Media Room
Data from Bloomberg Reveals that 71% of Tar Sands Production Owned by Foreign Interests
May 10th, 2012
ForestEthics challenges government’s unrelenting crackdown on non-profits by launching two new organizations
April 17th, 2012
Seventh Generation agrees to avoid fuel from Tar Sands refineries
April 10th, 2012
Only half of Great Bear Rainforest off-limits to logging, 6 years after historic agreement
February 7th, 2012
Chiquita agrees to avoid fuel from Tar Sands refineries
December 15th, 2011
Press Releases
From readers of USA Today, to the CEO of Staples, to the government leaders of Chile and Canada, we’re changing people’s minds about what’s acceptable when it comes to the paper and wood products that we use every day. Our campaigns have been featured on CNN, CBC, the Today Show, National Public Radio, and in newspapers including the Globe and Mail, USA Today and The New York Times.
Will Craven, our US Director of Communications, can be reached at 415.863.4563, x. 314 and uspress (at) forestethics.org.
ForestEthics Reacts: Sacred Headwaters tops list of Top 10 Endangered Rivers
March 12th, 2012
March 12th, 2012
Karen Tam Wu: "We are looking to the [BC] government to permanently ban highly destructive industrial activity...from the Sacred Headwaters"
ForestEthics Reacts: River along pipeline route named #3 Most Endagered in British Columbia
March 12th, 2012
March 12th, 2012
Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project threatens BC's Kitimat River
Status report reveals lack of results on 2nd anniversary of world’s largest conservation initiative
May 16th, 2012
May 16th, 2012
Two years after the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement was signed, much remains to be protected
More major US brands distance themselves from ‘Sustainable Forestry Initiative’ (SFI)
May 15th, 2012
May 15th, 2012
Big brand trend away from industry-operated label nears tipping point
Data from Bloomberg Reveals that 71% of Tar Sands Production Owned by Foreign Interests
May 10th, 2012
New briefing report by ForestEthics Advocacy calls into question the true beneficiaries of Harper’s pro-oil policies
Press Advisory: ForestEthics Advocacy to release briefing report with new data about ownership and investment in tar sands production
May 9th, 2012
May 9th, 2012
Press teleconference, Thurs 5/10 @12:30 Eastern
ForestEthics challenges government’s unrelenting crackdown on non-profits by launching two new organizationsApril 17th, 2012
ForestEthics Advocacy will devote 100% of its time to environmental advocacy; ForestEthics Solutions will continue to work collaboratively to craft world-renown environmental solutions
Seventh Generation agrees to avoid fuel from Tar Sands refineriesApril 10th, 2012
Top green products brand joins market trend against Tar Sands
Hundreds rally against oil tanker expansion on BC’s coast
March 26th, 2012
March 26th, 2012
First Nations, unions, academics, environmentalists come out to protect our coast
Media Advisory – Rally in Vancouver to oppose Exxon Valdez-like oil spill on BC’s coast
March 23rd, 2012
March 23rd, 2012
Monday 3/26 event to oppose Exxon Valdez-like oil spill on BC’s coast
Who is the biggest corporate fool of 2012? ForestEthics nominates Verizon for forest destruction, and Walmart for Tar Sands fuel consumption
by Green America
March 1st, 2012
by Green America
March 1st, 2012
ForestEthics nominates Verizon for forest destruction, and Walmart for Tar Sands fuel consumption
ForestEthics on Pandas over Spirit Bears
February 11th, 2012
February 11th, 2012
In China, PM Harper pledges $1 million to panda conservation; ignores threats to Canada's at-risk Spirit bear
Only half of Great Bear Rainforest off-limits to logging, 6 years after historic agreement
February 7th, 2012
Environmental groups call on premier to finish the job on anniversary of agreement
Press Release: ForestEthics Launches Petition & Website — www.WeWillNotBeSilenced.ca —
Calling on Canadians to Stand Up to Prime Minister’s Threats to Civil Society
January 26th, 2012
January 26th, 2012
Calls on Canadians to Stand Up to Prime Minister’s Threats to Civil Society
Our statement on recent threats to Canadian civil society
by Valerie Langer, Director of BC Forest Campaigns
January 24th, 2012
by Valerie Langer, Director of BC Forest Campaigns
January 24th, 2012
By Valerie Langer
Prime Minister Harper should follow President Obama's lead and put the interests of Canadians above the interests of the Foreign Oil Industry
January 18th, 2012
January 18th, 2012
PM should put the interests of Canadians above the interests of the foreign oil industry
Press Release: Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Is Unnecessary and Would Undermine Long-Term Energy Security of Canadians
December 20th, 2011
December 20th, 2011
New report shows existing pipeline capacity is more than enough
Chiquita agrees to avoid fuel from Tar Sands refineriesDecember 15th, 2011
US trend against Tar Sands builds
ForestEthics Reacts: Enbridge Pipeline is Dividing the Nation - Not "Nation-Building"
December 7th, 2011
December 7th, 2011
Skuce: "The only nation-building this proposed pipeline is doing, is uniting communities and First Nations across BC in fierce opposition"
Conservationists Ask Clark to Ban Coalbed Methane Drilling in BC's Sacred Headwaters, Once and For All
December 5th, 2011
December 5th, 2011
Moratorium expires in one year: Sacred Headwaters offer a potential win for BC Premier - or a PR nightmare for companies
Coalbed Methane: Shell President Is “Out of Bounds” in BC's Sacred Headwaters
December 1st, 2011
December 1st, 2011
New ads at Lorraine Mitchelmore’s favourite ski hill are a reminder that BC’s Sacred Headwaters are out of bounds.
ForestEthics Reacts to BC Tar Sands Pipeline and Tanker Risks Report
by Nikki Skuce
November 29th, 2011
by Nikki Skuce
November 29th, 2011
Report highlights how corrosive and dangerous transporting diluted bitumen is
Dear Enbridge, Don’t Call Us Hypocrites: Municipal Election Candidates Say Northern British Columbians Are Committed to Sustainable Transportation
October 28th, 2011
October 28th, 2011
Municipal governments should oppose Enbridge's Northern Gateway pipeline.
Limited Brands Reaches Major Milestone in Sustainable Paper Sourcing
October 27th, 2011
October 27th, 2011
5 Years After Landmark Agreement, Victoria’s Secret Continuing to Take Steps to Protect Forests
“Outstanding CEO of the Year Award” Shows How Tone Deaf Corporate Canada is to Canadians’ Concerns About Corporations and the Environment
October 18th, 2011
October 18th, 2011
Award to Enbridge CEO rewards the corporate behavior that fuels growing “occupy” movement
U.S. Green Building Council’s Proposed Gutting of LEED Certification Standard Challenged in Full-Page Ad
October 6th, 2011
October 6th, 2011
Ad in The Toronto Star by Leading Environmental Organizations Coincides with Biggest Green Building Conference of the Year
Fortune 500 Trend Against Misleading Eco-Label Accelerates
September 13th, 2011
September 13th, 2011
Seven More Brands Distance Themselves from 'Sustainable Forestry Initiative'
Dole & Chiquita Embroiled in Escalating Tar Sands Controversy
August 17th, 2011
August 17th, 2011
ForestEthics Runs USA Today Ads
Federal Minister Shows Support for Northern Gateway Before Review Process Complete
July 19th, 2011
July 19th, 2011
Groups question if it’s all just a puppet show
Sprint Leads, Geico and Travelers Lag in "Green Grades" Report Card on Large Direct Mailers
July 7th, 2011
July 7th, 2011
Credit Card, Insurance and Telecom Sectors Ranked on Key Green Criteria
TimberWest logging threatens Great Bear Rainforest Solution
June 28th, 2011
June 28th, 2011
Solutions for the Great Bear Rainforest put at risk by laggard logging company.
Unprecedented International Protests Challenge Canada's Extreme Oil
June 17th, 2011
June 17th, 2011
More than 50 protests in over 20 countries about the global and local impacts of Canadian Tar Sands fuel consumption on community health, Canada's Boreal forests, and global climate.
BC’s Independent Members of Legislative Assembly call on Premier to Investigate Use of Hydraulic Fracturing
May 26th, 2011
May 26th, 2011
ForestEthics has Signed on to Call for Investigation of "Fracking" in British Columbia
Shareholders Face Crime Scene at Shell Annual General Meeting
May 17th, 2011
May 17th, 2011
Shell’s coalbed methane project in Canada blamed for death of moose, grizzly bears and wild salmon
Shell Exposed at AGM for Energy Projects with Unacceptable Risks
May 17th, 2011
May 17th, 2011
Protestors display dead moose, grizzly bears and wild salmon in a crime scene against Shell’s coalbed methane project Canada
Nikki Skuce ForestEthics Senior Energy Campaigner comments on election results
May 3rd, 2011
May 3rd, 2011
Official Press Statement regarding Canadian Federal Election
American Express and Chase Targeted for Junk Mail at Annual Credit Card Conference in Miami
April 28th, 2011
April 28th, 2011
Destructive Environmental Impact of Junk Mail Highlighted
Sacred Headwaters Tops Endangered Rivers List 2011
April 19th, 2011
April 19th, 2011
Big Energy Threatens BC Wild Salmon and Northern Communities
Enbridge’s B.C. oil cleanup plans challenged after Michigan oil spill video surfaces
April 8th, 2011
April 8th, 2011
"This latest document reinforces the fact that Enbridge is not prepared to deal with oil spills in our region," said Nikki Skuce with ForestEthics.
Premier Clark: Protect the Great Bear Rainforest, urge forest conservation groups from three continents
April 1st, 2011
April 1st, 2011
ENGO's working to protect tropical rainforests asked the BC gov't to protect the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia
Fortune 500 companies drop misleading eco-label
March 28th, 2011
March 28th, 2011
Seven Brands Reject Seal of 'Sustainable Forestry Initiative'
Protesters in Amsterdam Disrupt International Gas Conference
March 23rd, 2011
March 23rd, 2011
Royal Dutch Shell targeted at Gastech for project in Canada
Widespread dismay at “backwards” attempt by western Premiers to block coastal protection from oil spills
February 23rd, 2011
February 23rd, 2011
Campbell off-side with 80% of British Columbians in bid to support big oil in last days as Premier
Northwest Residents Target Shell in Ad Campaign
February 22nd, 2011
February 22nd, 2011
Residents say “Shell threatens culture, community, livelihood and future”
Conservation groups comment on continuation of moratorium in the Klappan
February 17th, 2011
February 17th, 2011
BC gov't confirms that moratorium on drilling in the Sacred Headwaters will continue through 2012
Gulf of Mexico Resident: Expect Damage, Damage, Damage
January 21st, 2011
January 21st, 2011
Residents from communities impacted by recent oil spills come to Vancouver to share their painful stories
Victory on Tanker Ban Motion a Victory for the Coast
December 7th, 2010
December 7th, 2010
Environmental groups praise support for today’s vote
Trend Against Tar Sands Continues
December 1st, 2010
December 1st, 2010
New Corporate Actions Fuel Trend Against Tar Sands Despite Federal Government's Crusade to Cover Up the Dirt (CA Press Release)
Trend Against Tar Sands Continues
December 1st, 2010
December 1st, 2010
New Corporate Actions Fuel Growing Controversy (US Press Release)
First Nations Receive Real Estate Foundation of BC Land Award for Great Bear Rainforest Agreements
November 19th, 2010
November 19th, 2010
Robert Kennedy Jr. and His Royal Highness Prince of Wales note the Agreements inspire hope for the planet
Green Marketing Scam Exposed in New Report
November 18th, 2010
November 18th, 2010
Released During World’s Largest Green Building Conference, Report Focuses on Industry Ties, Weak Standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Dogwood Initiative, ForestEthics; Street Performance Highlights Need to ‘Vote No Tankers’ in BC
October 21st, 2010
October 21st, 2010
A lively street performance took place to draw attention to Enbridge's proposed Tar Sands pipelines
NORTH VAN MOMS PIPE UP AGAINST OIL TANKER THREATS
October 14th, 2010
October 14th, 2010
Conservative MP Andrew Saxton receives mock pipeline made up of 1,000 post cards from constituents
Report: Enbridge’s Northern Gateway project – A dead-end investment
October 5th, 2010
October 5th, 2010
Download our report highlighting risks and opposition to Enbridge's Northern Gateway Pipelines proposal
BC Municipalities vote against Enbridge pipeline and oil tankers
October 1st, 2010
October 1st, 2010
BC municipalities resoundingly voted in opposition to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline
Phony Eco-Label's Greenwash Challenged
September 23rd, 2010
September 23rd, 2010
At Annual Meeting, Sustainable Forestry Initiative Called Out for 'Selling False Information'
CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Confronted by Protestors During World Energy Congress
September 13th, 2010
September 13th, 2010
ForestEthics asks to “get the Shell out” of Sacred Headwaters.
Supporters Rally for Federal Tanker Ban Outside Enbridge Office as Review Panel Comes to B.C.
August 31st, 2010
August 31st, 2010
More than 200 supporters rallied today at Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Pipelines headquarters in support of a federal crude oil tanker ban.
Michigan oil spill shows B.C. that Enbridge can't be trusted
July 28th, 2010
July 28th, 2010
Vancouver – Enbridge's devastating spill in south-central Michigan will undermine the company's credibility and strengthen grassroots opposition to the proposed Northern Gateway Pipeline, say campaigners with ForestEthics.
Federal Liberal support for B.C. oil tanker ban applauded
June 21st, 2010
June 21st, 2010
Announcement brings B.C. one step closer to a legislated ban
FIRST MUNICIPALITY TO SHUN TAR SANDS
June 8th, 2010
June 8th, 2010
Bellingham’s new fleet policy parallels corporate shifts away from world’s dirtiest oil
KEY U.S. CITY ACTS TO AVOID 'DIRTY' TAR SANDS FUEL
June 8th, 2010
June 8th, 2010
New Fleet Policy Parallels Corporate Shifts Away From Controversial Canadian Import
Opposition to BC oil tankers on the rise
May 26th, 2010
May 26th, 2010
The proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline faces tough political odds according to a new Mustel poll.
ForestEthics and the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement: A Historic Opportunity
May 18th, 2010
May 18th, 2010
ForestEthics announces the largest conservation initiative in history: the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement.
Oil spill would silence the BC coast, radio ad warns
May 11th, 2010
May 11th, 2010
ForestEthics pushing for Federal permanent oil tanker ban for B.C.’s north coast
Enbridge Ignores Tanker Opposition Even During Wake of Gulf Spill
May 5th, 2010
May 5th, 2010
Environmentalists and First Nations at AGM demand Enbridge not bring similar catastrophe to British Columbia’s shores
New BC Guidelines for Forest Carbon Offsets Called “Greenwashing” by Nine Environmental Groups
April 16th, 2010
April 16th, 2010
New B.C. guidelines for forest carbon offsets are "fake climate change action"...
Enbridge Strikes Again! Northwest residents tune in as company scrambles to clean up yet another pipeline oil spill
April 9th, 2010
April 9th, 2010
Concerned Northwest BC residents are reacting to news of yet another Enbridge oil spill...
Environmental groups vow to stop oil pipelines and tankers
March 25th, 2010
March 25th, 2010
Growing global campaign backs up First Nations’ declaration to keep BC’s coastal waters free of oil spills
New Campaign Aims to Formalize Strong Public Sentiment Against Oil Tanker Traffic On B.C. Coast Into Permanent Official Ban
March 11th, 2010
March 11th, 2010
Proposed New Pipeline Will Require 200 Oil Tankers To Traverse BC Coast Annually
FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES WARNED OF GREENWASH RISK
by William Craven: 415.407.3426
March 9th, 2010
by William Craven: 415.407.3426
March 9th, 2010
Notice Advises of Deceptive Claims by “Sustainable Forestry Initiative”
PRESS RELEASE: WHOLE FOODS, BED BATH & BEYOND REJECT CANADA’S TAR SANDS
February 10th, 2010
February 10th, 2010
New guidelines affect refineries supplied by Canada’s Tar Sands
PRESS RELEASE -- Protect Nature to Protect Us
January 28th, 2010
January 28th, 2010
Landmark Report Urges British Columbia To Conserve At Least 50% of Its Land Base As Part of Expanded Climate Change Strategy
SEATTLE PASSES ‘DO NOT MAIL’ JUNK MAIL RESOLUTION
January 25th, 2010
January 25th, 2010
Seattle Calls On Washington State To Give Citizens Choice Over Junk Mail
SEATTLE PASSES ‘DO NOT MAIL’ JUNK MAIL RESOLUTION
William Craven: 415.407.3426
January 25th, 2010
William Craven: 415.407.3426
January 25th, 2010
Seattle Calls On Washington State To Give Citizens Choice Over Junk Mail
Thousands Of Children's Faces From All Over Canada Projected On Buildings In Ottawa And Vancouver To Send Global Warming Message To Harper On Close Of Parliament: "Please remember who you’re representing in Copenhagen"
December 10th, 2009
December 10th, 2009
December 10, 2009, Ottawa - Thousands of photographs of children from every province and territory will be projected on high-visibility buildings around Ottawa and Vancouver today as part of a ‘global warming photo wall’ to remind Prime Minister Stephen Harper who he is representing in Copenhagen as Parliament recesses for the year.
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.
Canadian Moms Video Goes Viral
November 14th, 2009
November 14th, 2009
Kids picture projection on Parliament Hill to open UN climate change meeting
Phony Forest Protection Program Exposed at World’s Largest Green Building Conference
November 12th, 2009
November 12th, 2009
USA Today ad, floating banner escalate campaign begun with FTC and IRS complaints
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.
New Radio Ads Ramp Up Climate Push in Swing Ridings of Kitchener, Waterloo, and London
October 13th, 2009
October 13th, 2009
Parents Urged to Use Their Unique Voting Power to Protect Kids'
Future
12 Fortune 500 Companies Called Out for Dirty Tar Sands Oil Habits
September 30th, 2009
September 30th, 2009
The 'Dirty Dozen’: 7-Eleven, Coca-Cola, HJ Heinz, Hershey’s, Kraft Foods, Kroger, Levi Strauss, The Pantry, Sara Lee, Supervalu, SYSCO, and Whole Foods.
ForestEthics calls on Minister of Forests to clarify BC’s position on logging protected areas
September 22nd, 2009
September 22nd, 2009
ForestEthics is calling on Forests Minister Pat Bell to clarify his government’s position on the question.
Phony 'green' certification label misleads consumers, cheats taxpayers
September 11th, 2009
September 11th, 2009
ForestEthics reports Sustainable Forestry Initiative to FTC and IRS
RESIDENTS OF KITCHENER WATERLOO URGED TO USE UNIQUE VOTING POSITION TO ASK FOR STRONGER FEDERAL LAWS
September 9th, 2009
September 9th, 2009
Kitchener Waterloo, ON – A new public outreach campaign starting today is asking residents of Kitchener Waterloo to use their unique voting position to ask for stronger climate change laws in the next federal election, whenever it will be called.
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.
As Sears Stalls on Eco-Policy, Caribou Population Pushed to Brink
August 17th, 2009
August 17th, 2009
CHICAGO—Sears Holding Company (NASDAQ: SHLD) was accused today of stalling on the release of a robust paper policy...
Environmentalists Say BCUC Decision Is “Not in the Public Interest”
July 31st, 2009
July 31st, 2009
Group says decision to shut-out renewable energy is short-sighted and locks British Columbia into an uncertain future dependent on fossil fuels.
INDUSTRIES ACROSS CANADA WILL BE FORCED TO CUT UP TO 96 MILLION TONNES OF EMISSIONS IF TAR SANDS PROTECTED IN FEDERAL CLIMATE POLICY
July 28th, 2009
July 28th, 2009
Vancouver – B.C. industries, such as pulp, paper and oil and gas, would be forced to reduce their carbon emissions...
CLINTON, STATE DEPT., ASKED TO STOP WORLD’S DIRTIEST OIL
June 24th, 2009
June 24th, 2009
WASHINGTON- Hillary Clinton’s power as U.S. Secretary of State to stop proposed pipelines from crossing the U.S. border has put her at the center of the rapidly escalating controversy over oil from Canada’s Tar Sands.
SAN FRANCISCO PASSES FIRST ‘DO NOT MAIL’ RESOLUTION IN NATION
March 31st, 2009
March 31st, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today passed a resolution calling on California to create a Do Not Mail Registry...
Full-Page Tar Sands Ad in USA Today: “President Obama, you'll never guess who's standing between us and our new energy economy.”
February 17th, 2009
February 17th, 2009
Vancouver/Toronto – The Mikisew Cree, Athabasca Chipewyan First Nations and environmental group ForestEthics have placed a full-page ad in USA Today highlighting the human and environmental damage wrought by Canada's Tar Sands.
Canada Places ‘Personal Ad’ to Obama in US Newspapers ahead of his Feb. 19 Visit
February 12th, 2009
February 12th, 2009
San Francisco – Environmental group ForestEthics placed personal ads in three large-circulation papers and Craigslist portals across North America today to highlight growing concerns surrounding Canada’s Tar Sands oil developments ahead of President Obama’s trip to Canada next Thursday. The United States gets more of its oil from Canada than from any other nation and much it comes from Alberta’s Tar Sands, home to the dirtiest oil in the world.
Tar Sands Pipeline Delay Makes Room for Alternatives
January 19th, 2009
January 19th, 2009
MONTREAL and TORONTO – Conservationists celebrated news that Enbridge will shelve its controversial “Trailbreaker” project to reverse the flow of oil in the Montreal-Sarnia pipeline in order to bring tar sands oil to and through Montreal for export. Groups see this decision as an opportunity.
