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BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Mark L. Clifford |
Rainforest Rescue Can sustainable logging succeed? A group experiment in Indonesia could show Big Timber the way.   |
This Old House
C.J. Hughes |
Buying 'Green' Flooring Join the ranks of consumers who are driving the market for "sustainable" products by following these 10 options for the eco-minded remodeler. |
Financial Advisor
September 2011
Ellie Winninghoff |
Go Hug A Forest Impact investors can foster change while earning handsome returns in one of the only asset classes where there's real growth. |
National Gardening
April 2000
Alex Wilson |
Naturally Rot-Resistant Woods Though sometimes hard to come by, they are nature's answer to the problem of decay |
Fast Company
June 2008
Richard Behar |
Special Report: China in Africa (Part 2) In sub-Saharan Africa, the Chinese seem to be everywhere: clearing trees in Mozambique, drilling for oil in Sudan, digging in copper mines in Zambia, opening textile factories in Kenya, prospecting for uranium in Zimbabwe, buying cobalt in the Congo, laying expressways in Angola, and more. |
IDB America
July 2005
Roger Hamilton |
Cutting a forest to save it A pioneering experiment in community forestry management in Peten, Guatemala. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2006
Toccoa Switzer |
Money Does Grow On Trees Timber Investment Management Organizations provide excellent diversification, and inflation-hedging attributes to mixed-asset portfolios. The investment moves inversely to stocks and bonds with little correlation to commercial real estate. |
Outside
August 2005
Peter Stark |
The Tree Slayer What does a naive environmentalist discover when he buys his own forest? He's got to log it to save it. |
Reason
February 2006
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
The Age of Corporate Environmentalism Environmental activists across the nation bought their own ties and started dealing with corporations as almost-equal partners in planet saving. Businesses in turn learned that it's pretty easy being green. |
Salon.com
March 6, 2002
Jennifer Hile |
Hangin' with the 'tans in Borneo Deep in the Indonesian rain forest, our reporter braves tribal war to discover why orangutans may be driven to extinction by America's love for pool cues... |
Registered Rep.
July 6, 2012
Jennifer Popovec |
Knock on Wood Timber REITs, now unloved, anticipate strong demand, increased revenues |
Wired
February 2007
Michael Behar |
Reservoir Logs A submersible robot called the Sawfish can harvest healthy timber from long-forgotten underwater forests. Clear-cutting never looked so green. |
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton |
Could Environmentalists Learn to Love This Road? An asphalt strip through Brazil's Amazon rainforest is intended to anchor an economy based on a newer, gentler way to use the rain forest. |
Salon.com
June 9, 2000
Mark Hertsgaard |
The California chainsaw massacre Clear-cutting is tearing up forests in the nation's most environmentally aware state, and opponents blame the timber industry's ties to Gov. Gray Davis. |
TIME Asia
June 20, 2011
Brendan Brady |
Battle of the Jungle Sorng Rukavorn is one of 13 community forests in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province -- spread over a total of 68,000 hectares -- being registered with climate-change groups as a bank of carbon credits. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2011
Eric Dutram |
What's Driving the Timber ETFs? Have the natural disasters in Japan been sending these ETFs up? |
The Motley Fool
November 22, 2011
Jeremy Myers |
A Hard Asset to Buy for This Market Buy the land and get the business for free. |
Popular Mechanics
July 25, 2008
Joseph Truini |
Your Ultimate Guide to the 5 Materials That Make a Modern Deck Decking options have grown exponentially over the past several years. It wasn't long ago that the only choice was wood. |
This Old House
Mark Feirer |
25 Years of Innovation: Wood Flooring A quarter-century of innovation has brought a wealth of woods, finishes, and engineered products. |
Smithsonian
March 2007
Joshua Hammer |
Rain Forest Rebel In the Amazon, researchers document the way the native people have joined forces with an embattled chief to stop illegal loggers and developers from destroying the earth's most precious wilderness |
Mother Jones
June 2000
Ted Williams |
False Forests What's green, full of trees, and worse than a clearcut? Vast pine farms, which are rapidly replacing the woods with a new kind of Southern plantation. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2002
Lorna Pappas |
Branching Out Investors are taking notice as Seattle-based REIT Plum Creek Timber Company grows into one of the largest land owners in the nation... |
IDB America
January 2006
Roger Hamilton |
Machines in the Garden A state in Brazil's Amazon enlists laboratories and industrial parks to help protect its forests. |
Fast Company
February 2005
Ryan Underwood |
In Tune With the Environment How a guitar maker got eco-friendly -- out of sheer self-interest. |
Foundation News & Commentary
Mar/Apr 2006
Sherri Alms |
A Win/Win Proposition The Blandin Foundation championed inclusivity across sectors to promote healthy forests and communities -- and along the way won the 2006 Paul Ylvisaker Award for Public Policy Engagement. |
Financial Advisor
November 2009
Thomas J. Straka |
Does Your Client Own Timberland? - Part I Over ten million individuals and families own timberland. Is it a neglected aspect of your client's portfolio? |
The Motley Fool
July 11, 2007
Jeremy MacNealy |
International Paper Turns Over a Greener Leaf? The paper giant aims to increase profitability and do more to protect the environment. Investors, sound crazy? |
Wired
May 19, 2008
Matt Power |
Old-Growth Forests Can Actually Contribute to Global Warming Forests actually give up more carbon from decomposing wood than they lock down in new growth. |
Financial Advisor
November 2009
Thomas J. Straka |
Does Your Client Own Timberland? - Part II Over ten million individuals and families own timberland. Is it a neglected aspect of your client's portfolio? |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Mark L. Clifford |
Cleaning Up Asians are starting to demand action on pollution -- and the region's governments are responding. |
Outside
June 2003
Douglas Gantenbein |
We're Toast Last summer, U.S. wildfires cost $1.6 billion to stop and claimed the lives of 23 firefighters. The expense and sacrifice did nothing to solve the problems of overgrown forests, misguided policies, and misspent resources. We need to get serious about rethinking the role of flame in the woods. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2011
Jacob Roche |
This Investment Keeps Growing Even When the Economy Stumbles Timber REITs and exchange traded funds make an interesting alternative to traditional investments. |
This Old House
Mark Feirer |
The Language of Lumber The words used in the industry to describe wood can be conflicting and confusing. Here's a crib sheet to help you understand just what the pros are talking about. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2006
Jada A. Graves |
Branching Out Timber REIT analysts and executives agree the future is boundless for this segment of the real estate industry, and that timber is now in a position to stand on its own as a sector, due to its individuality and growth potential. |
Scientific American
July 2009
Biello et al. |
News Scan Briefs: Do Rain Forests Make Rain? Also: ants: "I'm not dead yet," A lower high-water mark, working on the railroad, and temptation zone |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Good Wood Plum Creek is a well-managed timber REIT, but should investors still pile into this hot sector? |
Outside
March 2005
Bruce Barcott |
As a Matter of Fact, Money Does Grow on Trees With an anti-environmental backlash inflicting one defeat after another on conservationists, a band of maverick economists is riding to the rescue with a startling revelation about the true value of our natural resources: Follow the money, and you end up in a very green place. |
The Motley Fool
May 5, 2004
Bill Mann |
A Tale of Timber and Love Recent earnings at Plum Creek Timber, a Seattle-based real estate investment trust, have been pretty spectacular, as demand for timber from homebuilders and other construction remains high. |
IndustryWeek
July 1, 2004
Tonya Vinas |
Boise Challenges Suppliers While supply-chain optimization hasn't generally focused on environmental responsibility, it does at paper, office supply and construction materials manufacturer Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Idaho. |
National Gardening
June 2000
Alex Wilson |
Would-Be Wood "Lumber" from recycled materials looks like wood and offers real advantages. Is it for you? |
IDB America
January 2006 |
We Are Trying to Make Dreams Happen The governor of Brazil's Amazonian state of Acre is a passionate advocate of the rain forest and his people's economic future. Here's an interview with Jorge Viana on his government's innovative approach to preserving the rain forest. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2011
Jacob Roche |
You Need to Watch This Industry Things are about to get really exciting in ... hardwood flooring and retail distributors. Yes, really. |
Popular Mechanics
April 3, 2009
Joseph Truini |
5 Do-it-Yourself Flooring Options Flooring alternatives are explored with the drawbacks and advantages of each. |
IDB America
March 2005
Charo Quesada |
A New Gateway for Development On the shores of the Uruguay River, a specialized port anticipates the growth of a renewable and sustainable forest industry. |
This Old House
October 9, 2015
Karen Ziga |
Start Your Search for Reclaimed Wood Online A new online resource makes it easier to source or recycle salvaged materials. |
This Old House
Christopher O'Connor |
We Heart Palm Coconut trees create a new flooring solution known as Durapalm. |
