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Illegal Amazon timber passed off as eco-certified
mnn.com - 7/13/2009
Illegal Amazon timber passed off as eco-certified
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Massive wood laundering scheme may involve more than 3,000 companies.
news.mongabay.com - 7/13/2009
Illegal Amazon timber passed off as eco-certified in massive wood laundering scheme
— news.mongabay.com — A Brazilian federal prosecutor is leading an investigation into charges that illegal timber from the state of... Pará is being laundered as "eco-certified" wood and exported to markets in the United States, Europe, and Asia, reports Sunday's edition of O ... (more) Illegal Amazon timber passed off as eco-certified in ...

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Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others
pogue.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/17/2009
Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others
— pogue.blogs.nytimes.com — Amazon removed purchased e-books from Kindles when a publisher had second thoughts about online distribution.... (more) Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others

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Greenpeace score big wins against illegal deforestation in Brazil
theenergycollective.com - 7/7/2009
Greenpeace score big wins against illegal deforestation in Brazil
— theenergycollective.com — Photo credit leoffreitas GreenPeace released a damning report last month called Slaughtering the Amazon in which it... detailed how the Brazilian cattle sector is the largest driver of deforestation in the world. In this shocking exposé Greenpeace detailed how: Cattle are ... (more) Greenpeace score big wins against illegal deforestation ...

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ECORAZZI.COM:  High Line Project Slammed For Using Rainforest Wood

Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com:  The Low Down on High Line Wood

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High Line Project Slammed For Using Rainforest Wood
ECORAZZI.COM — ... According to activists, however, the F.S.C. certification is not good enough — citing information where the council certifies logging in old-growth forests and tree farms that are ecologically unsound. For the next stages of the High Line, Rainforests of New York would like to see the group use recycled plastic lumber or sustainable domestic hardwoods. With a new eco-wood laundering scandal shaking Brazil, we hope the High Line takes their advice. ...

The Low Down on High Line Wood
Daily Greenz, the Blog from Greenzer.com — ... with the FSC ). With recent scandal about Amazon wood laundering (selling wood as eco-friendly when it’s far from it) in the headlines, it’s easy to doubt certification programs, but the FSC remains one of the most trusted in the country and still indicates an increased effort. Still, we can’t help wishing the Friends of the High Line went truly green with recycled plastic lumber , which, although not quite as pleasing to the eye, reuses something old and rundown for something new and wonderful—not unlike the High Line itself. ...

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