On AlterNet: lumber

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High Crime on the High Line: Why Is NYC's Highest-Profile Park Using Amazon Wood?

Tim Doody, AlterNet. September 5, 2009.

The group that masterminded the park built all the chaise lounges, benches, bleacher seating and decking with tropical hardwood ripped from the jungles of the Amazon.

Vast Forests Are at Stake: What Kind of Lumber Is "Nature Friendly"?

Christopher Pollon, The Tyee. June 15, 2009.

Two stamps of approval are competing for the title of "nature-friendly wood." Big timber firms back the one critics call greenwashing.

Brazilian Farmers and Finnish Workers Push Back Against Mega-Forestry Firm

Linus Atarah, IPS News. June 23, 2008.

Displaced Finnish factory workers and landless peasants in Brazil have become unlikely allies in a struggle for livelihoods.