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from NOW Toronto:


Woody Harrelson pushes tree-free paper
Eco-actor now marketing 80% ag waste paper aims for 100.

By Ellie Kirzner


Add a new enthusiasm to effervescent Woody Harrelson’s long list of planetary passions.

Now the actor, biodiesal promoter and raw food afficinado is aiming to make no-tree paper, made of 100 percent agricultural waste.

At the end of October, Canadian-based Prairie Pulp and Paper, a company Harrelson has an interest in, got the seal of approval from the carbon measuring group, Offsetters for it’s modestly-named Step Forward Paper, made of 80% straw and 20% Forest Stewardship Council paper.

And now, Harrelson is revved for the next phase in his 14-year entrepreneurial odyssey to go completely forest-free. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=189516