MULCH MATTERS!
So lots going on with cypress and the battle to keep our irreplaceable coastal defenses from being turned into an inherently disposable product.
In case you missed it, jump over to our home page and watch our Flash animated short that lampoons Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Home Depot for saying one, sustainable thing, and doing another. Leave us a comment, and let us know what you think. Recognize the voice? Spot too hard-hitting? Not hard-hitting enough?
Once you watch the Flash, send an e-mail to the Corporate Low-Down Depot Mart CEOs demanding they drop the product. Forward the flash to 5 friends and we'll send you a sticker we're printing up. Forward it to 100 friends, or put the flash on your website or blog, and I'll send you a t-shirt.
Other big news - Bobby Kennedy, Jr. and his Waterkeeper Alliance were stirring things up down here last week! A full page ad in USA Today called on Corporate Low-Down Depot Mart to drop mulch, and the sentiment was backed in a press conference with local Water Keeper's and Bobby hisself.
The presser followed hot on the heels of the New Orleans City Council passing a resoluti
on to no longer use cypress mulch, and calling on Corporate-Low Down Depot Mart to stop selling the product, in support of a sustainable coast. Big thanks to Councilwoman Shelly Midura and her staff for making it happen.
Turns out our city WAS using the product - in fact, the City Hall grounds were festooned with it as I walked up to observe the resolution's passage.
But our fair city is just one of a ton of folks who are saying no to cypress (mulch-wise): the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, multiple North Shore parishes, Tulane University, the city of Port Allen, LA (home to a mulch mill!). The groundswell is building.
Oh, and don't worry, dilligent blog watchers, Dan's still on the case - he's just up in Tennessee tabling on the issue at Bonaroo's Planet Roo. If you're at the Fest, stop by and say 'hey,' and sign a postcard to Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Home Depot.
For our forests and our future!
Aaron
Aaron Viles is the GRN's Campaign Director
So lots going on with cypress and the battle to keep our irreplaceable coastal defenses from being turned into an inherently disposable product.
In case you missed it, jump over to our home page and watch our Flash animated short that lampoons Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Home Depot for saying one, sustainable thing, and doing another. Leave us a comment, and let us know what you think. Recognize the voice? Spot too hard-hitting? Not hard-hitting enough?
Once you watch the Flash, send an e-mail to the Corporate Low-Down Depot Mart CEOs demanding they drop the product. Forward the flash to 5 friends and we'll send you a sticker we're printing up. Forward it to 100 friends, or put the flash on your website or blog, and I'll send you a t-shirt.
Other big news - Bobby Kennedy, Jr. and his Waterkeeper Alliance were stirring things up down here last week! A full page ad in USA Today called on Corporate Low-Down Depot Mart to drop mulch, and the sentiment was backed in a press conference with local Water Keeper's and Bobby hisself.
The presser followed hot on the heels of the New Orleans City Council passing a resoluti
on to no longer use cypress mulch, and calling on Corporate-Low Down Depot Mart to stop selling the product, in support of a sustainable coast. Big thanks to Councilwoman Shelly Midura and her staff for making it happen.Turns out our city WAS using the product - in fact, the City Hall grounds were festooned with it as I walked up to observe the resolution's passage.
But our fair city is just one of a ton of folks who are saying no to cypress (mulch-wise): the Louisiana Conference of the United Methodist Church, multiple North Shore parishes, Tulane University, the city of Port Allen, LA (home to a mulch mill!). The groundswell is building.
Oh, and don't worry, dilligent blog watchers, Dan's still on the case - he's just up in Tennessee tabling on the issue at Bonaroo's Planet Roo. If you're at the Fest, stop by and say 'hey,' and sign a postcard to Wal-Mart, Lowe's and Home Depot.
For our forests and our future!
Aaron
Aaron Viles is the GRN's Campaign Director
Labels: Cypress, Natural Storm Defenses
posted by Aaron at 5:12 PM
1 Comments:
I'm so glad that New Orleans signed this resolution. More are sure to follow in an effort to stop the insanity of clear cutting our forests that are here to protect us.
Thanks to GRN and the Save Our Cypress Coalition.
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