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10-03-2003, 09:22 AM
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 Harry Potter turns green to save ancient woodlands Summary: Rowling leads initiative to print books on 'forest friendly' paper. Article: JK Rowling and other best-selling authors have pledged to demand that, in future, their publishers print all of their books on paper from sustainable forestry projects or on recycled material.
Paper to produce giant, best-selling books, such as Rowling's latest, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, has derived from old-growth forests, which are disappearing partly because of the continuing demands from publishing companies.
To protect ancient forests in Canada, Finland and south-east Asia, authors have agreed to work with Greenpeace to ensure that their next books are printed on recycled paper or paper produced from forests that have been certified as sustainable by the Forest Stewardship Council.
Sustainable forestry relates to growing policies which stipulate that, rather than clear-fell woodland, trees are selectively logged so that the wildlife is not destroyed and the people living in the forests do not lose their homes or their livelihoods.
Pledges have also come from Charlotte Bingham, Ben Elton, Helen Fielding, Anne Fine, John King, John O'Farrell, Maggie O'Farrell, Philip Pullman, Ian Rankin, William Sutcliffe and Penny Vincenzi.
The campaign is being launched today at the Groucho Club in Soho, London.
Graham Lester George, the chairman of the Writers Guild of Great Britain, said: "If we do not act now, the terrible irony is that our great grandchildren will only know of our ancient forests through pictures in books printed on paper that contributed their destruction."
A similar scheme in Canada, supported by the writers Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, Yann Martel and Alice Munro, has already found favour with publishers, and paper which does not entail destruction of ancient forests is now available.
Rowling persuaded Raincoast Books, the Canadian co-publisher in partnership with Bloomsbury, to print the million copies of Potter's Phoenix adventure which are on sale in Canada, on recycled chlorine-free paper.
In a message to Canadian readers, she said: "The forest at Hogwarts is home to magical creatures like unicorns and centaurs. Because the Canadian editions are printed on ancient forest friendly paper, the Harry Potter books are helping to save magnificent forests in the muggle world, the home of magical animals such as orang-utans, wolves and bears.
"It is a good idea to respect ancient trees, especially if they have a temper like the Whomping Willow [which features in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]."
Tessa Vanserkop, for Raincoast, said: "We are hoping the high profile of the Potter books will raise awareness and help other publishers on board."
It has been estimated that printing 2.5m books - the number of the young wizard's latest adventures sold in Britain - using the greenest methods, on recycled paper, would save:
- 89,200 trees felled
- Enough water used to fill 105 Olympic-sized pools
- Production of greenhouse gases equivalent a car being driven 8m miles
- Electricity to power an average home for 610 years The Guardian  | |
10-03-2003, 09:31 AM
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that is good u know...
very good... she cares abt the forsts too :up:
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10-03-2003, 09:32 AM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Daniel's arms *swoon*
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that is good u know...
very good... she cares about the forests too :up:
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10-03-2003, 11:45 AM
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| | Jarvey
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Yeah Gud on ya!
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10-03-2003, 08:45 PM
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| | Crup
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
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But she alone destroyed 6.5million trees. That's a hefty amount of trees on her conscience.
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10-03-2003, 09:21 PM
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| | Firecrab
Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Orlando, Florida (anyone elese??)
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:online2long: Yes she did destroy those trees, but without them we wouldnt have had HP! Besides i doupt that when she was starting out that she could make such a request. I meant now that everyone is hooked she can say that she was recycled paper, but before the publishers would have just turned her down. At least she is trying to fix what she has done!
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10-03-2003, 09:22 PM
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| | Crup
Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK
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yeah i wasn't having a go!  Yeah before she wouldnt have had the authority to request that.
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10-03-2003, 09:24 PM
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| | Gnome
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10-04-2003, 07:05 AM
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| | Ramora
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That was really nice of her to say that the HP books should be printed in Recycled paper. JK is the best!!
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10-04-2003, 03:09 PM
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This is great. Maybe Hermione will give up SPEW for Greenpeace in the next book | |
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10-04-2003, 11:34 PM
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| | Dugbog
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I think it's a good idea. :up: Though it would be nicer if the US owned that Forest in Canada. | |
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