International Paper Responds to Evergreen Editorial

Editor's Note: We were contacted last week by Richard Shaw, International Paper's Director of Fiber Supply and Global Sourcing concerning "The Green Eyeshade Boys," Jim Petersen's June 17 Editor's Column - an editorial in which he sharply criticized International Paper for opposing the inclusion of federal woody biomass in the new renewable energy standard winding its way through Congress.

Although three separate sources verified IP's rumored opposition, Mr. Shaw reports that IP does not oppose including federal biomass in the new energy standard. Nor has the company been lobbying the issue in concert with the radical Natural Resources Defense Council. Given that millions of acres of federal forestland are dead or dying, we felt it only fair to give International Paper and Mr. Shaw, an 18-year IP employee, the opportunity to defend themselves.

However, we stand by our sources, one of whom has reconfirmed the IP-NRDC relationship in Washington, D.C. lobbying circles. This said, we appreciate Mr. Shaw's courtesy and his willingness to step forward on IP's behalf.

Click on PDF below to read the complete rebuttal by Richard Shaw.

IP Rebuttal 

 

Click here to read Jim Petersen's editorial "The Green Eyeshade Boys".