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	<title>Comments on: No more kleenex</title>
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		<title>By: Tony</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2007 17:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>other links to check out:
http://www.davidsuzuki.org/
http://www.climatecrisis.net/
http://www.endofsuburbia.com/

Kleenex is blowing away the forests!

Source:
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/kleenex-destroys-ancient-fores

From their own site to get the facts:
http://www.kimberly-clark.com/pdfs/2005SustainabilityReport.pdf

(Page 30)

They are using 3 million metric tons of virgin wood and 1 million metric tons of recycled fiber.

They have implemented the ISO 14001 Certification and the Environmental Management System.  

&quot;In 2005, Kimberly-Clark engaged with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund for Nature. In 2006, we will revise our forestry policies and enhance transparency to address some of their concerns. As a first step, Kimberly-Clark published our sustainable forestry practices on the corporate Web site. A discussion of these
forestry policies and practices can be found at:

www.kimberlyclark.com/aboutus/finalreforestOct05.pdf
&quot;

Unfortunately this link does not seem to work.

If you think Kleenex is bad check out Tyco:
October 27, 2003

   In Connecticut, the state sued the owners of a Manchester plant on October 15, alleging the company illegally built piping to discharge untreated materials into sanitary sewers. The company, Printed Circuits Inc., is a subsidiary of Tyco International. Corporate sleaze -- Tyco before the fall bought a predatory lender, too -- intertwined with environmental degradation, then...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>other links to check out:<br />
<a href="http://www.davidsuzuki.org/" rel="nofollow">http://www.davidsuzuki.org/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.climatecrisis.net/" rel="nofollow">http://www.climatecrisis.net/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.endofsuburbia.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.endofsuburbia.com/</a></p>
<p>Kleenex is blowing away the forests!</p>
<p>Source:<br />
<a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/kleenex-destroys-ancient-fores" rel="nofollow">http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/kleenex-destroys-ancient-fores</a></p>
<p>From their own site to get the facts:<br />
<a href="http://www.kimberly-clark.com/pdfs/2005SustainabilityReport.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.kimberly-clark.com/pdfs/2005SustainabilityReport.pdf</a></p>
<p>(Page 30)</p>
<p>They are using 3 million metric tons of virgin wood and 1 million metric tons of recycled fiber.</p>
<p>They have implemented the ISO 14001 Certification and the Environmental Management System.  </p>
<p>&#8220;In 2005, Kimberly-Clark engaged with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Greenpeace and World Wildlife Fund for Nature. In 2006, we will revise our forestry policies and enhance transparency to address some of their concerns. As a first step, Kimberly-Clark published our sustainable forestry practices on the corporate Web site. A discussion of these<br />
forestry policies and practices can be found at:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.kimberlyclark.com/aboutus/finalreforestOct05.pdf" rel="nofollow">http://www.kimberlyclark.com/aboutus/finalreforestOct05.pdf</a><br />
&#8221;</p>
<p>Unfortunately this link does not seem to work.</p>
<p>If you think Kleenex is bad check out Tyco:<br />
October 27, 2003</p>
<p>   In Connecticut, the state sued the owners of a Manchester plant on October 15, alleging the company illegally built piping to discharge untreated materials into sanitary sewers. The company, Printed Circuits Inc., is a subsidiary of Tyco International. Corporate sleaze &#8212; Tyco before the fall bought a predatory lender, too &#8212; intertwined with environmental degradation, then&#8230;</p>
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