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Wednesday, August 3, 2005

Northwest Arkansas News

New logging rigs prowl state pinewood forests (AR)
Innovation is afoot in the pine plantations of south Arkansas. J. P. Price Lumber Co. has bought three Finnish-made "cutto-length" logging systems and has begun harvesting pine trees for Plum Creek Timber Co. "We’re convinced this is the route to go," said Mike Pennington, vice president of Monti... Continued...

Monday, July 25, 2005

New weapon in fight against smog
From the Associated Press via CNN.com STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) -- From catalytic converters to alternative fuels, the fight against big-city smog has for years been fought inside combustion engines and exhaust pipes. Now, scientists are taking the fight to the streets by developing "smart" build... Continued...

Students flock to campus organic farms (OR)
From the Associated Press via CNN.com CORVALLIS, Oregon (AP) -- Plenty of college kids still subsist on a steady diet of ramen noodles, cold cereal and beer to wash it all down. Not Nate France. The crop and soil sciences major at Oregon State University here wouldn't dream of following the we... Continued...

Expert questions existence of ivory-billed woodpecker
From the Associated Press via CNN.com LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (AP) -- An expert on the ivory-billed woodpecker is questioning evidence that purportedly shows the rare bird, once thought to be extinct, in the swamps of southeast Arkansas. Jerome A. Jackson, a zoologist at Florida Gulf Coast Unive... Continued...

Antarctic Has Strong Ecosystem, Scientists Discover
From the Associated Press via the Environmental News Network, by William Kates SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An expansive ecosystem of knee-high mud volcanoes, snowy microbial mats and flourishing clam communities lies beneath the collapsed Larsen Ice Shelf in Antarctica, say researchers. The discovery mad... Continued...

Pawlenty asks for roadless area review (MN)
From the Duluth News Tribune, by John Meyers Gov. Tim Pawlenty has asked the Minnesota Forest Advisory Council to recommend how much roadless area to add to the state's national forests. His request stems from an unprecedented Bush administration directive that allows governors to decide if na... Continued...

Peasants Pay with Blood to Save Mexico Forest
From Reuters via the Environmental News Network, By Lorraine Orlandi PETATLAN, Mexico — Reyna Mojica saw her two boys shot to death just weeks ago, an attack she traces to a vendetta she says began in 1998 when her family helped block hundreds of logging trucks in Mexico's Sierra Madre. They c... Continued...

Program Seeks Help Finding Dragonflies (NY)
From the Associated Press via the Environmental News Network, by William Kates Quick! What has large protruding eyes, is black with yellow spots along its spindly four-inch long body, has wings a half-foot long and can fly faster than 30 mph? And, oh yeah, it's one of nature's most aggressive hun... Continued...

Out on a limb (MT)
From the Missoula Independent, by Jessie McQuillan In the forest near Ovando, where larch tower into the sky high above the Douglas fir and lodgepole pine, something new is happening. It’s early on the morning of July 13, and representatives from three Missoula conservation groups, along with vol... Continued...

Malaysian Timber Certification Council Certification Scheme Expected To Gain International Recognition
From the Malaysian National News Agency The certification scheme of Malaysian Timber Certification Council (MTCC) is expected to gain international recognition, said director of Centrum Hout of the Netherlands, Eric de Munck. "Malaysia has a good scheme which ensures buyers the good quality of... Continued...

Wal-Mart Experiments with Environmentally Friendly Store in Texas
From the Associated Press via the Environmental News Network, by Steve Quinn McKINNEY, Texas — Wal-Mart is experimenting with its first environmentally friendly store as it searches for ways to conserve resources and save money. The world's largest retailer was scheduled to open a 206,000-squa... Continued...

Thursday, July 21, 2005

The art of botany (MN)
From Minnesota Public Radio, by Karl Gehrke Scientists say that when it comes to getting a good picture of a plant, a photograph just doesn't cut it. In the field of botany scientists still depend on artists to document plants. The Weisman Museum has more than 60 examples of contemporary botanica... Continued...

Federal Judge to Determine Next Step in Everglades Restoration
From the Associated Press via the Environmental News Network, by Curt Anderson From the air, the endless Everglades appear to teem life. Graceful, pure white egrets glide above green native sawgrass. Dark alligator trails meander through the swamps, which sparkle in the bright sunlight. Despit... Continued...

Positions at Rural Action, Trimble, OH
Rural Action, Inc. Job Posting Description Title: Conservation-Based Development Director Background: Rural Action, Inc. is a membership-based non-profit organization promoting social, economic, and environmental justices in Appalachian Ohio by meeting the needs of the region in innovative a... Continued...

Polluting Now to Save Trees in the Future (WI)
From the LA Times via forests.org, by P.J. Huffstutter Scientists wearing protective face masks roamed a private, remote 80-acre grove, checking the levels of greenhouse gases being sprayed onto the trees. For the last eight years, researcher David F. Karnosky and dozens of scientists have tru... Continued...

Acid rain damage far worse than previously believed
From Medical News Today, by Cheryl Dorschner Amid the recent hoopla over the EPA and Bush administration's plans to make it easy for power plants, oil refineries and chemical factories (major sources of acid rain nationwide) to expand without installing new pollution controls and the Senate's con... Continued...

International Paper sets massive restructuring
From Reuters via Yahoo News International Paper (NYSE:IP - news), the world's largest forest products company, on Tuesday set a massive restructuring and may shed businesses that generate almost a third of its sales to focus on its main paper and packaging divisions. Shares of International Pa... Continued...

Wetland birds hit hard by drought (UK)
From the BBC UK Wading birds in south-east England look set to be amongst the casualties of this year's drought, the RSPB has said. The numbers of lapwing, redshank and snipe have dropped by about 80% at five reserves around Kent and Sussex. The birds need boggy grassland or damp meadows in... Continued...

Expanding forests darken the outlook for butterflies, study shows
From Eureka Alert, by Ryan Smith Changing environmental conditions in the Canadian Rockies are stifling the mating choices of butterflies in the region, say University of Alberta researchers. Smaller and less abundant alpine meadows--largely the result of human activities--are diminishing the ... Continued...

Recycled Paper Accounts for Two-Thirds of Office Depot's 2004 U.S. Paper Sales
From Greenbiz.com Office Depot has announced that 65% of its 2004 U.S. paper sales came from recycled paper -- a 373% increase from 2003. Office Depot, who last year became the first company in the office products industry to set annual quantified environmental performance objectives, also rep... Continued...

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