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US government to spend $30M on forest restoration
2014-02-06 12:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Thursday it will spend $30 million this year on forest restoration projects in 12 states to reduce the threat of wildfires, protect water quality and improve wildlife habitat for at-risk species. Those first 13 projects will be the start of a multi-year initiative to improve the health of forests and watersheds on public and private lands, Agriculture Undersecretary Robert Bonnie said. With longer fire seasons in recent years burning more areas, and beetle...
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Forest emissions, wildfires explain why ancient Earth was so hot
2014-02-05 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The release of volatile organic compounds from Earth's forests and smoke from wildfires 3 million years ago had a far greater impact on global warming than ancient atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, a new Yale study finds. The research provides evidence that dynamic atmospheric chemistry played an important role in past warm climates, underscoring the complexity of climate change and the relevance of natural components, according to the authors. They do not address or dispute the significant...
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Australia: UN body calls Tasmania forest U-turn 'exceptional'
2014-02-04 21:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Australia's move to strip part of Tasmania's forest of its world heritage status one year after it was added is "very exceptional", the UN has told the Guardian, adding its experts could not recall such a case in recent years. A Unesco spokeswoman said changes to world heritage sites were not uncommon. But, to the agency's knowledge, the appeal to remove an area so soon after a national government had asked for its addition was unprecedented. "It is highly unusual that a boundary change entail...
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Forest Labs Completes $2.9B Purchase Of Aptalis
2014-02-04 16:29:31| Biotech - Topix.net
Forest Labs said Monday it completed its $2.9 billion purchase of Aptalis, a company that makes treatments for gastrointestinal problems and cystic fibrosis.
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Mountain Biking in Forest Park and other Portland Parks
2014-02-03 22:06:10| PortlandOnline
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