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Land
Posts in this category are about Land, the very surface of the Earth. Both rocks and soil can be contaminated with chemicals and eroded away, leaving the landscape scarred and unhealthy. Maintaining soil cover and fertility through agricultural, forestry, and desert recreation practices that prevent erosion and loss of nutrients can restore soil health.
(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)
Los Angeles Blaze Highlights Serious Fire Dangers Posed by Wood Pallets
The need for national fire safety standards for shipping pallets came into focus again Tuesday night, as more than 150 firefighters battled a massive wood pallet fire that erupted in a Los Angeles commercial structure, causing a partial roof ...
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Aerial Demonstration of a New, Environmentally Benign Soil Stabilizer
You've seen it done every forest fire season as fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters rush to combat fires by dropping water, foams and fire retardants.
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ENVIRONMENT-UGANDA: Landslides - Experts Warn Worst is Yet to Come
KAMPALA, Mar 9 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Isaac Wadyegere of Bundesi
village in Bududa district woke up to a rainy and chilly Monday
morning and went to school as usual.
But Mar. 1 was not a
usual day in eastern Uganda.
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