Positive outlook - Local forestry companies remain optimistic despite economic downturn and pine beetle infestation [  ] Local forestry, 2008  The economic crisis and the mountain pine beetle were two of the most discussed topics at an open house featuring the region's biggest lumber [...] Read More ...

Forestry will bounce back, says Cansfield [ The Chronicle-Journal ] Nov 18, 2008  Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield is not giving up on the beleaguered forestry sector. 'There's no question there is a future,' she said during an editorial board meeting Monday at The Chronicle-Journal. Read More ...

The knowledge superpower [ Hindustan Times ] Nov 19, 2008  COMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Science and technology have played a pivotal role in embarking the country on a mission to reach equality with the rest of the world. Read More ...

Beshear unveils energy plan [ Louisville Courier-Journal ] Nov 20, 2008  It calls for coal to remain central to the state's energy needs while also encouraging renewable energy sources and considering nuclear power. Read More ...

Coal power plan for nuclear site [ BBC News ] Nov 20, 2008  A new coal-burning power plant is being planned for the site of Hunterston nuclear power station. Read More ...

ESD shelves AMD vote, takes up Luther Forest, Starfire [ BizJournals ] Nov 20, 2008  The state's economic development arm has delayed a vote on funding for the Advanced Micro Devices Inc. plant in Malta by at least a month. Read More ...

Expert searches for colonial roads [ Columbia Star ] Nov 20, 2008  Dale Loberger, a graduate of Warren Wilson College and NC State, planned on a career in forestry but ended up as a software expert in geographic information systems technology with ESRI Business Partners in Charlotte. His love of walking through forests and his computer skills have led him into an exploration of old paths, trails, and roads around Charlotte. Read More ...

Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc. Announces Letter of Intent to Sell Eight TigerLynk Underwater Forest Machines for $12 ... [ GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance ] Nov 20, 2008  BRANSON, Mo., Nov. 20, 2008 -- Hollund Industrial Marine, Inc. is pleased to announce that it signed a letter of intent to supply TigerLynk forest equipment to a private company that has secured a major underwater forest concession. Read More ...

Power plan [ BBC News ] Nov 20, 2008  New coal-burning plant is mooted for Ayrshire Read More ...

ANF shows off its new home [ Warren Times Observer ] Nov 21, 2008  The new Allegheny National Forest headquarters is open for business. Forest Service personnel moved into the new building on Oct. 27, and on Thursday the public was invited to an open house. Read More ...

Bond Goes Commercial Quirky Gadgets Out, Product Placements In [ TechNewsWorld.com ] Nov 21, 2008  The history of James Bond films is the history of our fascination with technology: booby-trapped briefcases, jetpacks, cars with machine guns and ejector seats, super-magnet watches, cars driven by remote control, acid-filled fountain pens, cars that become invisible, sharks with frickin' lasers... Read More ...

KISD Briefs [ Klein Sun ] Nov 21, 2008  KFHS hosts art show and auction The art department of Klein Forest High School is offering an art exhibit and silent auction Nov. 18 in the school's dining room. The public is invited to attend and bid on works. Read More ...

Paramount Shifts to Performance Marketing One of Jacksonville's Oldest Commercial Printers Expands Technologies and ... [ PRWeb ] Nov 21, 2008  Paramount Printing, one of Jacksonville's largest commercial printers since 1912, has restructured and expanded its technologies and services. The company, now known as Paramount Performance Marketing now offers fully-integrated marketing solutions that go beyond the traditional printed piece. Read the full story at ... Read More ...

Sunita Narain Looking for a new deal [ Business Standard India ] Nov 21, 2008  We need a welfare programme for people and the planet and not just for industry and rich bankers. After the past few months of the global economy's downward spiral, it is now more or less clear that the dreaded 'R' word must be said. The world's major economies are slipping into a recession. Read More ...

£2bn plant unveiled to power Scotland [ EveningTimes Online ] Nov 21, 2008  ALMOST 2000 jobs could be created in Ayrshire if a £2billion power station is built. The venture would see the new plant sit next to the existing nuclear reactor and coal terminal at Hunterston and could provide power across Scotland. Read More ...