Comment on Thursday, May 30, 2019: Next-generation forest products, connect the climate dots, expand ranked-choice voting

Thursday, May 30, 2019: Next-generation forest products, connect the climate dots, expand ranked-choice voting

Next-generation forest products I urge Maine lawmakers to pass LD 1698, a production tax credit for products made from renewable resources instead of fossil fuels. Petroleum-replacement products derived from wood are going to play a big role in the new forest economy. Hundreds of millions of dollars in research and commercialization have been spent globally in this product sector in the last two decades. Our Katahdin, re-developer of the former Great Northern Paper Mill Site in Millinocket, is talking with a number of companies that are scouring the country for locations to build a biorefinery.

 

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