Activist will discuss nonviolent change.
Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard Julia Butterfly Hill knows a thing or two about going out on a limb. Perhaps the world's best-known "treehugger," the 34-year-old Hill spent a world-record 738 days living in a 180-foot ancient redwood affectionately known as "Luna" in Northern California's...

WFPA Hosts Its 98th Annual Meeting - Advancing Sustainable Forestry.
SHELTON, Wash., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The Washington Forest Protection Association (WFPA) will host its 98th Annual Meeting on November 9, 2006 in Shelton, WA at the Little Creek Casino Event Center from 8 a.m.-3:15 p.m. This year's meeting, "Advancing Sustainable Forestry" will highlight the statewide habitat conservation plan,...

Greening the Capitol: the House (but not the Senate) cleans up its act.
Cafeteria stations feature flesh-made wraps and salads, hormone-free burgers and mounds of fruit arrayed on bamboo mats. Food is served on compostable sugar cane plates and beverages in cornstarch cups. Receptacles invite easy waste separation. Welcome to the Longworth House Office Building Cafe in Washington, D.C. The...

Conservation's new conversation: in the face of unrelenting development: how to keep forests in forest?
Don't blink! By the time you open your eyes, an acre of open space in America will be gone; Plowed under, paved over, and built on. It might be the grassy meadow where your kids play. It might be the shaded beach beach beside the lake where...

xpedx is First North American Printing Paper Distributor to Receive Both SFI and FSC Chain-Of-Custody Certifications.
Provides Key Business Advantage to Printers and Their Customers Who Want Papers Certified by Sustainable Forestry Initiative or Forest Stewardship Council Dual Certifications Apply to All xpedx Locations in the U.S. LOVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- xpedx today announced that it has received both...

Proposed rezone of forest land upheld on appeal.
Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard The state Land Use Board of Appeals has upheld approval for a former Lane County commissioner to rezone 80 acres of forest land southwest of Eugene to build a house. The state board last week upheld Lane County approval for...

Mead Completes Sustainable Forestry Audit.
Best Management Practices Earn Third-Party Certification of Forests DAYTON, Ohio, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mead Corporation (NYSE: MEA) today announced that its 2.1 million acres of timberlands in eight states have been independently certified in accordance with the American Forest & Paper Association's (AF&PA)...

Home Depot Launches Eco Options Program to Inspire Earth-Friendly Consumerism.
ENERGY RESOURCE-17 April 2007-Home Depot Launches Eco Options Program to Inspire Earth-Friendly Consumerism(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com The Home Depot today launched the Eco Options program designed to help customers make earth-friendly choices when they shop. More than 2,500 Eco Options products have been identified, including...

Scholastic Inc. Announces Ongoing Commitment to Responsible Environmental Stewardship and Teams Up With Rainforest Alliance to Continue Improving Paper Procurement Practices.
Scholastic to Publish The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming to Help Educate Children on Their Role in Protecting the Environment NEW YORK, Jan. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Scholastic, the global children's publishing, education and media company, today announced that the company is joining with the Rainforest Alliance to...

Upcoming 'Harry Potter' Release in U.S. a Hit for What It's Printed On - Recycled Paper.
ENERGY RESOURCE-20 March 2007-Upcoming 'Harry Potter' Release in U.S. a Hit for What It's Printed On - Recycled Paper(C)2007 JeraOne - http://www.jeraone.com All 12 million copies of the U.S. edition of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" will be printed on paper that contains a minimum of...