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Georgia-Pacific Increases Southern Forest Protection

Amanda Rodriguez

Date Icon November 5, 2010

On November 16, 2010, paper producing giant Georgia-Pacific made a very bold and very public commitment to protecting Southern forest by announcing that it would…

Reusable Good, Forest Destruction Bad

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon October 29, 2010

Earlier this month KFC and its parent company Yum! Brands, the largest restaurant company in the world, responded to Dogwood Alliance’s campaign by introducing reusable…

A Day to Celebrate Climate Solutions

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon October 14, 2010

The Power of 1 on 10-10-10:Individual Action for Global Effect! With your help, 10/10/10 is going to be the biggest day of practical action to…

Cole Wins Award for Fast Food Packaging Work!

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon September 27, 2010

The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes, an award that honors outstanding young leaders who have made a significant, positive difference to people and our…

International Day Against Tree Monocultures!

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon September 21, 2010

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Today is the International Day Against Tree Monocultures [1]. Across the globe, timber plantations are wreaking havoc on forests and forest dependent communities. Now,…

Beauty and Destruction in the Green Swamp

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon September 13, 2010

As the old adage says, “a picture is worth a thousand words,” and these photos tell the real story of the impact of industrial logging…

Don’t Let the EPA Label Biomass Carbon Neutral

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon September 10, 2010

From our colleagues at Friends of the Earth: Don’t let the green-sounding name fool you. While burning “biomass” (i.e. trees or other plants) for electricity…

Green Grades 2010 Report Released

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon September 9, 2010

Today, Dogwood Alliance and ForestEthics, released the 2010 Green Grades Office Supply Report Card, an important vehicle for educating consumers and large purchasers of office…

4th Annual Green Grades Report Finds FedEx, Staples and Office Depot Leading, Amazon and Costco Lagging

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon September 9, 2010

Fourth Annual Green Grades Report Card finds FedEx, Office Depot & Staples Leading, Amazon & Costco Lagging on Key Eco-Issues Eco-label “Greenwashing” Still Rampant Throughout…

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