Greenpeace says China guilty in illegal logging Tue 17 Apr 2007 5:27 AM ET (Adds China Foreign Ministry spokesman, paragraphs 10-12) BEIJING, April 17 (Reuters) - Environmental group Greenpeace said on Tuesday China should take responsibility for illegal hardwood logging in Southeast Asia which supplied the raw materials for Chinese exports to the West. Greenpeace says China guilty in illegal logging Tue 17 Apr 2007 5:27 AM ET (Adds China Foreign Ministry spokesman, paragraphs 10-12)...

MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK - Groups want investigation into unfair trade subsidies. MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK - Groups want investigation into unfair trade subsidies. paper industry is being materially injured by the coated free sheet paper imports from China, Indonesia and South Korea, a fact that encouraged NewPage, which owns and operates one of four paper mills locally at Luke, to seek sanctions against those countries. paper industry is being materially injured by the...

To Terry wrote on April 15, 2007 2:25 PM:"Boy are you one ignorant fella! "I don't think there's enough tree farms producing enough trees fast enough to supply the nation's paper needs" That is simply a classic example of pure ignorance! It's kind of like saying, "I don't think there's enough potato farms producing enough potatoes fast enough to supply the nation's french-fry needs. To Terry wrote on April 15, 2007 2:25 PM:"Boy are you one ignorant fella! "I don't think there's enough tree...

He said American politicians are taking the heat from lumber producers on their side of the border who are being forced to shut down because of the drop in the number of housing starts and drop in the price of lumber. Tate said the Americans are claiming the surge mechanism in the agreement, designed to increase the border tax paid by Canadian lumber exporters, is not working. The Americans are saying the surge mechanism should have kicked in last January, Tate said, adding with local...

The seven-year deal, which came into force last October, ended a protracted dispute over whether Canadian provinces were illegally subsidizing their lumber industries. It may be that some of the industry on the other side would like to see the discussions more formal. industry groups, who say the provinces are not sticking fully to the deal, want Washington to take action. The Vancouver Sun said last month that Schwab had sent Emerson a letter raising industry concerns about Quebec's...