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The Companies that Want Our Woods

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon November 15, 2013

Visiting both London and Brussels, Dogwood Alliance and our partners at NRDC and SELC got the opportunity to meet with the largest companies in Europe…

Dogwood Fights Bioenergy Policy in Europe

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon November 12, 2013

European Update from “Our Forests Aren’t Fuel” Campaign Director Scot Quaranda Yesterday I was accompanied by my colleagues from the US – Debbie Hammel from…

Report Highlights World-Wide Forest Destruction and Land Grabbing Due to UK Biomass Demand

Amanda Rodriguez

Date Icon November 4, 2013

Originally published on EcoWatch Biofuelwatch has launched a new report, Biomass: the Chain of Destruction, focusing on the human and environmental costs of biomass-focused UK…

Dogwood Goes to Power Shift

Tom Llewellyn

Date Icon November 1, 2013

With the call to action of THIS IS OUR POWER SHIFT, over 6,000 youth climate activists made the trek to Pittsburgh, PA from all corners…

IP Makes Good on Commitment to Conserve Forests

Amanda Rodriguez

Date Icon November 1, 2013

As you may remember, this past spring International Paper (IP) made a game-changing agreement with Dogwood Alliance to increase protection of Southern forests. This week…

Dogwood Joins the Call to End Dirty Biomass Subsidies

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon October 31, 2013

October 31, 2013 Re: End Federal Tax Subsidies for Dirty Biomass Energy Dear Senator: For many years, federal and state policies have promoted biomass energy—in…

Respecting Human Rights Key to Ending Deforestation in Indonesia #BAD2013

Scot Quaranda

Date Icon October 16, 2013

Dogwood Alliance is pleased to once again take part in Blog Action Day. This year’s theme is Human Rights, and we decided to step away from forests…

Our Forests Need Your Help: Write a Letter to the Editor of Your Local Paper

Tom Llewellyn

Date Icon October 7, 2013

OUR FORESTS AREN’T FUEL CAMPAIGN IS TURNING UP THE HEAT ON TREE BURNERS! Since Dogwood Alliance launched the “Our Forests Aren’t Fuel” campaign a few…

Vote for Dogwood to Win a BENNY Award for our IP Victory

Andrew Goldberg

Date Icon October 4, 2013

Friends and supporters already know how important Dogwood’s agreement with International Paper for building a more responsible forest products industry in the South. Our long…

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