Weyerhaeuser plans greener emissions
June
2006 – Federal Way (TX): Officials at Weyerhaeuser have pledged to cut
greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent in the next 14 years.A statement
from Ernesta Ballard, SVP of corporate affairs, said the company was
intending to use renewable biomass in the forest products company’s
boilers, used to generate energy at mills.The paper manufacturer’s
mills currently generate 72 percent of their energy from biomass, which
consists of bark and pulping material.