Articles In 'Responsibility'

By John Dupra, Posted in Responsibility

“I treat my body like a temple, you treat yours like a tent.” – Jimmy Buffet, Fruitcakes Is there anything a person gets more passionate about than a diet? Religion and politics come close, but ask yourself if you would rather be told where you’re going to spend eternity, or that you should stop eating that thing you love. It might seem counter-intuitive, but if you’re honest with yourself, you probably get more upset when people tell you what to eat than when any&nb... read more.

• June 07, 2018

By John Dupra, Posted in Responsibility

It’s one of those phrases that most of us grew up with. We have been taught that there are no good ways to manage a forest, and cutting a single tree down will get you a nasty visit from Captain Planet. This thinking isn’t completely without merit. It really wasn’t until the later part of the 20th century that governments, business, and consumers really started putting responsible forestry practices into place. Saving the planet one glorious mullet at a time! Now we know not only is it o... read more.

• June 07, 2018

By John Dupra, Posted in Responsibility

How to not end up like the villain in a children’s story There are many children’s stories, like The Lorax, Fern Gully, and Captain Planet that could give you the impression that any form of resource harvesting is evil. However, like many global, economic, and scientific issues, forestry resource management is fairly complex. When done right, it can improve the health of the forest and prevent mass destruction like disease and wildfire. When done incorrectly well… Captain Planet might pr... read more.

• June 07, 2018

By Revel Woods, Posted in Responsibility

As a consumer, it’s scary to think you may not be able to trust a company that’s selling you something. That thought is made scarier when it’s a large purchase – and then made even scarier when that large purchase could be dangerous to you or your family. Over recent years, there have been a few news stories about types of hardwood flooring that were emitting a dangerous amount of toxic chemicals into unknowing purchasers’ homes. The subject of these news stories were big, wel... read more.

• June 07, 2018