Southern forests are some of the most biologically rich and diverse in the world, but have been exploited for generations by the pulp and paper industry and much of the beauty and true value of our forests has been lost to unsustainable forestry practices including large-scale clear-cutting and the conversion of native forests to sterile pine plantations.[…]
His death is a huge loss to the environmental movement in the South, what we have gained through his life is even greater.
A choice sampling of some of the great feedback we have been receiving on our KFC campaign… keep it coming! Calling KFC’s moral commitment into question “I do have compassion […]
Announcing a new eight part series highlighting what we are demanding KFC do to protect our forests… “KFC is as committed to the environment as we are to our food […]
An alliance of conservation organizations today sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its approval of open-air field tests of a genetically engineered (GE) hybrid of eucalyptus tree across the southern United States. The permit, issued to a company called ArborGen, which is a joint initiative of International Paper, MeadWestvaco and Rubicon, was approved May 12 with minimal environmental review. It authorizes the experimental planting and flowering of a new, genetically engineered hybrid on 28 secret sites across seven southern states — Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and Texas.
