Archive for ‘trees’
Valentine’s Day Special
February 14th, 2008
Valentines Day Special: from the tame to the tawdry, we’ll cover it all. ZapRoot, helping you go green.
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Ancient trees give clues to climate change
February 8th, 2008
On the shores of lake Nahuel Huapi, in the wild mountains of Argentina’s Patagonia, live some of the world’s most ancient trees. Known in Spanish as the alerce, the Patagonian cypress grows extremely slowly, but can reach heights over 50 metres (165 feet) and live for 2,000 years or more, putting some of them among the oldest living …
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Mud Flow in Java
January 30th, 2008
Mud… some people drive four-wheelers through it, some people use it to displace fifteen thousand people… it’s a versatile substance. In East Java a possibly man-made mud flow is creating an inland mud sea; at the University of Washington scientists spliced rabbit genes into a tree; and Enterprise Rent-A-Car tries to go green.
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Brazil deforestation measures
January 26th, 2008
Brazil has adopted emergency measures to combat the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.
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S. Bay Neighbors Battle Over Trees, Solar Panels
January 25th, 2008
In a battle of green versus greener, a South Bay couple is fighting an obscure state law that protects their neighbor’s right to sunshine on his solar panels.
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Christmas Trees Can Be Recycled Into Mulch Sunday
January 6th, 2008
Sharon Gibala reports Baltimore residents can recycle their Christmas trees into mulch at Baltimore Polytechnic School on Sunday.
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Kenya’s “sex tree” is flagging
December 14th, 2007
A short, scrawny bush found deep in Uganda’s rain forest and nicknamed the “sex tree” is rapidly approaching extinction as poachers are rushing to harvest it for its purported aphrodisiac properties. Experts say loss of the “sex tree” and other medicinal plants would not only do irreversible damage to the rain forest, but would also take a toll on local …
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Going Green: Real Vs. Artificial Tree
December 13th, 2007
When it comes to the perfect Christmas tree, what’s better? Some Americans want a real one, while others like the convenience of a fake tree. Environmentalists say they prefer live trees, akin to crops that can be replenished.
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Dead Trees Can Become A Deadly Hazard
November 29th, 2007
The tree that killed a hiker in Rocky Mountain National Park was a dead douglas fir. Paul Day explains how this normally sturdy tree can turn into a back country hazard.
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Rock Center’s eco-friendly tree is lit
November 29th, 2007
This year, all the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights are green. The holiday display, lit at a Wednesday night ceremony, still includes a rainbow of colors. But this year the 84-foot-tall Norway spruce is sporting energy-saving bulbs, and an array of solar panels atop 45 Rockefeller Plaza will help power them.
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Go Green - Rent Your Tree
November 19th, 2007
A local man plans to help you go green this Christmas by renting Christmas trees.
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National Recycling Day
November 16th, 2007
Thursday was National Recycling Day and what once was an additional burden to the list of chores, has now become an ethic.
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Tracking tree-trunk thieves in Cameroon
November 7th, 2007
Exports of timber from Cameroon’s vast tropical forests accounts for almost a fifth of the country’s foreign exchange income, but this vital natural resource is threatened by corruption and illegal logging. Two years ago the government set up forestry inspection teams to ensure that only licensed firms exploit the jungle, protecting government revenue and limiting environmental damage to one of …
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100 Trees Planted Today In Arden Park
October 29th, 2007
Volunteers met today in Arden Park to plant 100 trees. The trees will replace those that are getting old and dying. Since the planting program began, over 800 have been planted.
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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.
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