Talk and Log
Talk and Log

Author: Jeremy Wilson

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 0774806680

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For more than three decades, the fate of British Columbia’s old-growth forests has been a major source of political strife. While more than 5 million hectares of wood were being clearcut, the BC wilderness movement and forest industry supporters clashed, as they continue to do, both pressing their arguments in a variety of forums, ranging from television studios and logging road blockades to royal commission hearings and cabinet ministers’ offices. The resulting record of conflict confirms American historian Paul Hirt’s characterization of forest policy as "party an ideological issue, partly biological, partly economic, partly technical, and wholly political." Talk and Log is a comprehensive account of the rise and impact of the BC wilderness movement between 1965 and 1996. Jeremy Wilson examines the evolution of the movement’s approaches, evaluates the forest industry’s counterstrategies, and analyzes the patterns and trends underlying shifts in provincial government forest, environment, and parks policies. He describes the "war in the woods" triggered by environmentalists’ efforts to preserve areas such as South Moresby and the Carmanah Valley, and considers the complex forces that pushed the government to expand the protected areas system. Wilson’s perceptive analysis of Social Credit’s failed policies of the 1980s is followed by an assessment of the Harcourt NDP government’s reform iniatives, including the Commission on Resources and Environment (CORE) and the Forest Practices Code. Talk and Log is based on a variety of sources, including government documents, environmental group briefs, and interviews with several dozen politicians, government officials, environmentalists, and forest industry leaders. This book deftly illuminates the forces behind controversies that have divided British Columbians and drawn the attention of people around the world. It is also a thought-provoking examination of issues likely to dominate political debates in BC for decades to come.

Biermann's Handbook of Pulp and Paper
Biermann's Handbook of Pulp and Paper

Author: Pratima Bajpai

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2018-05-17

Total Pages: 670

ISBN-13: 0128142413

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Biermann's Handbook of Pulp and Paper: Raw Material and Pulp Making, Third Edition is a comprehensive reference for industry and academia covering the entire gamut of pulping technology. This book provides a thorough introduction to the entire technology of pulp manufacture; features chapters covering all aspects of pulping from wood handling at the mill site through pulping and bleaching and pulp drying. It also includes a discussion on bleaching chemicals, recovery of pulping spent liquors and regeneration of chemicals used and the manufacture of side products. The secondary fiber recovery and utilization and current advances like organosolv pulping and attempts to close the cycle in bleaching plants are also included. Hundreds of illustrations, charts, and tables help the reader grasp the concepts being presented. This book will provide professionals in the field with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information on the state-of- the-art techniques and aspects involved in pulp making. It has been updated, revised and extended. Alongside the traditional aspects of pulping and papermaking processes, this book also focuses on biotechnological methods, which is the distinguishing feature of this book. It includes wood-based products and chemicals, production of dissolving pulp, hexenuronic acid removal, alternative chemical recovery processes, forest products biorefinery. The most significant changes in the areas of raw material preparation and handling, pulping and recycled fiber have been included. A total of 11 new chapters have been added. This handbook is essential reading for all chemists and engineers in the paper and pulp industry. - Provides comprehensive coverage on all aspects of pulp making - Covers the latest science and technology in pulp making - Includes traditional and biotechnological methods, a unique feature of this book - Presents the environmental impact of pulp and papermaking industries - Sets itself apart as a valuable reference that every pulp and papermaker/engineer/chemist will find extremely useful

Small-area Forestry Equipment
Small-area Forestry Equipment

Author: Bob Beckley

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 44

ISBN-13:

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Describes the results of an equipment demonstration July 27, 1999, at the Targhee National Forest's Island Park Ranger District in Idaho. Several small machines were operated to demonstrate their utility in fuels reduction and in thinning small-diameter stems. The tasks included precommercial thinning and shredding, grinding slash piles, shearing and skidding, and processing at the log landing. The machines demonstrated included a Ford Model 276 Versatile tractor with a Royer Woodsman 5-foot-wide horizontal drum shredder, an ASV HD-4520 Posi-Track with a Dymax forestry tree shear, and a Kubota KH-191 excavator with Hahn HSG-140 single-grip harvester.