Nussbaum says his group looks for whether a company is obeying existing laws, whether it is preserving old-growth, protecting wildlife and streams, using the best management practices, and how it is affecting local communities. It is not in the stewardship council's interest, he said, to close down the woods. We get criticism from extremists in the environmental movement as well as extremists in the timber industry. In Seattle, Matt Freeman-Gleason sees all this as good environmentalism, and good business. He ships his paints across the country, but his lumber business is mostly local.
Prices are competitive.
But everyone has a budget, and we know we have to be competitive. He welcomes Home Depot to the business of selling environmentally correct lumber. Recipients should seek permission to reprint the article from the source listed above. Reading on line, downloading or other use of this information signifies acceptance of these conditions, and the Full Disclaimer.