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(BLM)Socioeconomic Impact--WA and OR
Business  (tags: conservation, habitat, government, ecosystems, protection, Sustainabililty, water, wildlife, trees, americans, labor, money, finance, ethics, economy )

JL
- 43 days ago - blm.gov
Employment Through the use of contracts, partnerships and special initiatives, the BLM employs local workers to fight fires, build bridges, and conduct fish and wildlife habitat improvement projects. These jobs result in cost savings for the state
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Largest Solar Plant in the World Nears Peak Capacity SOLAR INDUSTRY NEWS | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 BY JOHN
Business  (tags: americans, business, consumers, energy, Entrepreneurs, environment, ethics, SustainableDevelopment, usa, wal-mart, world, investing, GoodNews, sustainabledevelopment, CO2emissions, ecosystems, habitat, greenhousegases, Sustainabililty, trees, water, wildl )

Ruth
- 135 days ago - solartribune.com
"The ongoing project, located in Yuma County, AZ, first started commercial operation in January of this year with only 30 megawatts of power...it is almost at its maximum generation capacity of 290 megawatts,.. on track to reach its target..!!! COMMENT PL
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Costa Rica Opens Its First Large-Scale PV Plant
Business  (tags: animals, men, climate, climate-change, CO2emissions, ecosystems, energy, environment, forests, globalwarming, greenhousegases, habitat, healthconditions, nature, oceans, pollution, protection, Sustainabililty, trees, water, weather, wildlife, world, child )

Ruth
- 135 days ago - solartribune.com
"The solar farm is on the slopes of the Miravelles Volcano, with 4,300 solar panels of 235 watts each covering an area of 2.7 hectares. The project will generate 1.2 GW of electricity per year, powering about 600 homes." PLEASE NOTE AND COMMENT.
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Mining Giants Head to Amazon Rain Forest
Business  (tags: conservation, destruction, ecosystems, endangered, forests, environment, protection, nature, trees, world, water, business, consumers, corporate, corruption, finance, ethics, government, investments, investors, money, politics, society, investing )

JL
- 149 days ago - online.wsj.com
In Next Five Years, About $24 Billion Will Be Invested to Boost Production in Remote, Environmentally Sensitive Region
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GOOD NEWS! Disney Drops Paper Suppliers Linked to Deforestation
Business  (tags: trees, green, GoodNews, ecosystems, pollution, politics, nature, environment, conservation, corporate, environment, GoodNews, goodnews, consumers, business, society, politics, investors, news, ethics )

Cal
- 224 days ago - news.mongabay.com
Disney this week announced sweeping changes to its paper-sourcing policy that will exclude fiber produced via the destruction of tropical rainforests.
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Ikea Products Made From 600-Year-Old Trees
Business  (tags: corporate, environment, Ikea, IKEA, Sweden, criticism, old forest, logging, destruction, trees, habitatdestruction, forests, money )

Naoko
- 358 days ago - ipsnews.net
The home furnishing giant Ikea, founded in Sweden in 1943, is facing heavy criticism for the logging and clear-cutting of old-growth forests in north of Russian Karelia by its wholly owned subsidiary Swedwood.
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BAD BUSINESS: American Companies Engaging in Trade of Illegal Hardwoods From Peru, Report Charges
Business  (tags: protection, habitat, ecosystems, environment, forests, trees, environment, corruption, corporate, news, politics, society, oil, world )

Cal
- 393 days ago - latimes.com
More than 20 American companies have played roles in fostering a steady flow of illegal hardwoods from the Peruvian Amazon, part of a "well-oiled machine that is ransacking Peru's forests and undermining the livelihoods and rights of the people that depen
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Green Groups to Japan: Don't Buy Illegally Logged Wood From Indonesia to Aid Reconstruction
Business  (tags: politics, environment, conservation, rebuilding Japan, ecosystems, destruction, nature, humans, trees, politics, society, business, economy, ethics, environment, money, news, world, SustainableDevelopment )

Cal
- 728 days ago - news.mongabay.com
In rebuilding its' shattered infrastructure, much of the timber that reaches Japan's shores from Indonesia could be illegally logged from rainforests, unless Japan pledges to only purchase legally-certified wood under Indonesia's new assurance system.
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POLITICAL CORRUPTION: Peru Admits Timber Certificates Faked in Secret Cable
Business  (tags: politics, environment, destruction, government, trees, corruption, business, eco-friendly, society, politics, society, business, corruption, dishonesty, world, news, ethics )

Cal
- 812 days ago - survivalinternational.org
Peru's government has secretly admitted that 70-90% of its mahogany exports were illegally felled, according to a US embassy cable revealed by Wikileaks.
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Uncontacted Tribes' Land: ~Most Biodiverse in South America and Threatened By Oil
Business  (tags: destruction, ecosystems, conservation, environment, habitatdestruction, humans, nature, trees, world, wildlife, protection, research, corporate, business, consumers, corruption, economy )

Shaktiva
- 1203 days ago - survivalinternational.org
The research, published in PLoS ONE, found parts of eastern Ecuador and northern Peru to be uniquely rich in amphibians, birds, mammals and plants. But the scientists also say that oil companies are working, or due to work, in a massive 79% of the region.
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Celestial Seasonings - Buy Tea, Plant a Tree - Trees for the Future
Business  (tags: Celestial Seasonings, celestial, seasonings, tea, tree, Trees, future, campaign )

Kellie
- 1581 days ago - celestialseasonings.com
Buy Celestial Seasonings tea between January 1 and March 31 and Support Tree Planting Around the World!
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Record-High Price of Gold Brings About a Mini-Rush
Business  (tags: gold, rich?, environment, forests, nature, trees, water, weather, humans, ethics, labor, economy, money )

Susan
- 1929 days ago - washingtonpost.com
GIRDWOOD, Alaska -- The snow is knee-high along the banks of Crow Creek, where men are crouching up to their chests in near-freezing water, and the air is several degrees colder.But for Mike Telgenhoff and his companions, it is a fine day to look for gold
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