It looks like a dumpster fire in the forest. A new take on disposing of small trees and branches cut down during forest-thinning projects aims to turn the material into “biochar” that locks carbon into the ground and enhances dirt. It all depends on a massive “Carbonator,” an incinerator resembling an industrial garbage bin on tank tracks that can drive …

The New Zealand Government will undertake a NZ$2 million feasibility study to explore the development of hydrogen and bio-fuels at Tokoroa’s Kinleith Mill. Forestry Minister Stuart Nash says the partnership between the Government and Oji Fibre Solutions, which runs the mill, could also boost the development of sustainable wood products, create jobs and reduce emissions across the economy. Nash says: …