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Forests Defined
Lands on which trees are the principal plant life, usually conducive to wide biodiversity.
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Green Party aims to enforce laws that protect environment
Published August 21, 2008, 2:06 pm, The Daily Star Lebannon
The General Assembly of the Lebanese Green Party elected on Tuesday members to their national executive council. At the meeting, which was held at the Monroe Hotel in Downtown Beirut, CEO of Grey Advertising Philippe Skaff was elected party president. Nada Zaarour, president of the Association for Forests.
With California wildfires dwindling, U.S. Forest service allows controlled fires again
Published August 21, 2008, 2:03 pm, San Jose Mercury News
The U.S. Forest Service is again allowing controlled fires in California after a ban last month in response to air quality concerns and personnel limitations.
Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham area news in brief
Published August 21, 2008, 1:52 pm, The Rockingham News
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Rare leopards found in Borneo forest: researcher
Published August 21, 2008, 10:59 am, Muzi
JAKARTA (AFP) - A new population of rare leopard has been found living in thick forests on the Indonesian half of Borneo island, a researcher said Thursday.
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Published August 21, 2008, 9:49 am, Tiscali
- Signatures are being sought to propose a measure to change state law to ban unmarried couples from adopting or serving as foster parents.
FACTBOX - U.S. ballot initiatives and the 2008 election
Published August 21, 2008, 9:38 am, Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News
(Reuters) - Ballot initiatives allow voters to directly decide whether to change state laws or amend state constitutions.
Why I go fishing, a necessary passion
Published August 21, 2008, 9:38 am, The Falmouth Bulletin
“…nothing in this life has held my interest as much as fishing. Fishing with a fly, bait, a handline; I don’t much care. Fishing, in my estimation, is not a hobby, a diversion, a pastime, a sport, an interest, a challenge, or an escape. It is a necessary passion.” Russell Chatham- DARK WATERS (1988) At different times, for me, ...
SUSTAINABLE MINING
Published August 21, 2008, 8:27 am, Mineweb
Tuesday , 12 Aug 2008 In a new series on risky resource projects the authors ask what BHP Billiton can do to avoid social and environmental controversy on a remote Indonesian island should a nickel development there move ahead.
SCOTUSwiki Preview: Summers v. Earth Island Institute
Published August 21, 2008, 8:26 am, SCOTUSblog
Below, Jonathan Ross previews next term’s Summers v. EII (No. 07-463). Jonathan was an ‘08 summer associate at Akin Gump and is a student at Harvard Law School. As always, the Summers SCOTUSwiki page, here, will continue to be updated throughout the upcoming term. 36 C.F.R. §§ 215.12(f) and 215.4(a) exclude certain Forest [...]
Education Briefs: Aug. 21, 2008
Published August 21, 2008, 8:14 am, The Record Searchlight
• College sponsors forestry lectures • Redding-area homeschoolers meet for potluck, networking • Area cheerleaders hold a car wash fundraiser • Shasta High School reunion is scheduled for September • Shasta County Public Health offers immunization clinics
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Thu Aug 21
- Meet a Tree: basic tree info, structures and functions, layers, etc
- Want to Save the Trees? Try Paying People Not to Chop Them Down.
- Forest WebQuest
- Environmentali sts target snack food makers over palm oil use: Oeros and Cheez-Its are under attack in the US for containing palm oil.
- The world's remaining great forests | Environment | guardian.co.uk
- Clash over plan to save tropical forests: Groups claim that the rights of people who live and work in tropical forests are being ignored.
Wed Aug 20
- Demographic Trends in National Forest Counties: Study on demographic trends in rural America. Interestingly , they find that "natural amenities" ; like national forests are one draw to rural areas.
- WALKING TRAILS, NATURE RESERVE FORESTS, BIRDWATCHING, CRAIGAVON, ARMAGH - NORTHERN IRELAND
- Ministerit: Metsi kytettv ilmastotalkois sa: Ministerit: Metsi kytettv ilmastotalkois sa
Tue Aug 19
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