Canada - Lumber waste a hot commodity

West Coast timber companies are nervous that a money-is-no-object bid to transform British Columbia's lumber waste into clean energy could starve existing industries of the wood they need.

Wood pellet stoves selling fast as home heating oil prices rise

Christine Hemeon has been shopping all over the state for a wood pellet stove to heat her home. But the model she wants is on back order for up to three months — or dealers won't sell and install one because she lives too far away.

Canadian company converts wood into 'bio oil'

It sounds almost too good to be true: The notion that somehow industrial wood waste could be converted into a source of reliable, environmentally friendly energy with the ability to power an entire town.