IP has the best operating margins in the uncoated freesheet industry because of the size and cost structure of its mills. The ratings are based on the company's size, modestly leveraged balance sheet, and IP's market position in a mature yet competitive commodity market for paper and paper based containers. IP is one of the biggest paper companies in the world but is largely dependent on an industry that has low growth potential in North America, which has been reflected in the company's...

The Bush administration and the timber industry are appealing a federal court ruling that struck down a policy to allow logging and oil and gas drilling in large undeveloped sections of national forests. District Judge Elizabeth Laporte reinstated a 2001 rule created by the Clinton administration, which prohibited most logging and oil and gas drilling in 50 million acres of national forests known as roadless areas in order to protect clean water and fish and wildlife habitat. Silver City...

The metrics in this report cover three year trends in SIC 2400 (Manufacturing sector), broken out on a state-by-state basis. Industry sales are detailed for both company-wide headquarters data and locally generated sales levels. Industry market vitality measures for each state are benchmarked against U. Analysis is based on data applied from 47,925 industry firms. These reports reflect data from firms which identify themselves as operating primarily in the line of business being analyzed....

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But in tropical regions, cutting back on forests would mean that less water is transferred from soils into the atmosphere, meaning fewer clouds and a warmer planet. But he says that modelling such an extreme approach allows him to separate the effect of forests on climate from other influences, such as rising greenhouse gas levels. Logging is often attacked because living trees help to mop up carbon dioxide, thereby buffering rises in greenhouse gases. This is because the trees, which...

The fourth EPA forest audit found 94 per cent compliance in timber harvesting in the mid Murray region, and identified only minor breaches in planning and documentation. Environmental groups in Victoria have renewed calls for a moratorium on red gum harvesting despite an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) audit that has found no significant breaches of logging rules. The Victorian National Parks Association's Nick Roberts says environmentalists found four cases of illegal logging in...

In its evaluation and assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, the Company concluded that such control over financial reporting was effective thereby eliminating the material weakness noted in prior years relative to its accounting for income taxes. In its evaluation and assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, the Company concluded that such control over financial reporting was effective thereby eliminating...

Unchecked, greenhouse gases will result in a rise of between 2-5 degrees in global mean temperatures within the upcoming 30-50 years (Stern Review November 2006) Stockholm, Sweden It was recently announced that Picsearch is launching a 4 step program to guarantee a carbon free multimedia search. The resulting temperature change will have devastating consequences to both people and wildlife. The search industry is a growing power consumer that needs to take responsibility. Experts advise...

The provinces said at the time they would show their programs did not subsidize lumber exports - the American complaint at the heart of the decades-old lumber trade war. trade officials signalled weeks ago they were unhappy with government programs - particularly in Ontario and Quebec - aimed at helping their struggling forest industries. Emerson said the agreement, which the Conservative government hammered out over the objections of some industry segments, was negotiated with the view of...