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Greenhouse Gases Rise From Forests Damaged by Katrina
Losses inflicted by Hurricane Katrina on Gulf Coast forest trees are great enough to cancel out a year's worth of new tree growth in other parts of the country, according to a new study led by biologist Jeffrey Chambers of Tulane University. 'The carbon that will be released as these trees decompose is enough to cancel out an entire year's worth of net gain by all U.S. forests. And this is ...
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Sioen transplants 15 large trees as part of the Green Deal and CSR
Tuinen Brouckaert, our partner for garden landscaping, has transplanted 15 large deciduous trees from one Sioen HQ area to another. As we aim to preserve and improve biodiversity, we have chosen to keep the trees. This time-consuming and rather expensive initiative is well worth the effort, as deciduous trees are essential for life. A NEW PARKING LOT At our Ardooie HQ, we need more parking ...
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Arbor Day Foundation Names Entergy Corporation 2013 Tree Line USA Utility
Entergy Corporation is a 2013 Tree Line USA utility for the eighth year in a row, the Arbor Day Foundation announced today. Tree Line USA is a national program recognizing public and private utilities for pursuing practices that protect and enhance America's urban trees. A partnership between the Foundation and the National Association of State Foresters, Tree Line USA promotes the dual goals ...
By Entergy
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Hanes plants the seed for a greener earth day and Arbor Day
Hanes today announced that it will offer consumers the opportunity to help plant trees in areas in need through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation. For every qualifying purchase of three Hanes products with mail-in redemption and proof of purchase from April 1 through May 15, Hanes will send the purchaser a free Hanes Earth Day T-shirt and will donate a dollar to The Arbor Day ...
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Root hydraulic conductance linked to trees` post-transplant recovery
Survival of field-grown trees grown for transplanting into landscapes depends on many factors, such as transplant timing and tree size. Species-specific characteristics also contribute to trees' ability to withstand and survive environmental stresses. In a newly published study researchers report on the relationship between tree roots' hydraulic conductance -- the roots' ability to take up water ...
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Enterprise rent-a-car foundation to plant 5 millionth tree in 2010 as part of 50 million tree pledge with Arbor Day foundation and U.S. forest service
The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation will plant its 5 millionth tree in 2010 as part of the 50 Million Tree Pledge, a private/public/nonprofit partnership between Enterprise, the Arbor Day Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service. For the fifth consecutive year since the program's launch in 2006, 1 million trees will be planted in national forests in countries in which Enterprise operates. ...
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Managed forests and renewable wood reduce greenhouse gases
Forests, and the wood-products they produce, can absorb or produce highly variable amounts of CO2, depending on how they are managed. New research provides guidelines for harvesting forests, while limiting greenhouse gas emissions. Wood is a renewable resource and the greatest environmental benefits from using wood occur when it is used first in the construction industry, and then recycled, if ...
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Conference: Our forests, our future
The ‘Our Forests, Our Future‘ conference was organised by the EU Commission and took place in Brussels on 25-26 April 2019. ‘Forests are at the heart of our European natural heritage; they are a part of who we are. So many of our treasured stories and myths are based in the forest, meaning that from a young age, every European learns to appreciate trees and forests as a part ...
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Water UK and Friends of the Earth call on Government to act on tree planting
Water UK has partnered with Friends of the Earth to call on the Government to do more to promote tree planting in England. The two organisations have written to Lord Zac Goldsmith, Minister of State for Pacific and the Environment, to call for the introduction of targets to increase tree planting across the country. The letter urges the Government to use the England Tree Strategy to set a target ...
By Water UK
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Sony pictures entertainment volunteers in campus beautification project at Culver City Middle School CULVER CITY, Calif.
Sony Pictures Entertainment (http://www.sonypictures.com) has joined with Los Angeles-based environmental nonprofit organization TreePeople (http://www.treepeople.org) and muralist David Legaspi III on a campus beautification project at Culver City Middle School on Wednesday, April 20. "While our commitment to education and the environment are year round, we are always happy to have the occasion ...
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IKEA celebrates the planting of 1.5 million trees together with American forests across America
Plant a Tree. Clean the Air. Cool the Globe. This thought has been the driver that has inspired IKEA US shoppers. Since June 2006, IKEA US in partnership with American Forests, has had a national in-store 'Plant A Tree' program which asks customers to donate $1 to plant one tree. These contributions, together with money donated by IKEA, have resulted in raising $1.5 million dollars to plant 1.5 ...
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EPA participates in Blue Mountain tree planting project at Palmerton Zinc Superfund site
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and three partner organizations are planting 5,500 new trees on 70 acres of mountainside at the Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site along the Appalachian Trail in Palmerton, Pa. that will be in place by Memorial Day. “EPA is proud to be part of this tree planting venture that helps transform a previously barren and contaminated site into a beautiful ...
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IKEA, along with american forests, continues the success of its `plant a tree program`; together they have planted 1.9 million trees across America
Why? Because planting trees will help to clean the air and cool the globe. Since 1998, IKEA US, in partnership with American Forests, has been dedicated to improving the lives of many people through its national in-store 'Plant A Tree' program, a campaign that asks customers to donate $1 to plant one tree. These contributions, together with money donated by IKEA, have resulted in the raising of ...
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FedEx delivers holiday cheer to U.S. armed services members and their families
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and the Christmas SPIRIT Foundation are joining together this holiday season to deliver real Christmas trees to thousands of military members and their families through the popular Trees for Troops program, now entering its sixth year. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, FedEx will deliver approximately 15,000 real Christmas trees to more than 50 military facilities in ...
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Semios Receives EPA Approval to Combat Difficult Citrus Pest
Semios is pleased to announce it has received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Department of Pest Regulation (DPR) approval for CRS Plus, an aerosol pheromone biopesticide product that disrupts the mating of Aonidiella aurantii, also known as California Red Scale (CRS). CRS attacks all aerial parts of citrus trees including twigs, leaves, branches, and, most importantly, the ...
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100,000 Trees and Counting: Dominion Branches Out With Project Plant It!
Dominion Resources and its award-winning environmental education program, Project Plant It!, will celebrate a milestone in April with the ceremonial planting of the 100,000th tree distributed to students since the program was launched in 2007. According to the Virginia Department of Forestry, the equivalent of more than 250 acres of new forest land will be created if all 100,000-plus tree ...
By Dominion
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UN tree-planting campaign reaches 4bn mark
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced this week that its campaign to plant 7 billion trees worldwide – in a bid to pressure nations to “seal the deal” on an ambitious new climate change pact this December – has passed the halfway mark. More than 4 billion saplings have been planted as part of UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign, which has mobilized thousands of people in 166 ...
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FirstCarbon Solutions pushes sustainable resource use, joins tree-planting
ADEC Group member FirstCarbon Solutions, a global industry leader providing managed energy and sustainability services, demonstrated its continuing commitment to the sustainable use of resources and improving environmental performance by taking part in an urban tree-planting initiative led by the Rotary Club of Mandaluyong East (RCME). The company—which helps its clients profitably improve ...
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Tree breeding programme to fight ash dieback recommended by study
A recent study confirms that some European ash trees are more genetically-resistant to the devastating ash dieback disease. These individuals could therefore be selected for gene conservation and/or start a breeding programme to save the European ash. Ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior L.) across Europe are dying from a newly recognised fungal infection, Chalara fraxinea T. Kowalski. First observed ...
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Agri-environment Schemes: Call for more landscape connectivity
A popular way to improve biodiversity is to provide financial rewards for environmentally friendly methods of managing farmland. A recent study investigates how the benefits of these schemes can be optimised and made more cost-effective. The findings highlight the importance of hedgerow trees in the survival of farmland wildlife. By 2010, the European Commission aims to halt the decline of ...
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