[WC.TC] Fwd: [Greenpeace Students] Kleercut Update!

[Jacob Cabrera]

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> From: Greenpeace Students <sfo-students at wdc.greenpeace.org>
> Date: June 12, 2008 7:25:08 AM PDT
> To: gpstudentnetwork at mailman.greenpeace.org
> Subject: [Greenpeace Students] Kleercut Update!
> Reply-To: students at sfo.greenpeace.org
>
> Hey Folks,
>
> We wanted to share an exciting update from Lindsey Allen,  
> Greenpeace Forest Campaigner.  There have been some big  
> developments with the Kleercut campaign over the past couple of days.
>
> Best,
> Robin Averbeck and Mary Nicol
> Student Network Coordinators
> Greenpeace USA
>
> *New Milford Kleenex Facility Locked-Down*
>
> As we all know, Kimberly-Clark (largest tissue maker in the world)  
> still refuses to stop destroying ancient forests for Kleenex.
> In April, I attended the company shareholder meeting and when  
> called to speak I highlighted the fact that I have worked on this  
> campaign for over three years.  Every year in front of  
> shareholders, the Kimberly-Clark (K-C) CEO stands to speak about  
> company accomplishments and yet when it comes to issues of  
> sustainability, K-C takes the tiniest of baby steps.  The baby  
> steps don’t cut it when you look at the impact of Kimberly-Clark.   
> Each year they remove 342,000 metric tons of fiber from the Boreal  
> forest--most of which was removed by clearcutting the forest.
>
> On Monday, activists decided to show how concerned they are with K- 
> C’s ancient forest destruction for Kleenex, Scott and Cottonelle  
> brands that are used once and then flushed.  Three activists  
> launched a blockade of the New Milford, CT Kimberly-Clark facility  
> that produces 40% of the American supply of Kleenex and Scott  
> products.  While locking down to the gate used by large transport  
> trucks another group of activists descended on the parking lot to  
> distribute messages to employees.  On each car the activists left a  
> fact sheet on the Kleercut campaign and a tree sapling with an  
> attached note that read: “We know Kimberly-Clark can do better.  
> Here is a start.”
>
> We do know that Kimberly-Clark, at its core a paper company, can do  
> better and it is time they start by working with us to protect the  
> North American Boreal forest.
> - Lindsey
>
> To run the campaign on campus next semester, email us at  
> students at sfo.greenpeace.org.  To learn more, visit our Kleercut  
> University tools at http://members.greenpeace.org/students/tools/ 
> view/16 and take a look at our latest report on Kimberly-Clark’s  
> destruction of the Kenogami forest in Ontario, Canada at http:// 
> kleercut.net/en/node/936.
>
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