Consideration is being given to ways of diversifying activities in the forestry sector, of promoting very specific programs aimed at producing energy or ethanol from forest byproducts. We call this cellulosic ethanol. This type of energy would be greener, but the industry argues that it does not receive enough financial support from the federal government to build cogeneration plants. More plants like this could be built, because the resource is plentiful, but the industry needs various incentives. I know that some incentives are available, but probably not enough to ensure the success of such a venture.
What do you think the federal government should be doing to support a program to produce energy, specifically ethanol produced from forestry byproducts?