Environment
Native forest burn power
Adam Morton, Environment Reporter
NATIVE forest timber could be converted into energy and fed into the power grid under a Victorian Government plan to ensure the future of the forestry industry. A draft strategy for the industry’s future proposes lifting a ban on the sale of renewable energy generated by burning native forest wood. The policy paper, released yesterday by Agriculture Minister Joe Helper, said the change would apply to “lower-quality native hardwood logs”, a byproduct of sawlog harvesting. Read more here