American Wood Council Headlines http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html The latest news updates from AWC. RSS 2.0 generation class http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Wood Products Industry Leaders Take to Capitol Hill http://www.awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#capitol http://www.awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#capitol WASHINGTON – Representatives from the wood products community are on Capitol Hill today meeting with members of Congress to discuss federal issues affecting their industry and its more than 300,000 workers. AWC applaudes Sens. Pryor and Blunt for introducing the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#fairness http://www.awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#fairness WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sens. Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO) introduced S. 2346 – the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2012 – which would modify the definition of "biobased" materials to specifically include forest products in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Biobased Markets Program. AWC Elects T.R. Miller Co.'s Danny White to Board of Directors http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#miller http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#miller American Wood Council (AWC) has announced that T.R. Miller President and CEO Danny White has been elected to serve on its board of directors for a two-year term. AWC Statement on President Obama’s Biobased Product Procurement Memorandum http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#bio http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#bio American Wood Council (AWC) President Robert Glowinski released the following statement today in response to President Obama’s memorandum directing the federal government to increase procurement of biobased products. “We applaud the intent of President Obama’s memorandum to help protect and increase rural jobs by promoting the use of agricultural products. AWC Submits Comments on EPA’s Boiler MACT Rules http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#submit http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#submit On Tuesday, Feb. 21, the American Wood Council (AWC) submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the reproposed Boiler MACT rules, as well as on the Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI or Incinerator) rule, Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM) rule, and Boiler Generally Achievable Control Technology (GACT) rule. AWC Statement on the U.S. District Court Decision to Vacate Stay of Boiler MACT Rules http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#stay http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#stay American Wood Council President Robert Glowinski today issued the following statement regarding Judge Friedman’s District Court decision to vacate the stay of the Boiler MACT rules. American Wood Council Elects New Officers for 2012 http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#elect http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2012/newsreleases2012.html#elect The American Wood Council (AWC) announced today the election of its 2012 officers and board of directors. 2012 National Design Specification® and 2012 Wood Frame Construction Manual Now Available from the American Wood Council http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2011/newsreleases2011.html#standards2012 http://awc.org/NewsReleases/2011/newsreleases2011.html#standards2012 The American Wood Council's (AWC) 2012 National Design Specification® (NDS®) for Wood Construction and 2012 Wood Frame Construction Manual (WFCM) for One- and Two-Family Dwellings are now available for purchase in electronic format (PDF) from the AWC website.