BIOENERGY UP CLOSE: Among loggers, attitudes toward the emerging market vary widely.

摘要

The best way, or most profitable way, to sell a shovel is to find a thirsty man in the desert. Timber harvesters, hit hard by the housing slump and the run-up in diesel costs, have been offered the promise of new revenue streams in the bioenergy market. But in order to realize this promise it seems they must buy the "shovel" and do the heavy digging before it can become a reality. They are justifiably reluctant to jump headlong into this promised oasis. Although new demand from bioenergy does exist,and more is on the way, the timing and location of these demand sources are spotty at present.