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INDUSTRY NEWS 5
Poignant message that uses waste poppy paper
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ew were aware at the re-opening of Whitworth art gallery at Manchester in the UK
that the War Room installation by Cornelia Parker used waste process paper. Usually sent for recycling, thousands of punched sheets of James Cropper’s red poppy paper were used in the solo exhibition. The entire room was hung with paper reclaimed from the Aylesford poppy factory, providing an emotionally charged tribute to fallen soldiers that asks the question: where have all the flowers gone? The poppy paper is made by Cumbrian mill James Cropper to match the colour of the real flower and made to be rub and run resistant to protect clothing. The manufacturer supplies 250km
Cornelia Parker in War Room that uses waste poppy paper from James Cropper.
of the paper to the poppy factory every year. Phil Wild, chief executive of James Cropper, said: “James Cropper supplies the red poppy paper to the Royal British Legion, and support and respect the fantastic job that they do for past
and present veterans and their families. It is really interesting to see thought provoking art and narrative illuminating the effects of war. In re-using the remnants from poppy production to create War Room, Cornelia Parker poignantly reminds us of all the
holes in our lives left behind by those who have been lost in conflict.” Cornelia Parker presents War
Room as part of an exhibition of new commissions and retrospective installations at The Whitworth until Sunday 31 May 2015.
Study says EU and UK demand for biomass pellets is beneficial to US forests
A study in the US claims that demand from Europe and the UK for biomass pellets used in power plants is beneficial to US forest industry.
The US Department of Agriculture
(USDA) study, which looked at the effect of policies on pellet production and forests in the US South, finds that although regulations at both the EU and Member State levels are in flux, demand for wood feedstock from the US South is growing, and this demand is expected to increase over the next five to 10 years. Significantly, the USDA finds that
this will lead to a greater increase in tree planting and overall forest cover in the US South than would otherwise be the case. Policy makers are increasingly
considering the use of forest biomass energy to meet energy and carbon emissions reductions. As they do so, it is imperative that their decisions are informed by current, peer-reviewed science. The study’s definitive economics add further weight to a report by one of the US’s leading forestry academics, Professor Bob Malmsheimer, who in December urged UK Energy Secretary Ed
Davey and DECC’s chief Scientific Adviser John Loughhead to “take a science-based approach” to policymaking on biomass. In a paper countersigned by
more than 100 US academics, Prof Malmsheimer set out four ‘fundamentals’ which seek to demonstrate broad consensus on the ability of sustainable biomass to deliver increased forest cover and productivity, as well as reductions in carbon emissions. The fundamentals were compiled
to enable the development of bioenergy policies based on sound and relevant science that takes into
account the following facts: • The carbon benefits of sustainable forest biomass energy are well established
• Measuring the carbon benefits of forest biomass energy must consider cumulative carbon emissions over the long term
• An accurate comparison of forest biomass energy carbon impacts with those of other energy sources requires the use of consistent timeframes in the comparison
• Economic factors influence the carbon impacts of forest biomass energy.
March/April 2015
Picture: David Levene
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