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NY TREES ACT: PROTECTING TROPICAL FORESTS

A bill we have been following, brought to our attention by Eco-Logic collective member Tim Keating, has recently passed both houses of NY's legislature. It's called the NY Trees Act, and passed last year, but was vetoed by the governor. It was re-written and reintroduced this year.

On this show our guests, Jeff Conant from Friends of the Earth and Mark Latour from TheEnvironmentTV Forum, will explain the bill, what it will do, why it's important. NY is the 10th biggest economy in the world so stopping procurement is crucial.

We will go into detail about the bill, including

• effect on climate
• economic development Act for NY - local jobs
• Indigenous rights being delayed while deforestation continues.
• In the U.S. we don't think of people living in forests, as is the case in the global south.
• treating trees as agrocommodities
• transparency in supply chains
• EU deforestation regulation is similar to the NY Trees Act.
• rare bipartisan support
• business-friendly bill, but not to multi-nationals
• gives technical assistance to the retailers
• why wholesalers matter
• a piece of the bill is Tim Keating's legacy
• closes the tropical hardwood loopholes
• recycled plastic as an alternative to tropical hardwood
• domestic hardwood as an alternative to tropical hardwood
• alternatives – hemp and bamboo (toilet paper, not floors).
• EU bill is all imports and exports, the NY bill is doing business with the state
• any company able to comply with the EU should be able to be in compliance with NYTrees Act
• related bills in NY, other states, and nationally
• Federal Forests Act
• legacy of colonialization

"This bill is not going away"

Taylor Guitars is replacing tropical hardwood - yay, Tim!

More information can be found at https://nytreesact.com/.

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This week's environmental song is written and performed by Walkin’ Jim Stoltz: These Are the Ancient Forests.

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• Tim Keating -
• Jeff Conant - Friends of the Earth

• These Are the Ancient Forests - Walkin’ Jim Stoltz

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• https://nytreesact.com/

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