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Via Environet, the Greenpeace BBS                    415-512-9108
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9 February 1994
 
      POLL SHOWS EUROPEAN MARKETPLACE OPPOSES CLEARCUTTING
 
  Angus Reid poll: 67 per cent of Canadians oppose clearcutting
 
(VANCOUVER, B.C.) Tuesday, 8 February, 1994 -- An Angus Reid poll 
released  today  confirmed  significant  Canadian  opposition  to 
clearcutting,  as Europe's largest pulp producer  and  Greenpeace 
announced their joint intention to develop markets for  clearcut-
free paper products.
 
The Angus Reid poll shows that Canadians share concerns expressed 
by  Europeans  over  the  impacts  of  clearcutting.  Angus  Reid 
announced,  "overwhelming majorities of Canadians from all  walks 
of  life and from all regions of the country are opposed  to  the 
practice". 
 
Karen  Mahon,  forest  campaigner for  Greenpeace  Canada,  said, 
"Canadians  don't  want clearcuts in our  forests  and  Europeans 
don't want clearcut products on their shelves. How long will  our 
industry keep marching down this dead-end road?"
 
One  of  the  first indications that concern  is  translating  to 
action  was today's announcement by the Swedish  company  Soedra, 
the fourth largest market pulp producer in the world, who  stated 
their  interest  in  producing pulp  for  the  new  clearcut-free 
market. The company has pledged to work with Greenpeace and other
environmentalists  to  develop standards to produce  the  world's 
first clearcut-free products.
 
"Soedra was the first large company to react to market demand for 
chlorine-free pulp," said Dr. Thilo Bode, executive director  for 
Greenpeace  Germany. "It's encouraging that they are reacting  as 
swiftly  to the demand for products that come  from  ecologically 
sound management practices."
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
 
Karen Mahon, Tamara Stark, or Thilo Bode at 604 253-7701 
 
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