Ethical Wood 23.3

28 July, 1997
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Editorial: Unity in Diversity

I know a guy who yells, "How green do you want it?" when the car ahead is slow to move forward after the light has changed. Not that he's expecting a response, at least not from the driver ahead. Eric's been driving for maybe 50 years and the line is mostly for the entertainment of his passengers.

Still, it's a good question, especially for environmentalists. Because so much in our world is unjust and unsustainable, purity is not possible and practicality is not sufficient. In such circumstances, how green should we be? ...

Editorial: Unity in Diversity
Robert Gibson

Demanding Good Wood
Martin von Mirbach
Some current approaches to forest certification are of dubious merit, and even the best have significant limitations.
Inset: Forest Stewardship Council: Principles of Forest Management
Inset: Canadian Council of Forest Ministers: Criteria and Critical Elements
Inset: Pacific Certification Council: Principles

Free Nature
Ian Angus
Interview with deep ecology philosopher Arne Naess about nature, social justice, and strategies for change.

Knowing Home
John Corsiglia and Gloria Snively
NisGa'a traditional knowledge and wisdom improve environmental decision making.

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Notes

The VCR Doesn't Work
Patricia Beaulieu
Canada's voluntary programme for climate change prevention is not doing the job.

Still the Worst
Heidi Gjertsen
An ambitious clean-up scheme failed and a cover-it-over fix was rejected, so it's back to square one for the Sydney tar ponds.

Nukes Aren't Green
Moira McConnell
International judges stress ecological concerns in rulings on the legality of nuclear weapons.

The First Little Pig Was Right
Greg Wood
Kim Thompson's straw bale house is sturdy and cheap.

Companies Covet Genes
Pam Rigden
Ethics and profits compete in the patenting of human genetic materials.

Reviews

Stephen B. Brush and Doreen Stabinsky, eds., Valuing Local Knowledge: Indigenous People and Intellectual Property Rights
David C. Korten, When Corporations Rule the World
Wayne Roberts and Susan Brandum, Get a Life!
Kenneth Westhues, The Working Centre: Experiment in Social Change
Harold Coward, ed., Population, Consumption and the Environment: Religious and Secular Responses
Vasanthakumar N. Bhat, ed., The Green Corporation: The Next Competitive Advantage

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