Word: tree
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...December nearly everyone has forgotten about it. Why? Because as the "short, dreary, cold days and downright frigid nights" of the New England winter weigh more heavily on our spirits, people of all faiths and atheists alike realize they would rather see a cheerfully decorated holiday tree in the dining hall than nothing...
Developers added several new units to the home and chopped down a tree in the backyard, significantly altering the street's character...
...luxury housing project backed by President Daniel arap Moi, and 50 acres had already been cleared--less than half a mile away from Nairobi's world headquarters of the United Nations Environment Program. A week earlier, protesters had invaded the site and burned $1 million worth of bulldozers and tree-cutting equipment. Another demonstration had been scheduled, and the police were ready for trouble...
...head scarf. She picked up a pot containing a 2-ft. Meru oak seedling, but the police refused to let her carry it into the forest. In a soft but determined voice she spoke directly to Chief Inspector Paul Muluma: "Since you are illegally preventing us from planting trees in the forest and I do not want this one to die, I am going to plant it at the gates of the U.N. Environment Program. Do you think you can stop me?" As Muluma just shook his head, Maathai led her troop of grandmothers in a procession to the UNEP...
...council's inspectors also sanction wood products made from its approved forests if their manufacturer meets yet another set of criteria. Certified products, including Gibson's Les Paul Exotics line of guitars, are allowed to carry the FSC symbol, which features a tree with a checkmark. "It's a verifiable audit trail," says Jamie Ervin, the executive director of the FSC's U.S. branch. "Instead of just being hit with negative images about rain-forest destruction, consumers can look for a logo that lets them make a positive environmental choice...