No, not in terms of finish, but in terms of wood. I was looking at Greenpeace's site investigating the issue of recycled paper products (tissues and so forth) when I saw a section called MusicWood and thought uh oh, here comes the guitar guilt.
But NO! It turns out that Greenpeace is working with several guitar makers, since Alaska has no regulation to speak of, to develop a sustainable source of Sitka spruce, which will incidentally also benefit Native Americans somehow -- it's not spelled out. Phase two, I hope, will deal with exotics, because all that mahogany and rosewood is coming from somewhere and I bet it ain't good. Check it out. But in case you are both worried and lazy, partnering companies include Fender, Gibson, Taylor, Martin, Guild, and Yamaha (whew).
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