CYPRESS HAS CORPORATE BIG WIGS RUNNING SCARED

Hey everybody,

Just dropping a quick note to draw your attention to an article that came out recently about the Save Our Cypress campaign in Baton Rouge. Delayed yet great coverage of the Action Day, and an interesting look at our corporate targets.

Reading the responses of the companies in the article, it seems clear to me that they're really uncomfortable with all the pressure around this issue (good work everyone!). They're trying to create a buffer between themselves and the nasty process it takes to make their product. Whether claiming that their suppliers give everything the "sustainable" stamp or trying to put the onus for action on the government, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, and Lowe's are ignoring the fact that it's the cypress mulch market they create that drives destruction of endangered cypress forests.

Lowe's, Wal-Mart, and Home Depot are responsible for destroying the Gulf's best natural storm protection, period. They have incredible power to end the practice, and instead they are making excuses and trying to lose people in ridiculous rhetoric. Public statements on the companies' websites make them sound like more committed environmentalists than David Brower. I tell you what though, executives are singing a much different tune when I discuss this issue with them on the phone. We've got to keep feeding their words back to'em until they actually live up to their claims of sustainability. We will.With a little persistence and a lot of help from all of our friends, we will save our cypress.

Thanks for all you do for the Gulf,
Dan

Here's a happy parting shot- Enjoy!

Dan Favre is the GRN's Campaign Organizer