Mongabay: Dissolving pulp: the threat to Indonesia’s forests you’ve probably never heard of
“If “dissolving pulp” evokes nothing for you, you’re not alone. Not many people have heard of it, and the very term “dissolving pulp” is so generic it’s hard to imagine…
Part 3: Fashion and controversy
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric….
Tree Hugger: How rainforest destruction hides in our clothes
“Rayon is an extremely popular fabric, and is used by most major clothing brands. It’s made by a complex chemical process, but at the beginning it starts with wood chips,…
Part 2: Dissolving pulp and fashion
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric….
Introducing: Out of Fashion
As the lavish display of Fall Fashion Week gets under way today in New York City, Rainforest Action Network (RAN) is announcing Out of Fashion: a campaign for forest friendly fabric. “Out…
Toba Pulp Lestari: In depth on one of the worst actors in pulp and paper
Indonesian pulp and paper giant Toba Pulp Lestari has been operating recklessly in North Sumatra for years. The company’s mill has been poisoning communities and disrupting life and livelihoods for…
Land Conflicts Spark Occupy-type Protests In Indonesia
Here at Rainforest Action Network, I’m gearing up for the Occupy Our Food Supply global day of action on February 27th,…
Peat Fires Greet Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force Assembly
Thick smoke from burning peatlands hangs over the capital of Central Kalimantan in Indonesian Borneo every morning. The smell from the smoke is pervasive, a constant reminder of how Indonesia…