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Homes Destroyed, People Missing And 767,000 Without Power After Irene
Hartford Courant / Fox CTAt least 25 homes in East Haven were destroyed, one person has died, others are missing and more than half the state is without power after Tropical Storm Irene tore through Connecticut Sunday. East Haven mayor April Capone said that at least 25 homes in...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Long Island Sound, Tropical Storms, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues
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Boston's Original Chocolate Tour
FOX CTWhen Boston's Old Town Trolley makes its first stop on Saturdays, the sugar rush starts. The Trolley is boxy, lumbering, and slow but this is a sweet ride. "I'm a "Professor of Chocology", exclaimed Head Tour Driver Ted Galo who leads Boston's Original...Tags: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Natural Resources, Lifestyle and Leisure, Dining and Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages
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Park Ridge to debate tree replacement budget
Should Park Ridge spend $150,000 to replace trees lost to age, disease and insects, or can it accomplish the same goal for almost $34,000 less? Aldermen, who met on Monday night as the city council's committee of the whole, narrowly agreed to debate...Tags: Politics, Elections, Budgets and Budgeting, Local Government, Forestry and Timber
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Indonesia's extended log ban welcome
The Straits TimesJAKARTA (The Straits Times/ANN) -- Indonesia has drawn cheers for extending a moratorium on logging for another two years to protect its forests, but some analysts say the impact could be limited unless governance is improved. Forestry Minister Zulkifli...Tags: Indonesia, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Credit and Debt
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Virginia Department of Forestry: Woman's vision protects family's forest and its valuable legacy with conservation easement
In 1961, when Mrs. Segar White Guy inherited her father’s 306-acre tract of unmanaged forestland in Sussex County, she made the long-term commitment to improve the quality of the woodland, according to a news release from the Virginia Department...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Science and Technology, Surry (Surry, Virginia), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia)
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1907 forestry experiment still growing strong in Pocahontas
The Charleston Gazette, W.Va.With sweeping views of mountains on one side of W.Va. 28 and the East Fork of the Greenbrier River winding its way through pastures and fields on the other, it's easy to miss a roadside U.S. Forest Service sign marking the site of one of the nation's...Tags: Greenbrier, Natural Resource Industry, Entertainment, Science and Technology, World War I (1914-1918)
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Fire level raised to 'High' in nearby forest
Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.Noting a winter rain and snow season that was largely a no-show, officials raised the Fire Danger level to 'High' in the Angeles National Forest on Friday. Angeles National Forest officials stated in a news release how a "lack of significant winter rain...Tags: Forestry and Timber
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Palos Verdes fire underscores dangerous fire season in California
A small brush fire in Rancho Palos Verdes on Thursday underscored warnings by firefighters that Southern California is facing a dangerous fire season. Los Angeles County firefighters were battling a brush fire that had flared up Thursday afternoon...Tags: Fires, Forestry and Timber
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Angeles National Forest to raise fire danger to high
The Angeles National Forest is raising its fire danger level from moderate to high on Friday because of the virtual absence of rain so far this year and forest lands full of tall, dry grasses. Nathan Judy, a spokesman for the U.S. Forest Service, said...
Tags: Forestry and Timber
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Details about new plan for San Gabriel Mountains raise questions
Political leaders and outdoors enthusiasts expressed dismay Thursday over new details about an Interior Department recommendation for changes in federal management of a popular region of the San Gabriel Mountains. "The proposal raises many questions,...
Tags: Hilda Solis, Adam Schiff, Conservation, U.S. Department of the Interior, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Simple changes that won't overwhelm
Green is everywhere. It's the "new black." It's a mantra heard from the grocery store to the gas pump to the automobile showroom. Given so much advice, where should we start?
Our choices may depend on our own personal styles. Some people are more...Tags: Natural Resources, The Clorox Co., Arable Farming, New Products, Dining and Drinking
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Tree replacement cost questioned in Park Ridge
The expense connected to Park Ridges' tree replacement plan has come under scrutiny from an alderman who suggested the money could be better spent maintaining existing trees instead of trying to replace each one cut down. City Forester Tony Gliot is...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Forestry and Timber
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