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The Guilfordian, April 18 2008
"Lowe's talks a big game about protecting the planet's forests, but
they're not living up to the hype," said John Avery, president of the
Earth Club at UNC-Charlotte in a press release. "They have the
opportunity to be an environmental leader by simply making the switch
to sustainable alternatives."
Simon Kelly
The Gilfordian
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News-Press.com, April 12, 2008
"We need to educate people," said Mary Duryea, professor and
extension specialist of the University of Florida's School of Forest
Resources and Conservation. "Do we want to use cypress harvested from
wetlands or help melaleuca from lands down there (in South Florida)?
"As far as quality, pine bark, melaleuca, eucalyptus all last just as long as cypress and do just as good a job."
Kevin Lollar
News-Press.com
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The Daily Times - Salisbury, Md., April 15th 2008
..."Since the cypress tree has such a specific
habitat and is slow to germinate, they were replaced with maple and gum
trees," Fehr said. "And contrary to popular belief, cypress trees are
not a sustainable product because they are so hard to grow."
Cypress
trees are not protected in Louisiana, Alabama and Florida where they
are clear cut for mulch. Fehr said this further destroys their
sensitive habitat and prevents new trees from taking root.
"It also creates the potential for invasive species to come in and crowd out cypress trees," he said....
By Laura D'Alessandro
- Staff Writer
The Daily News
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