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Mar 12, 2008: Seattle Times: "The fight over what "green" means"
It was the People's Choice and Best in Show in the 2007 Street of Dreams, the Best in American Living for 2007, according to the National Association of Home Builders, and the first home in Snohomish County to earn a five-star rating as a Built Green home. But with 4,750 square feet, a four-car garage and a location in a rural area where subdivisions aren't supposed to sprawl, was it really green?
Mar 04, 2008: Seattle Times: "Homebuilders, critics disagree about what construction deserves environmental label"
There is no single standard for green construction. So-called green construction can bring a premium price, experts say — up to 5 percent more in large projects — so it's not hard to see the economic incentive. In Washington, total market share for green buildings is about 11 percent, including both the public and private sectors, and it's growing fast, said Rachel Jamison, green-building coordinator for the state Department of Ecology.
May 09, 2007: What's good for state's forests is certifiably good for everyone
The Seattle Times, May 9, 2007; The Washington Department of Natural Resources took an important step forward in announcing its intent to seek Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification for 141,000 acres of state forests in the Puget Sound region.
Mar 08, 2007: State will seek "green" OK for logging on some forests
Seattle Times, March 7, 2007; In a partial win for environmentalists, Washington's state-owned forestlands could for the first time earn an environmental stamp of approval for logging practices.
Mar 08, 2007: DNR seeks green star for logging
Seattle P-I, March 7, 2007; The state Department of Natural Resources has decided to seek the greenest of the green seals of approval for some of its logging operations.
Feb 14, 2007: Groups Challenge Timber Companies Under SFI Rules
Environmental Building News, February 2007; In separate actions in December 2006, two environmental groups asked the Sustainable Forestry Initiative®, Inc. (SFI) to take member companies to task for their ecologically damaging logging practices.
Jan 12, 2007: Green-stamping’ of Timber Companies Comes Under Scrutiny
The NewStandard, January 12, 2007; Conservationists say a major certifier of environmentally “sustainable” foresting practices in the US offers its approval too easily and is too hesitant to take action against firms that harm the environment.
Dec 31, 2006: Groups oppose forest certification of Weyerhaeuser and Plum Creek
Boston Globe, December 31, 2006; Conservation groups are moving beyond the courtroom into the marketplace to pressure two of the nation's largest timber companies to green up their acts on private forest lands, and challenge the timber industry's sustainable forestry standard.
Dec 27, 2006: Two Timber Firms Pretending To Be 'Green,' Groups Allege
Washington Post, December 24, 2006; Environmentalists Want Companies' Lucrative Certification Revoked
Mar 23, 2006: Logging: Avoiding lawsuits
The Seattle P-I, March 23, 2006; The missing sounds from Washington's state forestlands should be the war cries of environmentalists, timber companies and public officials.
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