Hope in the form of rain turned into fear that stronger winds were on the way early Monday as firefighters faced another hard day battling a massive wildfire along the Georgia-Florida line. A fire jumped a defense line designed to keep it away from 20 or so homes on Loon Lake on Sunday, and helicopters dumped water on the flames to contain it. Any rain, however, would have increased humidity and slowed the spread of the fire, Barrow said. Scattered rain showers hit the area of the fire on...

The group's standards are meant to protect forests and their critical role in the ecosystem while allowing logging communities and wood-dependent industries to make a living. The demand is coming from people who are conscious of the ravages of deforestation -- lost wildlife habitat, fouled streams, an increase in greenhouse gases -- and don't want to be part of the problem. Ives printing press in Cuyahoga Heights is certified by an international council that ensures the paper comes from...

Ugandans living near the forest -- used to accessing its abundant resources -- fear a collapse of their way of life. Critics say razing it could devastate a fragile environment, sparking soil erosion, drying up the climate and removing a buffer against pollution for Lake Victoria. Nine species found only in Mabira and surrounding forests -- the Tit Hylia bird, six butterflies, a moth and a shrub used to treat malaria -- risked extinction. The environment ministry points out that Uganda...

In subsequent years, many thousands of trees were planted at the forest by students from local schools, as well as adding buildings such as the Noble and Oelke lodges. The dedication and planting are not as important as the hopes and thoughts that are being planted in the minds and hearts of the young people. The school forest, which now boasts a totem pole, bridge, outdoor art and classrooms, hasn't always looked this way. Noble took a pause, which Boston noticed, leading Boston to give...

AUSTRALIA'S plan to spend almost $200 million over the next five years to combat deforestation in developing countries will do little to reduce land clearing or erase a reputation as an opponent of efforts to reverse global warming, according to Jon Barnett, a University of Melbourne researcher into the risks posed by climate change in the Asia-Pacific region. AUSTRALIA'S plan to spend almost $200 million over the next five years to combat deforestation in developing countries will do...

They didn't get a vote in the boardroom, though, and the company has hung a "for sale" sign on its forest holdings, convinced by a billionaire investor into joining a land divestment trend within the industry. The result of Temple-Inland's decision in February to split three ways and relinquish its trees has been rampant uncertainty, both for the forests the company has harvested, planted and protected for more than a century and people who have long depended on them. newslettersrss...

The Hills had oxygen equipment installed on the second floor, which pumped air through a tube down the stairs, across the foyer and into the living room. On June 29, 2004, a technician arrived several hours late to assemble it in the family's living room, just off the home's two-story foyer, Hill's attorneys allege. Hill, converted the living room into a bedroom, kept a baby monitor at her side and acquired a hospital bed to keep her more comfortable. Mulvihill explained that once a fire...

Cannabis which is grown for medicinal use is of a species which is grown for the flowers, and they tend to be SHORT, FAT, XMAS tree looking plants, taking up about a 2-3 ft circle per plant. Farmers Dave Monson and Wayne Hauge last month were issued the nation's first licenses to grow industrial hemp, a cousin of marijuana that falls under federal anti-drug rules even though it does not produce a high. Johnson acknowledged that federal law does not require the DEA to decide on applications...

Luke Starkey quickly swung into action upon spotting a distant white cloud last week while manning the Mount Agamenticus fire tower in western York County. In no time, radio transmissions shattered the quiet of his tiny post atop the tower as dispatchers and firefighters prepared to respond to the fire in a remote area of Lebanon. After some searching, firefighters were able to find the fire just over the border in Lebanon. Ideally, volunteers in the towers work together to pinpoint a...