Greenpeace has been on the defensive with Kimberly-Clark for a good long while now; showcasing their dislike of Kimberly-Clark’s tree use with their “Kleercut” campaign. However, in big news today, Kimberly-Clark has revised their standards, set new greener goals, and Greenpeace has called off the campaign.
Greenpeace, worked with Kimberly-Clark on its revised standards, which include obtaining 100 percent of the company’s wood fiber for tissue products, including the Kleenex brand, from environmentally responsible sources. The revised standards will help protect Endangered Forests and increase the use of both Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified fiber and recycled fiber.
By 2011, Kimberly-Clark has …read more

In the previous post, Greenpeace & Trader Joe’s Throw Down, we looked at what’s been happening related to Greenpeace, Trader Joe’s, and our oceans and fish.

The post got sort of long so I didn’t give my opinion, which is…
I do like Trader Joe’s and I really like Greenpeace. One thing making me uneasy about this whole situation though is the fact that Greenpeace notes, “Of the 20 largest supermarket chains in the United States, nine have made no visible effort to increase the sustainability of their seafood operations and continue to ignore scientific warnings about the crisis facing global fisheries …read more

In case you’ve missed the recent eco-fish controversy between Greenpeace and Trader Joe’s, here’s the scoop…

Greenpeace recently released their latest version of their seafood sustainability scorecard, Carting Away the Oceans, and once again ranked Trader Joe’s as the worst of the national supermarket chains surveyed (three regional stores were below Trader Joe’s).
Two days after the release of the seafood scorecard Greenpeace visited Trader Joe’s stores in San Francisco where activists protested the company’s lack of sustainable seafood policies and purchasing practices.
Greenpeace has also launched a fake website – Traitor Joe’s in order to inform consumers about this problem.

Trader Joe’s posted …read more

Greenpeace sent me this video link that you might enjoy.
If you’re not interested in cutting down forests just to blow your nose, then Greenpeace’s Recycled Tissue and Toilet Paper Guide, can help you make smarter tissue choices. The credit card-sized shopping guide, can help you find greener household paper products, such as facial tissues, paper towels, toilet paper, and paper napkins.

In the guide Greenpeace gives a thumbs up to companies like Green Forest, Natural Value and Seventh Generation. Kleenex (manufactured by Kimberly–Clark) was given an “avoid” score along with Charmin and Angel Soft.
The products recommended in the paper guide must …read more

The Philippine Senate is where bills are discussed and where laws are made. And this is also where you will find a solar Christmas lantern which has been made by the hands of Filipinos.
Amalie Obusan is the campaigner of Greenpeace Climate and Energy and she says, with regards to the solar lantern that they had put in the senate, “Energy revolution is a transformation of the global economy into one that is low carbon and sustainable in its production and consumption.”
This solar lantern measures six feet. It is made of rattan and Obusan says that this lantern is going to …read more