Archive for October, 2009

It Takes Guts to Launch a New Product

October 29, 2009
By Di Mettler
It Takes Guts to Launch a New Product

I can tell the industry is in a slump because I’m receiving fewer press releases showcasing new products. People don’t have the money for new machinery, which, I guess, translates into fewer innovations coming to market. Now when I see a press release for a new product, I’m both excited and nervous. Excited to...
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Global Warming May Bring More Trees to Northwest

October 21, 2009
By Di Mettler
Global Warming May Bring More Trees to Northwest

An interesting study came out of Science Daily this week. It was conducted at Oregon State University (OSU), and looked at how global warming might affect Northwest forests. The OSUE study predicts that over the next century, global warming will spur growth in higher-elevation forests. Unfortunately, it also speculated timber growth would drop in...
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Thinning or Roadless Areas?

October 12, 2009
By Di Mettler
Thinning or Roadless Areas?

While traveling yesterday, I came across the headline Oregon thinning project tests Obama forest policy at least three times. As soon as I got home, I had to see what big event had transpired. More of the Same After reading the article, I was disappointed. Nothing had really happened. Basically, the same roadless question...
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