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The rainforest paper trail that leads to Tesco; Store sells products from firm accused of environmental destruction

Britain's biggest supermarket group is selling paper products made by a company that is destroying thousands of hectares of Indonesian rainforest and threatening the habitat of the critically endangered Sumatran tiger.

Tesco has continued to buy paper products from Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) after Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer cancelled contracts because of the company's environmental record.

Times of London

Monday, July 5, 2010

In the Battle to Save Forests, Activists Target Corporations

The image of rainforests being torn down by giant bulldozers, felled by chainsaw-wielding loggers, and torched by large-scale developers has never been more fitting: Corporations have today replaced small-scale farmers as the prime drivers of deforestation, a shift that has critical implications for conservation.

In the Battle to Save Forests, Activists Target Corporations

Yale 360

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Are Children's Publishers Destroying the Rainforest?

Do children’s publishers deserve to wear green hats—or black ones? After all, it’s tricky to make good-looking four-color picture books from recycled paper, or affordable ones from virgin paper that is certified as eco-friendly. The cost issue sends publishers to Asia, where paper and materials are cheaper. The problem: printers there may use fiber from Indonesian rainforests.

Are Children's Publishers Destroying the Rainforest?

Publisher's Weekly

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Two Chevron protesters arrested at oil spill hearing

WASHINGTON — Two protesters were taken into custody Tuesday by Capitol Police during a hearing of a subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee at which the chairmen of five major U.S. oil companies testified.

The detentions came just moments after the hearing was adjourned, when a woman tried to approach the chairman of Chevron, John Watson, and hand him a bottle of dark liquid. Police stopped the protester.

McClatchy Newspapers

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Gulf Coast American Indian Tribes Host Leaders of Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities Devastated by Chevron Oil Contamination

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Contact: Brianna Cayo Cotter, (415) 305-1943

Cultural Exchange: Bayou American Indian Tribes Impacted by the Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster to Host Leaders of Ecuador’s Indigenous Communities Devastated by Chevron Oil Contamination

Who: Indigenous and community leaders from Ecuador and Gulf Coast Native tribes

What: Boat tour of oil spill affected areas, public community meeting, cultural exchange

Two Arrested for Confronting Chevron CEO Watson at Today’s House Oil Hearing

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

CONTACT
Briannay Cayo Cotter, 415.305.1943

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Oil Lobbyists and Lawyers Crowd out Public in Today’s Oil Hearing

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Tuesday, June 15, 2010

WASHINGTON—At 5:00am this morning over 40 youth and concerned citizens queued up in front of the Rayburn building and waited more than four hours to attend Rep. Chairman Ed Markey’s (D-Mass.) hearing in his House Energy and Environment Subcommittee to discuss offshore oil drilling safety and U.S. energy policy. When the doors opened at 9:20am, however, it was the oil lawyers and lobbyists that took the seats. There was only space for four out of the 40 members of the public who waited to be let in.

New Rainforest Safe Book List Tells Parents How to Go Green for Summer Reading

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Thursday, June 10, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO ¬– Just in time for summer reading, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) has released a list of 25 children’s books that are “rainforest-safe.” All books are printed on post-consumer recycled, FSC certified or recycled paper, allowing parents the assurance of knowing that their childrens’ books are not contributing to the loss of endangered rainforests.

Llamdo a inverionistas de gigante petrolero

Al menos cuatro personas fueron arrestados hoy durante una protesta masiva afuera de una reunión de inversionistas de Chevron en Houston, Texas. El gigante del petróleo es la corporación más grande en California y la tercera más grande en la nación. Ante la crisis del calentamiento global y el actual derrame de petróleo, científicos y protectores del Medioambiente exigen poner fin al uso del petróleo como fuente de energía. Pese a esto, el gigante petrolero, Chevron, tuvo un incremento del 25% en sus ingresos, el año pasado.

Radio Bilingüe

Wednesday, May 26, 2010