Scott Poynton

The recent raid on Gibson Guitar continues to upset; Gibson feels victimized, politicians beat their drums, the broader wood industry and NGOs worry about efforts to undermine Lacey. While most commentators play the blame game, gnashing vicious and righteous teeth, few lift their heads to look at the bigger...

Driving to work this morning, I wondered at the morning light, golden in the fields, Mont Blanc poking its head above the clouds, the Jura Mountains and the forests that blanket them bathed in radiance. I'd just dropped my youngsters at school, life's good.

I was listening to my local...

Something is happening out there at the coalface that you seldom hear about in public forums, very rarely in the press. Villagers do often fight to save forests but sometimes, they fight to have them cleared too! Yes, the reality is not always as simple as we like to depict.

NGO-Business partnerships have been getting a bad press lately. WWF for example: TV exposés questioning the use of donor money and partnerships with controversial companies, French employees publicly stating concerns about delivery, Global Witness criticizing GTFN. The Panda is not alone: Conservation...

There is no shortage of deeply concerning news around the environment these days. It isn't hard to get a strong sense that we're on a fast track towards a nasty precipice. Yet, news continues to pop up that gives a sense that all isn't lost; that there is some hope...

St Patrick's Day 2010 I received an excited Skype message from a friend of dark green political persuasion. "Check out this website!" he urged. "Greenpeace are going to hit Nestlé for palm oil; it's going to be ugly!"

I clicked on the URL he'd sent and sure enough, there was...

Watching the oil slick spread through the Gulf of Mexico it's easy to conclude that we're hell bent on ruining this planet.

The oozing, uncontrollable pollution makes it seem as if the forces of respect and restraint are no match for the commercial imperatives to drill, mine and clear forests...

Every product comes with a story.

Once we buy a product, its story becomes part of our story. It's especially important to keep this connection in mind as America emerges from the recession and we begin to spend again.

We have an opportunity to encourage product makers and marketers...

Many of us individually played a vital role in reducing consumption of tobacco in the United States; we quit smoking.

In the same way, to stop the destruction of endangered tropical forests, we will have to stop buying kitchen cabinets and bed frames made of the timber...