<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><span></span><br><span>On Mar 1, 2011, at 12:43 AM, Jason Holstine <<a href="mailto:jason@amicusgreen.com">jason@amicusgreen.com</a>> wrote:</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>So should we consider this FSC quality wood? Do these claims seem legit?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>What’s the consensus of whether this product is a legitimate claim or a greenwash?</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>I remember it was only several years ago that there was nothing "green" about kitchen cabinets in general...</span><br><span></span><br><span>A well established cabinet company I use is getting rid of their Lyptus wood choice altogether, due mostly to the fact that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: 15px; font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial; ">Weyerhaeuser </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">can no longer guarantee the color consistency that the cabinet maker requires. I've never purported Lyptus as a green choice to my clients. After I explain exactly what it takes to get it here, its no longer all that romantic.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Its a strange and funny thing: I still remember the smell of the eucalyptus trees when I lived in Pacifica, California. They were brought there at the turn of the century because some company thought they'd make a good 2x4. They were wrong, and now there's eucalyptus trees all over the place out there. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">I vote that it is legitimate alright; legitimately hogwash. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);"><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);">Matt Dirksen</span></div><div></div></body></html>