More trouble for Kimberly-Clark
Tuesday, September 16, 2008 | 10:44 am
Everett’s waterfront is an industrial strip that seems to either churn out noxious fumes or permeate the area with a stench that sometimes sends visitors south to Seattle to avoid it.
The state Department of Ecology has identified nine sites that need to be cleaned up. According to the state, there’s arsenic – not to mention a host of other contaminants – in the area.
Now, there’s another reason for concern. Online environmental news giant Treehugger reports that papermaker Kimberly-Clark uses pulp from trees felled in Canada’s old-growth forests.
Here’s an excerpt from the story:
“The logs originate from the Ogoki Forest, the single most ecologically valuable area left in Ontario’s southern Boreal Forest and the site of growing controversy. These new photos as well as recent government correspondence reveal that Kimberly-Clark is currently purchasing huge quantities of pulp made primarily from whole, old-growth trees from intact areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest.”
Treehugger reports that Kimberly-Clark has previously claimed that the pulp they use is only the stuff left over from the lumber process. Ogoki Forest, according to the report, wasn’t logged industrially until 1998, making it one of the continent’s most pristine habitats for wildlife.
The pulp from Ogoki Forest is reportedly converted into paper products at Terrace Bay in northern Ontario, Canada. That’s not the only place the paper giant has gotten into trouble. Early this year, Kimberly-Clark’s Everett mill agreed to pay $125,000 to deal with smoke and diesel pollution in this city. The payout is part of deal for Kimberly-Clark to settle a $235,000 penalty the state Department of Ecology issued over smoke emissions during a fire that smoldered for months last year.
The state Department of Ecology has identified nine sites that need to be cleaned up. According to the state, there’s arsenic – not to mention a host of other contaminants – in the area.
Now, there’s another reason for concern. Online environmental news giant Treehugger reports that papermaker Kimberly-Clark uses pulp from trees felled in Canada’s old-growth forests.
Here’s an excerpt from the story:
“The logs originate from the Ogoki Forest, the single most ecologically valuable area left in Ontario’s southern Boreal Forest and the site of growing controversy. These new photos as well as recent government correspondence reveal that Kimberly-Clark is currently purchasing huge quantities of pulp made primarily from whole, old-growth trees from intact areas of Canada’s Boreal Forest.”
Treehugger reports that Kimberly-Clark has previously claimed that the pulp they use is only the stuff left over from the lumber process. Ogoki Forest, according to the report, wasn’t logged industrially until 1998, making it one of the continent’s most pristine habitats for wildlife.
The pulp from Ogoki Forest is reportedly converted into paper products at Terrace Bay in northern Ontario, Canada. That’s not the only place the paper giant has gotten into trouble. Early this year, Kimberly-Clark’s Everett mill agreed to pay $125,000 to deal with smoke and diesel pollution in this city. The payout is part of deal for Kimberly-Clark to settle a $235,000 penalty the state Department of Ecology issued over smoke emissions during a fire that smoldered for months last year.
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