Meanwhile, 2006 saw a marked change in lumber industry conditions, as the quickly declining housing market caused lumber prices to slump, a condition that is continuing as the market continues to falter in 2007. The ripple effects from the housing slowdown are reaching across a wide variety of economic and industry sectors, according to analysis from global accounts receivable management service provider Euler Hermes ACI. Good pricing and easing energy costs in the latter part of the year...

The publication says as newspaper readership grows in developing nations, some investors think newsprint stocks will climb out of their hole. Abitibi and Bowater announced merger plans earlier this year. The process involves test meals and overnight stays. Shareholders and regulators must approve the transaction. Tuesday,April10 . Upstate South Carolina News, Sports and Information. The merger of newsprint giants Abitibi and Greenville-based Bowater could help resuscitate a moribund...

WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2007 (ENS) - Government employees who discussed falsifying water reports in emails about their work at Nevada's Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository did not actually falsify the reports, according to a report issued today by the Energy Department's Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, OCRWM. WASHINGTON, DC, March 27, 2007 (ENS) - Government employees who discussed falsifying water reports in emails about their work at Nevada's Yucca Mountain nuclear...

TheStar.com - Business - Land yachts popular despite gas prices Land yachts popular despite gas prices REBECCA COOK/REUTERS A poll to be released tomorrow indicates that wealthier Canadians say they are worried about global warming but are reluctant to change their lifestyles in order to fight it. TheStar.com - Business - Land yachts popular despite gas prices Land yachts popular despite gas prices REBECCA COOK/REUTERS A poll to be released tomorrow indicates that wealthier Canadians say...

Wood recyclers will have to review their gate fees because of a number of factors including the threat of going out of business. He said: Wood recyclers have to gear up to charge realistic gate fees because of the decreasing price of processed woodchip going to the board mills and other consumers, escalating operating and compliance costs- particularly in the areas of energy, health and safety and environment- and a huge oversupply of material in the market place. He said: Wood recyclers...

The Weekend Warrior Your Weekly Guide to New Movies for April 6, 2007 By Edward Douglas - Greetings and welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly guide to the weekend's new movies, now celebrating FOUR FRICKIN' YEARS right here on ComingSoon.net! (Usually, I'd write something, but there's way too many movies to write about already. The Weekend Warrior Your Weekly Guide to New Movies for April 6, 2007 By Edward Douglas - Greetings and welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly...