Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Forest Companies stop some logging activity

Canada's top pulp and paper producers are immediately halting logging in 29 million hectares of northern forest.  It's part of a historic agreement with environmental groups announced today in Toronto.  The Forest Products Association of Canada is pledging to uphold the highest environmental standards on 72 million hectares of public land.  In exchange, environmental groups will suspend ``do not buy'' campaigns.