The Boreal Forest
Media
Recent Background
New Climate for Conservation Report media backgrounder
January 27th, 2010
January 27th, 2010
Supporting Resources for "A New Climate for Conservation Report"
Junk mail and Canada's Boreal Forest
In Canada, it’s estimated that each home receives between 550 and 800 pieces of junk mail every single year, which means that more than 16 billion flyers are distributed to Canadian homes annually.
Recent News and Updates
Major milestones and media mania
by Alex Vanderweele, Communications Associate & Website Manager
August 17th, 2009
by Alex Vanderweele, Communications Associate & Website Manager
August 17th, 2009
Read about our action-packed last few weeks
Day 5: Will the Far North Legislation be Quashed?
by Catharine Grant, Sr. Boreal Campaigner
August 13th, 2009
by Catharine Grant, Sr. Boreal Campaigner
August 13th, 2009
Catharine Grant continues to blog about the Far North hearings
Day 4: A Strong Stand by First Nations
by Catharine Grant, Sr. Boreal Campaigner
August 12th, 2009
by Catharine Grant, Sr. Boreal Campaigner
August 12th, 2009
Catharine Grant continues to blog about the Far North hearings
Day 3, Thunder Bay: Miners Support Protection in Far North
by Catharine Grant, Sr. Boreal Campaigner
August 12th, 2009
by Catharine Grant, Sr. Boreal Campaigner
August 12th, 2009
Catharine Grant continues to blog about the Far North hearings
Recent Press Releases
4th Annual Holiday Catalog Environmental Scorecard Released-- Some Companies Are Green, Some Are Grinches
December 8th, 2009
December 8th, 2009
This holiday season, the catalog and direct mail industry is showing strong trends toward ‘greener’ forest and paper policies despite several laggards playing ‘grinch’ according to environmental group ForestEthics in its 4th annual ‘Naughty/Nice List’: a scorecard on the catalog & direct mail industry.
Canadians Take a Stand Against Global Warming with Moms Against Climate Change
October 30th, 2009
October 30th, 2009
ForestEthics has partnered to launch a campaign to demand change at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen this December.
Phony Forest Protection Scheme Tied to Massive Landslides
October 23rd, 2009
October 23rd, 2009
Greenwashing by the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) led to devastating landslides, according to a Sierra Club complaint filed against Weyerhaeuser and made public today.
PHONY ‘GREEN’ CERTIFICATION LABEL MISLEADS CONSUMERS, CHEATS TAXPAYERS
September 11th, 2009
September 11th, 2009
ForestEthics reports Sustainable Forestry Initiative to FTC and IRS
Fortune 500 Companies Receive F’s in 3rd Annual Green Grades Report Card
August 26th, 2009
August 26th, 2009
Office supply sector companies got their Green Grades report cards today.
Recent Reports
Green Grades 2009: A Report Card on the Paper Practices of the Office Supply Sector
Use our 3rd annual report card to inform your paper purchasing decisions
Recent Advertisements
Save the 'Bou ads running at bus stops in Ontario
November 23rd, 2009
November 23rd, 2009
Check out our ad calling on Ontario's Premier McGuinty to Save the 'Bou!
Earth to Mcguinty: Instead of planting new trees, why not keep the ones we have? [pdf]
June 21st, 2007
June 21st, 2007
Premier McGuinty's new solution to global warming and endangerd species protection is to allow logging companies to destroy the Boreal Forest, which provides critical species habitat and absorbs global warming pollution-- and plant a bunch of tree farms. that can't be right...can it?
Go to wheresmcguinty.ca to find out.
Protect our Boreal Forest -- Globe and Mail [pdf]
February 19th, 2007
February 19th, 2007
More forests. More stored carbon. More clean air. Premier McGuinty, will you keep your promise?
Boreal Forest Ad -- Toronto [pdf]
October 23rd, 2006
October 23rd, 2006
Will the Liberals do the right thing for Ontario's Boreal Forest?
Boreal logging ad -- Posted around Toronto [pdf]
September 19th, 2006
September 19th, 2006
Does 10,000 football fields sound small to you?
Recent Multimedia
Ducking Responsibility In Ontario's Boreal Forest
September 6th, 2007
September 6th, 2007
Ontario has a responsibility to the world to protect our Boreal ecosystem and help fight global warming – the air we breath and the water we drink depends on it.
Boreal radio ads -- Ontario radio
March 30th, 2007
March 30th, 2007
Help ForestEthics make Premier McGuinty keep his promise to protect the Boreal.














