Comments on: Great News for the Old Growth Campaign!

By: Rethinking the Campus Environmental Club | RYSE

Rethinking the Campus Environmental Club | RYSE — Thu, 13 May 2010 18:51:25 +0000

[...] its financial support from coal companies that practice mountaintop removal mining, and that pressured Office Max to stop manufacturing paper from wood logged illegally from Indigenous land. These campaigns had real impacts on people’s lives and the land they live on, not just the [...]

By: Brant

Brant — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:19:51 +0000

Thanks to everybody who's taken time to comment. Special thanks to those who have taken time to contribute to the campaign. We really appreciate the support of all our friends. Together, we're proving the power of non-violent grassroots action to move the market toward better practices. Mary, One way to thank Office Max and Boise is to call Boise: 208-384-7000, OfficMax: 800-283-7674 Grand&Toy: 1-877-860-2910 Mike, we've done some research into other companies sourcing from logging Grassy Narrows. There's two other mills that have not met the commitment made by Boise. One is an iLevel mill owned by Weyerhaeuser. iLevel's website lists lumberyards nationwide. FreeGrassy.org. will show you what to look for and some materials to help you talk to store managers. Be sure to send us any reports!

By: Brad

Brad — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 17:32:15 +0000

Everyone is a winner on this one. I hope it starts a trend. I want to say “Thank You!” to Annie and everyone else involved in making this happen!

By: Lale

Lale — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:27:19 +0000

Congratulations!! I’m so happy to have been a lttle part of this.
Whishing you continuous success!

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:27:09 +0000

Yippee !! Congratulations on protecting Grassy Glorious Narrows Forest Wilderness !! Thanx to all who are protecting our Sacred Forests Trees, Flora and Fauna !!
And for getting the Logging and Paper Companies to wake and Stop !, Clear Cutting our Glorious Forests !!
Much Thanx Annie and RAN !! Truly Rich Sproul

By: Kevin LeGrand

Kevin LeGrand — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:27:04 +0000

RAN does some pretty incredible work and I appreciate everything you guys have done. Your efforts are bearing some delicious fruits. I have tried to play a role as well contacting my local MP, NR Minister, Michael Bryant, and Premier McGuinty. Even a band named Propagandhi is raising their swords, check them out! Excellent work ladies and gentlemen. I will send you a donation someday soon and will continue to do so as long as I can afford it. I am ever grateful:-)

By: Mary Ramsay

Mary Ramsay — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:16:38 +0000

Now, how do we thank Boise and Office Max? It never hurts to earn some good will!

Mary

By: Lois mitchell

Lois mitchell — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:54:45 +0000

good work RAN! Now if we could just convince the old boys that it makes no sense to spend billions on technology to recapture and store carbon and at the same time spend billions destroying the carbon recapture and storage system that we already have in the forest!!!

By: Mike Cohn

Mike Cohn — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:44:59 +0000

Great job! Now we need a papertrail published so we know what products & customers the remaining offending companies sell. Those of us in office management positions need to be targeted, educated and pushed NOT to buy those products from those companies. Maybe GiveSomethingBack can partner? We need a shaming campaign but first we must know what they are selling.

By: Mark Reback

Mark Reback — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:04:02 +0000

Way to go RAN! Nice to see a corporation actually listening to the public pressure for once… We should use this success as a bargaining tool with the other companies like Weyerhauser, etc., and show that they will be helping themselves in the long run if they stop stalling now! :-)

By: judi Merl

judi Merl — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:52:36 +0000

Great grasssroots activism; mostly women, I observed from the perky pictures. Celebrate green sourcing and strive for valued priorities on St. Patrick’s day on March 17th.

By: judi Merl

judi Merl — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:49:20 +0000

Great grassroots activism; mostly women I observed. Celebrate green sourcing on St. Pat’s day, March 17th.

By: craig

craig — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:28:54 +0000

Congratulations, RAN. And to everyone who spends time getting the corporations to understand that the next generation of successful companies will be those who make money in honest, transparent and sustainable ways! Kudos to Boise and Office Max. We all should reward these companies by purchasing from them when they make good on promises like this.

By: Abigail

Abigail — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:17:25 +0000

Outstanding! Victories like this do not come along often. Congratulations to the people of Grassy Narrows and to the people at RAN and their supporters who all worked so hard for this. I hope it sets a new trend …

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:49:22 +0000

Awesome! This is a great first step, and I’m glad to see that Boise Cascade is taking the issue seriously. I’ll be interested to see how Boise puts their words into action and how this eventually translates on the ground.

And I agree with Japhet– it’s time for Weyerhaeuser and AbitibiBowater to quit stalling, follow Boise’s lead, and support Grassy Narrows’ moratorium.

By: Japhet

Japhet — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:12:22 +0000

This is great news. You guys did a fantastic job and I hope to see more companies follow Boise’s lead on this one. Weyerhaeuser needs to step up. Abitibi/BowWater (for some reason I think “Blackwater” which is bad news for their marketing team) needs to see the light on this one.

Its a no brainer.