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Harry Potter goes green for the world's ancient forests

Posted by admin — 13 July 2005 at 8:00am - Comments

The boy with the lightning bolt on his forehead is back. And this time, Harry's not only saving Muggles and Hogwarts from the evil powers of Voldemort, he's also working a little magic for the world's ancient forests.

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Next Harry Potter to save ancient forests

Posted by admin — 23 February 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

Hedwig delivers an 'owler' to Harry Potter's publishing company, Bloomsbury

JK Rowling's UK publisher Bloomsbury has just confirmed to Greenpeace that 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' will be printed on a part ancient forest friendly paper. This will be the first best selling book to be printed on such a paper in the UK.

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Hedwig the owl asks for help in saving muggle ancient forests

Posted by admin — 22 February 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

Hedwig the owl visited JK Rowling's UK publisher Bloomsbury today on behalf of the Greenpeace Book Campaign. He asked them to print Harry's latest adventure, 'Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince', which is due out this summer, on ancient forest friendly paper.

By taking such a step Bloomsbury would be helping to protect some of the world's last ancient forests and the muggle creatures that depend on them.

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How Harry Potter can help save forests

Posted by admin — 28 January 2005 at 9:00am - Comments

Raincoast Books, the Canadian co-publisher of the Harry Potter (in partnership with Bloomsbury), worked a little of its own magic for biodiversity and the world's forests by printing the Canadian edition of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on ancient forest friendly paper in 2003.

The approximately one million copies of the Canadian edition are the only ones in the world to be printed on 100 percent post-consumer recycled paper. The initiative won praise from the author, J.K. Rowling, and a special message for Canadian readers:

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