Word: cotel
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...clear-cut to make mulch, the soil stabilizer found in many gardens. Removing these trees could aggravate the impact of the next big storm. "People who garden should be disturbed that critical forests are being shredded just to end up in their flower beds," says Sierra Club's Orli Cotel. Chuck Corbitt, CEO of Corbitt Manufacturing, a top mulch supplier, told TIME that some of his mulch--including bags labeled FLORIDAGOLD--comes from Louisiana cypress but denied that it originates in endangered coastal forests. A Home Depot spokesman says the retailer is re-evaluating Corbitt. Wal-Mart is investigating consumer...