Charmin’s “Soft” Sell to Consumers
Behind many packages of toilet paper covered in bears and babies lies an untold tale of clearcut forests and carbon emissions....
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Unrolling Charmin’s Sustainability Claims
The toilet paper giant, Charmin, makes a lot of claims about its environmental impact and commitments on its website, but how are they really doing?...
On Hemp, Bidets & Bamboo: Issue with Tissue FAQs Answered
A lot of people were shocked to learn the brands they have used their whole lives aren’t quite as low-impact as they had thought. ...
The Issue with Tissue: How the U.S. Is Flushing Forests Away
Toilet paper’s ubiquity and low sticker price belie a much, much higher cost: it is taking a dramatic and irreversible toll on the Canadian boreal forest, and...
The Atikamkew of Opitciwan Assert Land Rights in Court
The Atikamekw of Opitciwan never ceded their land to another government. They never relinquished title to their territory, Opitciwan Iriniw Otaskiwaw, which lie...
U.S. Court Strikes Key Blow to Resolute’s SLAPP Suit
A logging company’s bullying tactics are once again on the losing end of the law. Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California...