Black Times for W.Va. Red Oak Loggers
Jun 28th, 2008 · In the 1980s, oak was in vogue for furniture, flooring and cabinets. But now cherry has become the hot new fashion, and the price of red oak has plummeted 40 percent in the past three years.
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Mexico Targets Loggers to Protect Butterflies
Dec 7th, 2007 · Monarch butterflies migrate south to Mexico each year in search of forest habitat. This year, they're getting some protection from Mexican authorities, who arrested 50 people and confiscated 6,000 tons of wood at an illegal logging site.
'The River Driver': A Tale of Canadian Loggers ****
Nov 14th, 2005 · Alan Doyle of the band Great Big Sea describes the folk song "The River Driver" -- a tune about men who worked in the logging industry in Newfoundland.
Mixed Report for State of Amazon Forests
Oct 20th, 2005 · The rate at which forests are being clear-cut appears to be declining in the Amazon, an article in the journal Science reports. But the bad news is that so-called selective loggers are now ravaging the forests, cutting down the biggest and most valuable trees.
China Moves to Regulate Web Loggers
Jun 9th, 2005 · New regulations in China now require owners of personal Internet sites called Web logs, or blogs, to register with the government. The move is seen as an effort to regulate blogging, which is responsible for an explosion of personal opinion and comment flooding the Web.
Killing the Golden Spruce ****
Jun 3rd, 2005 · The Golden Spruce: A True Story of Myth, Madness, and Greed tells the story of a sacred tree, a logger-turned environmentalist and a shocking act of environmental protest in the woods of British Columbia. Michele Norris talks with author John Vaillant.
Battle Brews over Louisiana's Cypress Trees
May 26th, 2005 · Once a century, the cypress trees of Louisiana's swamps become large enough to harvest. Now is the time. Loggers, landowners and mill operators are itching to get the trees to market. But some scientists worry that harvesting the majestic trees could destroy a fragile ecosystem.
Slate's Kausfiles: Detroit Auto Show Oddities
Jan 21st, 2005 · Slate Web logger Mickey Kaus delivers another phone blog from the big auto show in Detroit, and muses about a new car from China with an odd and potentially unfortunate name.
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