May 23, 2014
/BIOMASS EXPO – PART OF INTERSAW 2014 . . . A FOOD STRATEGY IS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PIE . . . FISH NEED TREES, TOO . . . SENSITIVE TO GLUTEN? A CARB IN WHEAT MAY BE THE CULPRIT . . . OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
BIOMASS EXPO – PART OF INTERSAW 2014
Source: Master Promotions
This fall already marks the arrival of the international sawmilling expo InterSaw in Montreal, co-located at Olympic Stadium with Canada Woodworking East, the only show focused on Canada’s French and bilingual secondary wood marketplace. Now, to meet the demands of another facet of the Canadian forest industry, a third component has been added to this exciting lineup – the BiomassExpo. (read more)
http://www.InterSawScie.ca
A FOOD STRATEGY IS THE MISSING PIECE OF THE PIE
Source: NSFA
The Nova Scotia Federation of Agriculture in collaboration with Ecology Action Centre has a vested interest in the amendments to the Environmental Goals and Sustainable Prosperity Act (EGSPA) being discussed today at the Nova Scotia Legislature. (read more)
FISH NEED TREES, TOO
Source: New York Times
As a resident of Sitka, in southeast Alaska, I’ve worked in the local commercial fishing industry on and off for the past 17 years. This summer I’ll go out on the boat once more, in search of salmon, which have become one of the drivers of the region’s economic recovery. (read more)
SENSITIVE TO GLUTEN? A CARB IN WHEAT MAY BE THE CULPRIT
Source: NPR
As late-night host Jimmy Kimmel so cleverly captured in a recent segment, some people on the gluten-free bandwagon don't know much about gluten, or why, precisely, they should avoid it. (For the record, gluten is a protein found in some cereal grains, including wheat and rye.) Uncertainty about the effects of gluten on people who don't have celiac disease, a serious autoimmune disease, but who identify as “gluten sensitive” or “gluten intolerant” is rampant among doctors, too. As more and more patients experiment on their own with a gluten-free diet, researchers are struggling to keep up with just how and why cutting out the gluten may be helping or hurting them. (read more)
OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST
ENERGY SAVING MYTHS – SORTING FACT FROM FICTION
http://efficiencyns.ca
CANADIAN FOREST SECTOR SHOWS STRONG GAINS
http://www.pulpandpapercanada.com/news/canadian-forest-sector-shows-strong-productivity-gains/1003074997/438qvsM3oyW6x08yM2vx/?ref=enews_PP&utm_source=PP&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=PP-EN05212014
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS
http://webs.uvigo.es/organic.agriculture/
