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Robin Averbeck - who has written 22 posts on Rainforest Action Network Blog.
Asia Pulp and Paper is having a hard time holding onto customers these days. With the release of its forest products purchasing policy, Levi Strauss & Company has become the latest major brand to ban business with Asia Pulp and Paper (APP). This comes on the heels of a major public cancellation with APP affiliate [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, June 27 2011
“We got to wondering…who is using all the rainforest that is being destroyed in Indonesia?” - “Toying With Forest Destruction” video Two weeks ago Greenpeace International released a YouTube video detailing how pulped rainforest trees are ending up in the packaging of toys sold all over the world. The video begins, “We got to wondering…who [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, June 10 2011
Over a year ago, I went to my local San Francisco bookstore to pick up some children’s books for RAN’s Rainforest-Free Paper Campaign, and three of the books were Disney titles. After I got back to the office, I proceeded to cut the pages out of the books and send them to an independent fiber [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, March 31 2011
Did you know that Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) is destroying vast tracks of Indonesian rainforests, threatening the survival of precious species like the Sumatran tiger, and using an aggressive strategy of political manipulation to grow its sales? If you answered no, you’re not the only one. APP is highly proficient at using covert marketing [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, March 31 2011
“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” –Mr. Walt Disney Books can be a great source of new ideas, inspiration, and discovery, especially for kids. Walt Disney knew this, which is why Disney stories often carry inspirational messages for kids, urging them to dream big and imagine magical kingdoms full [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, March 1 2011
As the latest fashion trends were just unveiled at New York’s spring Fashion Week, it seems an appropriate moment for an update on RAN’s work in the fashion world. Unfortunately, our update is not an uplifting one. As you might recall, back in December 2009, PAK 2000, a luxury shopping bag manufacturer, announced that they [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, February 11 2011
Everyone knows that a fox can’t be trusted to guard the hen house. So why would anyone think that a government agency in charge of logging could implement a strong moratorium on deforestation — especially when that agency has done such a poor job enforcing existing laws to date? I’m talking about Indonesia’s Ministry of [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, October 1 2010
The publishing world is rapidly changing as technology influences where, when, and how an author goes about getting published. San Francisco’s very own Litquake extravaganza delves into this further and works to help authors navigate the new terrain. Two events directly relate to our Rainforest Free Paper Campaign and are worth blogging, talking, and tweeting [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, September 24 2010
After years of clearcutting Tasmania’s ancient forests, Australian timber giant Gunns Limited broke ranks with Tasmania’s forest industry and stated that it will pull out of native forest logging altogether. On September 9th, at the Forest Industry Development Conference at Melbourne, Gunns announced that it will shift to a plantation-based business. Mr. L’Estrange, the new [...]
Continue reading...By Robin Averbeck, August 20 2010
On August 10th two seemingly contradictory things happened. The Jakarta Globe reported that a teenage boy was mauled by Sumatran tiger in the Senepis area of Indonesia, an area where Asia Pulp and Paper ( a subsidiary of Sinar Mas Group) along with other Sinar Mas-associated companies have expanded their natural forest clearance operations. Later [...]
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By Robin Averbeck, January 18 2012
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