(Canada) The entropic deconstruction of the Barber Mill by nature and nurture (or lack thereof) places the observer at odds; at a certain point, one is bearing witness to beautiful decay, and from another point, given everything we've said, it is an observation of loss...
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(Canada) The man dubbed ”Canada's Hugo Chavez” is in the hot seat again. Danny Williams, the Progressive Conservative premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, a sparsely populated province on the Atlantic coast, recently expropriated the assets of a paper mill, AbitibiBowater...
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(USA) Paper has always played an important role in history. A World Series ticket, a playbill from an award-winning Broadway show, or a newspaper heralding a significant event like NASA's first moonwalk have had special meaning for many...
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(Canada) A series of meetings is being organized over the next two weeks for members of the CEP and IBEW who will be affected by the closure of the AbitibiBowater newsprint mill in Grand Falls - Windsor at the end of March.
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(UK) The UK's National Association of Paper Merchants (NAPM) has announced Portucel Soporcel, a European manufacturer of uncoated fine paper, as its latest sponsor to join the growing number of industry organizations that have committed their support to ‘Two Sides’...
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(Indonesia) The Forestry Ministry will allow pulp and paper industries to use wood from natural forests if supply from timber estates (HTI) is not available due to their development problems in the past two years...
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(Argentina/Uruguay) Uruguayan author Raul Vallarino uses his new novel, "Los sueños del delantero centro" (Dreams of a Striker), to poke fun at Argentine demonstrators protesting a paper mill on the river that separates these two South American countries.
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(USA) Over 30 employers and educational facilities will be at the Job Fair and Education Expo presented by the Louisiana Workforce Commission and the Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance for the former International Paper employees...
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(USA) The Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation has announced it has awarded $50,000 to the United Way of Lewis County to support relief and rebuilding efforts in areas of the county affected by the recent storms and flooding.
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Know how can we who rely so heavily on the Pulp & Paper Industry for our livelihoods as well as those who wish to choose a more environmentally friendly alternative help support the " 2009 Buy Paper " Campaign...
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(UK) As Christmas day approaches millions of people will be buying sparkling, patterned paper to make presents look pretty. But the total waste wrapping paper the UK produces over Christmas could stretch to the moon if each sheet was laid end to end...
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(Canada) While declining to directly criticize Newfoundland's move to expropriate the timber and hydro rights of an AbitibiBowater pulp and paper mill that will be be shut down, B.C. Forests Minister Pat Bell said such a move does not build investor confidence in a province...
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"Lessons Learned" is an occasional series where we ask seasoned ecommerce merchants about their mistakes and successes. For this installment, we asked Leslie West, owner of Bluedotpapershop.com, an online paper and design store that offers specialty papers, cardstock and design tools. West, like
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(USA) The Forest Landowners Association (FLA), on December 10, filed an Amicus Curiae brief with the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in support of the Bush administration's decision to distribute the funds from...
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