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Recycling fallen timber
Sawing timber Today, I went for a walk at Potomac Overlook Park and saw that the lumber millers were on site to process some fallen trees. We had several significant storms this year and that brought down some...
Missing Cargo Ship Arctic Sea Found
Russian navy has found the cargo ship Arctic Sea that went missing on July 30th. The crew is alive and unharmed, and have boarded a Russian anti-submarine ship, according to Russia's defence minister Anatoly Serdyukov . The Arctic Sea was found 300 miles from Cape Verde in...
created by Annina Bergman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Boy Scouts Organization Favours Cash Over Environment
When the words "boy scout" come to mind, we often envision young gentlemen helping old ladies across the street, learning how to tie complex knots, camping and fishing. For a long time, Boy Scouts have represented... Nfld. Premier Revokes Resource Lease, Ontario to Follow Suit?
Canada: About two weeks ago, AbitibiBowater Inc. announced plans to shut down their century-old Grand Falls, Newfoundland pulp and paper mill early next year. At that time there was widespread...
created by Mary Richard | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Wildfires burn in central Florida
Wildfires in central Florida are causing some havoc in that section of the state."Authorities say brush fires in central Florida forced roads to close and residents to leave their homes.Fires blazed in Brevard and...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Housebuilders in the doghouse with Rachel Hunter
£25,000 for a “DogHouse”?Rachel Hunter hires specialist“ La Petite Maison” who charge up to £25,000, to build PetHouses that come air conditioned with balconies and custom beds and ahost of other...Indonesian pulp output hit by logging curbs
"Indonesia has 84 integrated pulp and paper mills, with a total capacity of 6.5 million tonnes, according to data from the association.The country exports about half of its production to Asia, including China and South Korea.Indah Kiat is a unit of Asia Pulp and Paper, part...Timber ship sinks in bad weather
"The ABC News in Australia reports: A cargo ship with 36 people on board, most of them Russians, has sunk in the Sea of Japan. Officials say the crew and passengers escaped on life rafts. The Russian...Anatomy of a Wildfire
The current situation in southern California serves to remind us - yet again - that forest fires are as natural a part of forests as the trees themselves. In recent decades humanity has tried to overcome this vital force of nature by supressing all fires in parks, and...10 timber estate forest firms invest in S. Kalimantan
""We stop depending on raw materials that come from natural forests. The number of timber companies which had been closed continued to increase each year due to the shortage of raw materials from natural forests....Solomon Islands Chopping Down Its Own Future
The Solomon Islands seems to be fast-tracking its own economic ruin by increasing its logging rates. Unless the nation finds a better way to manage its remaining timber resources, or, perhaps more judiciously, looks to alternative industries, its whole way of life could...
created by Jordan Yerman | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Illegal logging high on Asia-Pacific agenda
It has been a good week for trees, with Australia and the UK agreeing to work together to tackle illegal logging whilst EU diplomats thrash out a deal with Malaysian authorities to ensure full accountability of...Hewers of Wood
" Rights do evolve.... Natives must be allowed to harvest timber on Crown land for personal use, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. ""Barack Obama Moves From Coast to Coast, Speaking to the People
While reports are flying about the new person of politics, Barack Obama is touring through the US, speaking in New York, Colorado, and California. People are lining up to get a glimpse at the possible...Judge rejects Bush logging plan
"A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Bush administration plan to allow commercial logging inside the Giant Sequoia National Monument violates environmental laws. U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer sided with...NowPublic on Facebook
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