Archive for ‘forest’
Sedgwick Fire
October 22nd, 2007
Downed power lines are blamed for the Sedgwick Fire burning in the Santa Ynez Valley.
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Rare eight-million-year-old trees uncovered in Hungary
October 9th, 2007
Archaeologists have unearthed the rare remains of an eight-million-year old forest of swamp cypresses at a mine in Hungary. The tree trunks have not fossilized or petrified and, amazingly, retain the wooden texture from their pre-historic past. The trees went on display this month at a Hungarian nat…
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Santa Monica Environmentalists Score Victory
October 8th, 2007
(Los Angeles) A judge ruled that for now, the city of Santa Monica cannot remove a Ficus tree near the Third Street Pavilion.
Popularity: 2%
Fires Rage On In Manitou Springs, Pikes Peak
September 28th, 2007
(Denver) Wildfires burn arces in Manitou Springs. The U.S. Forest Service estimates 70 acres have been scorched.
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Wildfires Rage Through California
September 16th, 2007
A wildfire is burning across 18,000 acres in California’s San Bernardino National Forest, forcing about 5,000 people from their homes. A second, smaller fire is burning in San Diego County.
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ZapRoot: Dying Bees Plug-In Hybrids Tree Nation
September 10th, 2007
In this episode Jess focuses on Colony Collapse Disorder in bee populations, tax breaks for Plug-In Hybrids, and planting trees in Niger with Tree Nation. Correction: Since the production of this episode more information has been discovered …
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