tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261095272024-03-13T16:34:41.044-04:00The Paper PlanetStories about Paper, People, Ecology and the Transformation of an IndustryPapyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.comBlogger388125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-43642433008596146982011-08-25T13:02:00.002-04:002011-08-25T13:03:50.895-04:00The Paper Planet Has Moved to a New HomeAfter a good, long run publishing on this platform, the Paper Planet, is moving to a new web address at the new website of the Environmental Paper Network.
You can read and follow the blog now at community.environmentalpaper.org/blog.
This site at http://ThePaperPlanet.blogspot.com will remain public as an archive of previous articles. Please join us and register on the new website Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-35317622023071922892011-08-17T13:40:00.001-04:002011-08-17T13:41:21.192-04:00Association of Alternative Newsmedia Endorses Environmental Vision at Annual MeetingTwo organizations that are leaders in the Environmental Paper Network have been in New Orleans this week for the annual convention of the Association of Alternative Newsmedia (formerly the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies). They have reported back, with some good news: The Association, representing 129 alternative weekly news organizations, voted unanimously to Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-5652523930259592502011-08-17T09:13:00.003-04:002011-08-17T09:39:37.761-04:005 Groups File Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Free Pass on Climate Pollution from Biomass EnergyGood decisions require good information.
Stakeholders in the paper industry's transformation towards greater environmental responsibility need good information about the climate pollution from harvesting, land-use change, and smokestack emissions of using and burning virgin tree fiber to make paper.
That's why paper industry transformation advocates are keenly interested in the United States Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-83320867983256280992011-08-09T09:10:00.000-04:002011-08-09T09:10:27.689-04:00Environmental Paper Network Applauds Senate Resolution 251 For Improved RecyclingSenate Resolution 251 was introduced on August 2nd by co-chairs of the Recycling Caucus, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE) and Senator Olympia Snowe (R–ME). The intent behind the non-binding resolution was to showcase the high level benefits that recycling provides the US economy, jobs, and the environment. At the same time, the bill calls for needed improvement to the current collection, processing, Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-87000861772658004542011-08-05T16:36:00.008-04:002011-08-05T18:15:41.523-04:00Congressional Briefing Shows Connection Between Recycling and JobsSenator Carper of DelawareCo-Chair of the Senate Recycling CaucusOn Thursday, July 28th, the RePaper Project attended a Congressional Briefing in Washington DC about the critical connection between recycling and building a green economy. The briefing was co-hosted by Senator Carper (D-DE) and Senator Snowe (R-ME), co-chairs of the Senate Recycling Caucus. The intent was to increase education pdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01347044340818319916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-17043088617272486982011-08-02T12:04:00.001-04:002011-08-02T12:15:22.944-04:00Communities Tackling Unwanted Phone Books, Junk Mail
The Town of Brookline and the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts have joined a national waste reduction movement allowing residents to opt out of receiving unwanted mail and phone books via their municipal websites. Owing to a collaboration between the Boston-based Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), which initiated the project, and Catalog Choice, which developed and operates the Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-88579992871365904652011-07-21T12:49:00.003-04:002011-07-21T13:07:28.815-04:00Spitballs And Recycled PaperThe Paper Planet welcomes a guest column by Frank Locantore of the Green America Better Paper Project, part of a series highlighting the work of members of the Environmental Paper Network.Spitballs And Recycled Paper: Why every seventh grader knows recycled paper is better for the environmentIf you weren’t the seventh grader who chewed up paper and got it all pulpy with your saliva before doing Suzannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17399683621162176203noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-89619776658085537492011-07-20T18:19:00.004-04:002011-07-21T23:39:02.120-04:00Are you STILL getting mixed messages about recycled paper?In a recent blog post, Jeff Mendelsohn of New Leaf Paper provides a deeper look at the often confusing carbon footprinting of recycled versus virgin paper and explains what's necessary for collaboration toward true sustainability.
------------------------Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the greenest paper company of all? Virgin paper manufacturers confuse paper buyers with misleading KGreenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13677325666318710877noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-82794698657709241862011-07-19T14:51:00.000-04:002011-07-19T14:51:19.760-04:00Dogwood Alliance: EPA’s Decision Not to Regulate Biomass Carbon Emissions is a Big Mistake
Today, Dogwood Alliance, an organization focused on protecting Southern forests, called on utility companies, investors, and federal, state, and local governments to halt the further expansion of large-scale bioenergy projects, including burning whole trees in existing coal-fired power plants while the EPA studies the environmental impacts. This comes in response to the agency’s recently Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-5724901837844509992011-07-14T17:42:00.000-04:002011-07-14T17:42:42.709-04:00The 2011 State of the Paper Industry Report: Steps Toward an Environmental Vision
The Environmental Paper Network released a comprehensive sustainability report today tracking progress on key pulp and paper industry indicators over the previous decade. The report, titled The State of the Paper Industry 2011: Steps Toward an Environmental Vision, provides data and analysis about fiber sourcing, recycling, consumption, paper production, and the paper industry's impact Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-14902929297772928882011-07-08T10:27:00.000-04:002011-07-08T10:27:11.289-04:00Obama's EPA Kicks Biomass Can Down the RoadAs a conservationist and public health advocate, one of the things I despised most about the George W. Bush Administration's strategy while in office was the release of key, anti-environmental regulations on Friday afternoons, just before a long holiday weekend. And certainly, with the new Administration, that would "change," right? Right?
Turns out the answer is "No."
On Friday, July 1st,Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-21429210840514580122011-07-07T10:15:00.000-04:002011-07-07T10:15:52.831-04:00Sprint Tops Green Grades from ForestEthics, Others LagToday ForestEthics released its 2011 Green Grades Report Card, ranking a dozen U.S. Fortune 500 companies that impact forests through heavy paper use. Now in its 5th year, Green Grades has established itself as a key information source for consumers and companies seeking to match environmental values with paper purchasing and business decisions.
Download the report card here >>
This year Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-5773429912636253702011-07-07T08:34:00.000-04:002011-07-07T08:34:43.864-04:00Introducing the Ancient Forest Friendly AwardsEnvironmental Paper Network member, Canopy, has announced a prestigious new environmental award for company's which are demonstrating leadership in progressive paper procurement. In a time when stamps of approval are awarded for meager efforts and unsubstantiated environmental gain, an Ancient Forest Friendly™ award from Canopy is a true mark of integrity and sets the gold standard for Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-68486989345498752452011-06-27T13:05:00.001-04:002011-06-27T13:16:19.987-04:00Metro Montreal first to guarantee all FSC certified newsprintToday, Metro Montreal, the most-read newspaper on the island of Montreal, begins printing exclusively on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper as part of a new environmental policy launched in collaboration with North American environmental organization, Canopy. The groundbreaking policy developed with Canopy establishes Metro Montreal as an environmental leader among Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-28993744730919070202011-06-22T14:02:00.002-04:002011-06-22T14:03:21.697-04:00UPDATE: RISI Removes Article(s) on Paper Scorecards for a 2nd TimeThe Paper Planet wishes to apologize that the link that was published yesterday to an updated, corrected, and short version of the two pieces by contributor Phil Riebel, titled, "Five Ways to Check Your Paper," is no longer active. The new article was removed again overnight from RISI's website, for reasons which are not yet clear. The long version of the article, "Review of Paper Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-18478502447484722012011-06-21T12:35:00.002-04:002011-06-22T13:36:01.953-04:00RISI Corrects Inaccuracies About The Paper Calculator
Last week, RISI.com published an article evaluating five paper scorecards. Unfortunately, the article contained factually incorrect information about the Paper Calculator and its life cycle model. The Environmental Paper Network (EPN) brought this to the attention of the editors at RISI who promptly removed the article from their website temporarily.We would like to share with you that Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-59694068622435663202011-06-02T14:26:00.000-04:002011-06-02T14:26:27.064-04:00New Leaf and Office Depot Talk Recycled Paper and Radical TransparencyAt the Greenbiz.com, State of Green Business Forum, 2011, New Leaf Paper and Office Depot presented their "One Great Idea" in which they used cutting-edge web technology to tell the story of 100% recycled copy paper and the surprising make-up of its carbon footprint. Their approach exemplifies a new direction in customer engagement around sustainability and provides a visually powerful Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-32037669727890815032011-05-24T13:35:00.002-04:002011-05-24T13:40:38.738-04:00Campus Organizations Launch Campaign to Recover 75% of Paper Waste for Recycling by 2015<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>pdbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01347044340818319916noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-34669926314531122142011-05-18T11:32:00.000-04:002011-05-18T11:32:00.775-04:00Release: Rainforest Action Network Finds Disney Tied to Forest Destruction and Endangered Tiger Loss
Mickey Mouse Costumed Protesters Hang 35-Foot Banner Blocking Main Entrance to Disney Headquarters; Arrests Likely
Hi res photos available at ran.org/disneyphotos
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Burbank, CA—Today, activists with Rainforest Action Network (RAN), costumed as Mickey and Minnie Mouse, unfurled a 35-foot banner reading, “Disney: Destroying Indonesia’s Rainforests,Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-83444072454636307572011-04-27T12:21:00.002-04:002011-04-27T12:29:49.435-04:00Mainstream Media Finally Covers Black Liquor Loophole and Taxpayer Rip OffFor more than a year the Environmental Paper Network has been working to dig into the facts, the politics, and the cost of what is the year's biggest untold stories of taxpayer rip-off and an important lesson for lawmakers in unintended consequences that should inform current debates about energy subsidies and the pitfalls of corporate welfare in general. We've been telling the world this Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-8539940956419828682011-04-25T11:04:00.000-04:002011-04-25T11:04:54.068-04:0050 Organizations Declare Solidarity with Italian NGO, Terra! After ConvictionMore than 50 environmental organizations - European, international and Indonesian - sign statement in support of the NGO Terra!, targeted by the Italian paper company Cartiere Pigna.
Last January, the environmental organization Terra! was convicted by an Italian court for exposing links between the Italian paper manufacturer Cartiere Pigna and the deforestation of Indonesian rainforests carried Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-81366333837641215122011-04-22T16:55:00.000-04:002011-04-22T16:55:01.303-04:00Kids to KFC: “Be an environmental leader for change”On March 3rd, four elementary school children from the Charlotte, North Carolina area made the 350 mile journey to Louisville, Kentucky to deliver over 6,000 hand-drawn postcards to corporate executives at KFC. They collected the postcards from youth across North Carolina urging KFC to be a leader for environmental change by using more recycled paper and no longer buying paper that comes Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-45245669578863682912011-04-20T11:41:00.003-04:002011-04-20T18:16:32.585-04:00Paper Calculator Relaunched in Time for Earth Day Focus on Green Choices
Today, version 3.0 of the Paper Calculator was launched and ownership and management was transferred to the Environmental Paper Network (EPN) from its original developer and host, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). The Paper Calculator is the most trusted, independent tool available to paper purchasers to measure and report the environmental benefits and savings of choosing environmentally Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-84106719953815317462011-04-04T17:45:00.000-04:002011-04-04T17:45:50.593-04:00U.S. EPA Advertises Key Hearing on Climate Pollution With Only One Day NoticeThe Obama Administration seeks a three-year deferral for permitting greenhouse gas pollution from bioenergy and other biogenic sources.
The Obama Adminstration distributed details to the public only one day in advance of a key public hearing Tuesday on its proposed three-year loophole in regulating climate pollution from bioenergy under the Clean Air Act. The topic of the hearing to be heldPapyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26109527.post-2063009659682614202011-03-31T15:48:00.000-04:002011-03-31T15:48:59.897-04:00NYTimes Looks into the "Influence Industry" and Its Work for Indonesian Paper CompaniesThe NYTimes is reporting today in the first mainstream article on an issue that the Paper Planet has been following for some time. The article details how the Indonesian paper industry is using the Tea Party to influence the U.S government, including through groups like the Institute for Liberty run by Andrew Langer. A paper industry blogger had earlier this year dubbed it, "Papyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06200026736221921080noreply@blogger.com0