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Environmentalists claim victory on government’s working forest planVictoria, British Columbia - Environmentalists claimed victory Thursday on the government's feared working forest initiative, saying the Liberals whittled down their plans to open much of British Columbia's forest land to future development. |
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Provincial government launches plan for “spirit bear” sanctuaryVancouver, British Columbia - Endangered bears indigenous to B.C.'s West Coast may soon have a new sanctuary after government and stakeholders released their recommendations for a land use agreement Saturday. |
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Crews making progress battling B.C. firesVancouver - Fire officials lifted evacuation orders for two small northern B.C. settlements Friday, but fires continue to plague many parts of the province. |
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Woodless paper interest growsCalgary, Alberta - Alberta's pulping sector is kick-starting a new trend that could see local farmers plant crops for paper production instead of food. |
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Canada’s boreal forest would be spared under conservation accordToronto, Ontario, Canada - More than half of Canada's vast northern forest, about 1 million square miles in all, would be exempt from logging and other industrial development under an agreement announced Monday by a coalition of native tribes, environmentalists, and businesses. |
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Costa Rican Rainforest preserved by Utah Businessmen as Conservation and Education ModelBosque Lluvioso, Costa Rica - The Bosque Lluvioso is a rain forest and field exploratory located in central Costa Rica. The Bosque reserve was originally established in 1996 by two Utah businessmen who purchased the core mountain landscape for conservation and education purposes before it was to be deforested by commercial logging plans. While Costa Rica covers barely 0.3% of the earth's land surface, its ecosystems contain between 5-9% of all of the earth's biological species. The Bosque helps expand this protected area in Costa Rica. |
evironmental news headlines
- Flexible working ‘would benefit the environment’
- Architects’ Home and Office is Less Than Eight Feet Wide
- One Millionth Hybrid Vehicle Hits the American Road
- After years of confrontation, green groups and companies finding common ground
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- Trading Tractors for Camels
- Cubs a ray of hope in India’s fight to save tigers
- Waste Management To Fuel CA Trucks With Landfill-Harvested Liquid Natural Gas
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- Superior to undergo major tree planting for urban forest
- Portland earns a Platinum rating from the League of American Bicyclists
- Officer stops traffic for duckling crossing
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- The Air Car - zero pollution and very low running costs
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- The real Good Life: An entire village turns against supermarkets and grows its own food
- EU considers truck pollution charges
- Airline flies slower to cut costs
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