PLC Supporting Member Weekly Update June 7, 2024
PLC News & Events:
Logging News:
- PLC and MLOFT Interview with George Hale and Ric Tyler
- NH Biomass Markets
- White House Weighs in on Voluntary Carbon Markets
- The Logger’s Voice Spring 2024
News Clips:
Member Benefits:
PLC Events
PLC 2024 Log A Load Golf Tournaments – Register And Sponsor Now
Team spots sell out quickly, so register now!
The PLC is excited to announce that it is time to register for the 2024 Log A Load for Kids Golf Tournaments! This year, the tournaments will be held Aug. 23 in Lovell, ME and Sept. 13 in Lincoln, ME. Register now and let’s help the kids and their families! Links for registration and sponsorship opportunities are below. See you at the tournaments!
Aug. 23, Kezar Lake Country Club, Lovell
Sept. 13, JATO Highlands Golf Course, Lincoln
If you prefer to register by mail, print and fill out the registration form on the pdfs below:
Southern Tournament Info and Registration Form-2024
Logging News
PLC and MLOFT Interview with George Hale and Ric Tyler
NH Biomass Markets
In 2023, New Hampshire biomass plants used a little over 1 million green tons of wood fuel to make electricity; this is the lowest statewide volume since at least 1997. Over 70 percent of this use was at a single facility – Burgess Biopower in Berlin, NH.
This is a dramatic drop from just a few years ago – in 2019 over 2.9 million green tons of biomass were used statewide. That’s a drop of nearly 1.9 million green tons, a little over 62,000 truckloads annually, or 170 truckloads daily.
White House Weighs in on Voluntary Carbon Markets
Up until now, the Biden Administration has largely stayed away from trying to tinker with carbon markets. Recently the White House announced guidelines to strengthen themarket for voluntary carbon market offsets. Offsets allow companies or individuals to buy credits tied to emissions reductions created by projects that remove carbon from the atmosphere. Forest carbon offsets, created when a forest owner agrees to long-term changes in forest management to increase carbon sequestration and storage, are the majority offset category. The new federal guidelines are an attempt to define offsets that are “high-integrity,” meaning they can deliver real and quantifiable emissions reductions for projects that wouldn’t have happened otherwise. Last year, $1.7 billion was spent in the voluntary carbon market globally.
Voluntary carbon offsets have come under significant criticism over the past few years because, at their best, carbon offsets allow companies that are trying to reduce their environmental impact to do it faster. At their worst, carbon offsets have been criticizedas the ultimate greenwashing tool. They can give companies that don’t want to abandon fossil fuels a way to claim they’re helping to curb emissions, when they aren’t actually reducing their emissions of greenhouse gases – only taking credit for the offsets they have purchased. Since the White House put out guidelines only – not holding the force of regulations – it is not clear if they will have an effect on the quality of the offsets created.
Maine News
Biomass Thermal Energy Council rising
Maine wood-fiber insulation company is expanding its distribution across North America
Brookfield is Maine’s hydropower king – Bangor Daily News
Logging truck rolls over in Cambridge, spilling its load in roadway – Kennebec Journal
Maine-made wood fiber insulation is reviving the old Madison paper mill – MSN
Twin Rivers pulp mill fined $250K for pollution – CTV News Atlantic
Madawaska-Edmunston bridge set to open in June | Local News (foxbangor.com)
Massachusetts loggers to state: ‘Real tough time’ with no contracts. Others want forests preserved.
There’s unprecedented funding for fire prevention this summer | Maine Public
Three Maine companies receive $1.6 million in federal grants from US Forest Service
Lumbra Hardwoods Inc. Regognized as Outstanding Sawmill by NELA
Vermont News
Acquisition, conservation makes ‘Greatwoods’ forest whole
Forever Wild: A Land Trust’s Work to Expand the Northeast’s Wildlands
Vermont Forest Industry Summit
NELA Honors Excellence in the Industry
VEDA unveils new forestry loan program | Vermont Business Magazine
Vermont Community Canopy Program Celebrates Milestone: | Morning Ag Clips
Wood Innovations and Community Wood Grants – Recipients
Lawsuit seeks to stop two commercial logging projects in WMNF – NH Business Review
Forest protection group challenge commercial logging in White Mountains | News | eagletimes.com
Vermont schools eligible for advanced wood heating funds | State | reformer.com
Member Benefits
ALC Member Discounts
PLC Members, because the PLC is a member of the American Loggers Council YOU are entitled to special discounts! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE
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Fabian Oil Discount
Wallingford’s Discounts
Maine Trailer Discounts
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PLC Members get a 5% discount on culverts purchased at Treeline and Frank Martin & Sons
Hale Trailer discounts for PLC Members on new trailer purchases! Call Neal at 207-232-7969 for details!
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