Office Supply Leaders Shift Toward Environmental Responsibility
For immediate release – September 5, 2007 Contacts – Tom O’Leary, ForestEthics: 415-420-6934 Scot Quaranda, Dogwood Alliance: 828-242-3596 Office Supply Industry Leaders Shift Toward Environmental...
View ArticleChange on the Horizon: Environmental Paper Revolution has Begun
For Immediate Release – October 2nd, 2007 Contact – Scot Quaranda, Dogwood Alliance, 828.251.2525 x18, scot@dogwoodalliance.org Kathi Petersen, KP Communications, 828.712.1286,...
View ArticleFormer Foes Team Up to Protect Forests & Fight Climate Change
Staples, Conservation Groups, Wood Products Companies and Landowners Join to Protect Forests and Combat Climate Change Diverse Stakeholders Work to Build Credibility Within US Forest Carbon Market Will...
View Article4th Annual Green Grades Report Finds FedEx, Staples and Office Depot Leading,...
Fourth Annual Green Grades Report Card finds FedEx, Office Depot & Staples Leading, Amazon & Costco Lagging on Key Eco-Issues Eco-label “Greenwashing” Still Rampant Throughout Office Supply...
View ArticleBold New Georgia-Pacific Policy Increases Protection for Millions of Acres of...
ATLANTA, Ga. (November 16, 2010) – In a bold commitment to forests, Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific (GP) has announced that it will not purchase trees from Endangered Forests and Special Areas, or from...
View ArticleInternational Paper Profits Soar, Sustainability Creeps Forward
Two recent news releases from (IP), the largest pulp and paper company in the world, have caused me to pause and revisit some of the fundamental strategic underpinnings of my work at Dogwood Alliance....
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Celebrate the Sustainability Revolution
Hosted by Dogwood Alliance, Piedmont Biofuels, & The Abundance Foundation Friday, October 21st Piedmont Biofuels Solar Double Cropping Sneak Preview 4:00 VIP Cocktail Reception 5:00-6:30 Public...
View Article15th Anniversary Slideshow
Check out Dogwood’s new slideshow! Some of the best moments of Dogwood’s 15 years of forest protection are highlighted in this four minute slideshow. It’ll inspire or re-inspire you about the beauty...
View ArticleHelp Us Raise $15,000 to Celebrate 15 Years
This fall marks Dogwood Alliance’s 15th Anniversary. We’ve celebrated with parties and special projects, but none so important as our year-end campaign to help jump start the next 15 years for even...
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New Company “EcoGen” Threatens Southern Forests and Climate
Progress Energy and Florida Power Embrace EcoGen’s Plans to Generate Electricity from Non-native Eucalyptus Plantations in the Southern US Non-native eucalyptus plantations threaten Southern ecosystems...
View ArticleMcDonald’s Commits Their Golden Arches to Sustainability
We all know McDonald’s has a long road ahead in becoming a sustainable business - if that is really even possible in any honest sense of the word. In 2013, only 14% of their paper was either certified...
View ArticleDomtar Reaches Five Million Tons in FSC Paper Sales
"As an organization working to conserve forests in the largest paper producing region in the world, the US South, we have been pleased with the leadership Domtar has taken to produce paper that has a...
View ArticleHighland Brewing Company Going Solar!
Highland Brewing Company is going solar! The company recently released the news that they will be switching over to solar power as a source of energy on sunny days. The company’s Vice President, Leah...
View ArticleDogwood Alliance and Georgia Pacific Talk Southern Forest Protection at GreenBiz
The GreenBiz media platform has really become an important gathering spot for the corporate responsibility community and helps to shape the trends and opportunities in the sustainable business space....
View ArticleDutch Biomass Agreement Aims High But Misses the Mark
After 2 years of negotiations, Dutch NGO’s and Utility Companies agreed on a biomass policy for wood pellets currently burned for electricity. We in the Southern states know all too well that the...
View ArticleDogwood Alliance Welcomes Summer 2015 Interns Pt. 1
We have lovely new interns starting at Dogwood Alliance this month, and we’re excited to introduce you to them!
View ArticleBiomass 101
Big money corporations are extracting our natural resources in the South, making millions at the expense of hard working Southerners with no lasting benefits to those of us who call this region home...
View ArticleThe 7 Best Things About Terrapin’s Hop Harvest Festival
As this was the 6th-annual Hop Harvest, our Dogwood Alliance team has come to look forward to the party every year. Here are the 7 best things, old and new, about Hop Harvest...
View ArticleDogwood Alliance Seeks Corporate Engagement Director
Dogwood Alliance mobilizes diverse voices to protect the unique forests and communities of the Southern US from destructive industrial logging through grassroots action, holding corporate and...
View ArticleUrging the EPA to do the Right Thing When it Comes to Forests, Biomass, and...
Recently, I provided oral testimony to the EPA on behalf of the Dogwood Alliance and the forests and the communities we serve.
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