and Renewables Group “took a different ...
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Building an index of site suitability for forest residue removal
Evelyne Thiffault said she would address ecological issues, although she emphasized that she believes “producing bioenergy from forest biomass is a great idea.” Forest biomass has an ecological value that must be considered, she said. If forest ...