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The Press
The Do Not Mail campaign has not gone unnoticed by the mainstream press: Time
Magazine, The Economist, Wall Street Journal, Fox News, and Fast
Company have all followed the story, among others.
For Do Not Mail or
ForestEthics media inquiries, please contact William Craven at
415-863-4563 x. 314, or email donotmail (at) forestethics.org. We have high resolution photos and broll available.
Recent News and Updates
Do you know what's in your junk mail? Forests.
by William Craven, Media Officer: 415.863.4563 x314
May 19th, 2010
by William Craven, Media Officer: 415.863.4563 x314
May 19th, 2010
Specifically, Canada's Boreal Forest. Yesterday, ForestEthics joined eight other environmental groups in the largest conservation initiative in history. We're working around the clock to keep Endangered Forests out of your mailbox.
The Spokesman-Review -- Mail cull: Debating a proposal for limiting unsolicited direct mail
by Donna Mckereghan, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/17/mail-cull-debating-a-proposal-for-limiting/
April 17th, 2010
by Donna Mckereghan, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/apr/17/mail-cull-debating-a-proposal-for-limiting/
April 17th, 2010
The Do Not Mail resolution before the Spokane County commissioners, and soon to be before the Spokane City Council, makes good sense whether you’re concerned about the environment or just tired of “junk mail.” And when you think through the few objections to it, it makes even better sense.
The Spokesman-Review -- County urged to back ‘Do Not Mail’
by John Craig, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/30/county-urged-to-back-do-not-mail/
March 30th, 2010
by John Craig, http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2010/mar/30/county-urged-to-back-do-not-mail/
March 30th, 2010
Check out what Do Not Mail supporters in Spokane, Washington are up to -- working to pass their own Do Not Mail resolution!
Postal Service to cut Saturday service?
March 8th, 2010
March 8th, 2010
US Postmaster General John Potter last week recommended that the Postal Service eliminate Saturday delivery in order to help stanch the multi-billion dollar bleeding that the USPS has been experiencing for nearly half a decade.
Huffington Post -- Subsidizing Junk Mail in the Great Recession
by Todd Paglia, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todd-paglia/subsidizing-junk-mail-in_b_442132.html
January 29th, 2010
by Todd Paglia, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todd-paglia/subsidizing-junk-mail-in_b_442132.html
January 29th, 2010
If you think receiving your daily dose of junk mail just kills trees, clogs landfills, exacerbates climate change, is an invitation to identity theft, and is incredibly annoying, well, it actually gets worse: you are also paying for the privilege of receiving it.
Recent Press Releases
FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES WARNED OF GREENWASH RISK
March 9th, 2010
March 9th, 2010
Notice Advises Major Junk Mailers of Deceptive Claims by “Sustainable Forestry Initiative”
SEATTLE PASSES ‘DO NOT MAIL’ JUNK MAIL RESOLUTION
January 25th, 2010
January 25th, 2010
Seattle Calls On Washington State To Give Citizens Choice Over Junk Mail
FedEx Office & Office Depot Earn Top Marks on Paper; Amazon.com & PaperlinX Receive F’s in 3rd Annual Green Grades Report Card
August 26th, 2009
August 26th, 2009
Companies active in the multi-billion dollar office supply sector got their Green Grades report cards today.
As Sears Stalls on Eco-Policy, Caribou Population Pushed to Brink
August 17th, 2009
August 17th, 2009
CHICAGO—Sears Holding Company (NASDAQ: SHLD) was accused today of stalling on the release of a robust paper policy...
SAN FRANCISCO PASSES FIRST ‘DO NOT MAIL’ RESOLUTION IN NATION
March 31st, 2009
March 31st, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO—The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today passed a resolution calling on California to create a Do Not Mail Registry...
