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To preserve and protect Valuing environmental services saves lives	Jason D Scorse	07 May 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, deforestation, Myanmar, severe weather (all these topics)

A Good Mangrove Is Hard to Find Deforestation may have increased impact of devastating cyclone		06 May 2008	News
Posted at 12:28 PM on 06 May 2008 The devastating impact of Cyclone Nargis, which has killed at least 22,000 people in Myanmar, could have been mitigated if mangrove forests had remained intact, says the secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Mangrove forests are densely vegetated and act as natural storm barriers, but many of the forests in Myanmar have been converted into sh ...
Topics: aquaculture, deforestation, Myanmar, news, severe weather (all these topics)

Food crisis resolved! Let's raze more Amazon rainforest!	Tom Philpott	28 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, Big Ag, biofuels, Brazil, deforestation, food, rainforests (all these topics)

Can't see the chest hair for the trees Harrison Ford bares chest for deforestation	Sarah van Schagen	25 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: celebrity, deforestation (all these topics)

The Beetles Revolution Mountain pine beetles fueling climate change via tree deaths		24 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 9:38 AM on 24 Apr 2008 Ravenous populations of mountain pine beetles in Canada's forests are contributing significantly to climate change through killing off large numbers of trees, according to a study in the journal Nature. So far, the beetles have killed trees in over 50,000 square miles of forests in western Canada, and hundreds of thousands of square miles in the western United States. "When ...
Topics: Canada, climate, deforestation, news, scientific research (all these topics)

Paint by number Seattle artist illustrates statistics on waste, health, and consumption	Adam Browning	18 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: air travel, art, deforestation, e-waste, green living, health, recycling, waste (all these topics)

Trying to Rubber the Right Way Brazil aims to protect Amazon by using sustainably harvested rubber in condoms		08 Apr 2008	News
Posted at 5:53 AM on 08 Apr 2008 Photo: iStockphoto Hard up for ways to preserve the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government has announced it's opening a condom factory that will use rubber harvested sustainably from the imperiled rainforest -- no tree-chopping required. The latex will come from the Chico Mendes reserve, named for a well-known Amazon activist gunned down by ranching ...
Topics: Amazon, Brazil, deforestation, health, news, sex (all these topics)

Against the grain: What are they thinking? Part 2 Time bashes grain ethanol	Joseph Romm	03 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, cellulosic ethanol, deforestation, Department of Agriculture, energy, ethanol, renewable energy (all these topics)

Green issues galore Paper mags go green(ish) for one month	Sarah van Schagen	01 Apr 2008	Gristmill

Topics: deforestation, music, energy at home, green living, shopping, celebrity (all these topics)

'The Clean Energy Scam' Biofuel boom leveling rainforest, Time reports	Tom Philpott	30 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, biofuels, Brazil, deforestation, energy, ethanol, rainforests (all these topics)

All the World's a Shag Catching up with our favorite European eco-porn activists	Katharine Wroth	28 Mar 2008	Grist Feature

Topics: deforestation, grassroots activism, green living, interview, rainforests, sex (all these topics)

Strike a blow against palm oil madness Rainforest Action Network's new pledge petition	Joseph Romm	25 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: Big Ag, business, celebrity, deforestation, grassroots activism, rainforests (all these topics)

NWF's love affair with the junk mail industry More on Catalog Choice and the Do Not Mail registry	Glenn Hurowitz	20 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: National Wildlife Federation, deforestation, green living (all these topics)

Forget-me-<del Do Not Mail Registry campaign launches	Sarah van Schagen	11 Mar 2008	Gristmill

Topics: green living, deforestation (all these topics)

Razing, a Riot Brazil seizes huge load of illegal Amazon timber after riots		25 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 6:50 AM on 25 Feb 2008 Brazilian troops and police seized about 500 truckloads of illegal hardwood timber from the Amazon rainforest over the weekend, following riots and protests by sawmill workers and others that had forced out environmental inspectors earlier in the week. After the inspectors were driven out, they came back days later with over 450 troops to confiscate illegal timber that the government has ...
Topics: Amazon, Brazil, deforestation, news, rainforests (all these topics)

Fire and rain The 'hell' before the 'high water' in the U.S.	Jon Rynn	23 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, climate, climate change impacts, deforestation (all these topics)

Can't See the Forest for the Sneeze Kleenex boxes infiltrated by anti-logging leaflets		19 Feb 2008	News
Posted at 4:55 PM on 19 Feb 2008 Planning to buy some tissues for your February sniffles? Be forewarned: Menacing notes have been found in Kleenex boxes across the U.S. and Canada. "Wiping away ancient forests," says a leaflet found by a reporter in a New York drugstore. "Here's a little secret that Kimberly-Clark, the largest tissue maker in the world and parent company of Kleenex, does not wa ...
Topics: deforestation, grassroots activism, green living, Greenpeace, news (all these topics)

Letter to the editor: forest certification Kathy Abusow of Sustainable Forestry Initiative responds to Grist's green-buying tips	Grist	12 Feb 2008	Gristmill

Topics: consumerism, deforestation, green living, greenwashing, logging (all these topics)

Out of the Trying Plan, Into the Ire Bush admin unveils new plan for Tongass forest in Alaska, ticks off enviros		28 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 5:02 AM on 28 Jan 2008 The Bush administration unveiled a new management plan on Friday for the Tongass National Forest in Alaska, which encompasses nearly 17 million acres of coastal rainforest. The Tongass is the largest national forest in the U.S., a rallying point for enviros who want to protect all remaining roadless areas in national forests. The new plan, to be in ef ...
Topics: deforestation, national forests, news, politics, United States (all these topics)

On a Clear-Cut Day, You Can Seed Forever Brazil unveils plan to slow deforestation and soy cultivation in Amazon		25 Jan 2008	News
Posted at 6:49 AM on 25 Jan 2008 Following Brazil's recent announcement of a dramatic rise in Amazon deforestation in the country in the last months of 2007, the country this week announced new plans to try to slow the destruction. Plans include tapping the army to conduct inspections of known problem areas and keep deforested land from being cultivated or used for pasture, fining me ...
Topics: Amazon, Brazil, deforestation, logging, news (all these topics)

Slowforestation Decelerating growth in tropical forest trees, thanks to accelerating carbon dioxide	Joseph Romm	22 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, climate change impacts, deforestation, greenhouse-gas emissions, rainforests (all these topics)

Plowing up the Amazon Scientist says biofuel boom endangers world's largest rainforest	Tom Philpott	18 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: agriculture, biofuels, Brazil, deforestation, energy, rainforests (all these topics)

The high costs of doing nothing, part III Climate change disrupts ecosystems that provide valuable services	Joseph Romm	16 Jan 2008	Gristmill

Topics: climate, climate change impacts, Colorado, deforestation (all these topics)

Throw the book at him Which circle of hell for illegal logging?	Eric de Place	18 Dec 2007	Gristmill

Topics: deforestation, logging, Washington (all these topics)

Loggin' Went a-Courtin' Part of		06 Dec 2007	News
"Healthy Forests" law struck down by court for skirting eco-reviews Posted at 6:48 AM on 06 Dec 2007 A key part of the Bush administration's "Healthy Forests" law, passed in 2003, was effectively struck down this week by a federal appeals court. The "hazardous fuels reduction" rule let the U.S. Forest Service get out of analyzing the environmental impacts of timber sales up to 1,000 acres in size and prescribed burns up to 4,500 acre ...
Topics: deforestation, litigation, news, United States, US Forest Service (all these topics)

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