Abigail #39;s sacred land clearing.. When the land says thank you
After clearing the land on a bay in koh Paghnan Thailand, Abigail is given a beautiful, enchanting gift from nature as the land days thank you..
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GRIFFITH | Enbridge Energy Partners LLP is cleaning up after last year's construction of its new Line 6B but continuing a flurry of activity in Northwest Indiana.
The Houston-based company plans to soon build a new 79-mile pipeline through Illinois and Northwest Indiana because of the booming crude oil production in North America and the market demand for more pipeline capacity. The new Line 78 will run from an Enbridge terminal near Pontiac in central Illinois to its Hartsdale Terminal on Kennedy Avenue in Schererville, slicing through parts of Will, Cook and Lake counties.
This fall, crews will start clearing a path for the new pipeline, which will run for about five miles in western Lake County. Enbridge also plans to soon start clearing land around its existing Line 62 pipeline in Dyer and Schererville, spokeswoman Jennifer Smith said. The company will remove mostly large trees, but also any brush, sheds or pools that encroach on the utility right of way because of federal regulations that require the land to be left open for maintenance and emergency response.
Installation of the new Line 78 will not affect as many property owners in the area, since it starts to run along existing right of way under overhead power lines when it gets to Crete and then largely runs parallel to train tracks between Sauk Village and Enbridge's terminal in Schererville, Smith said.
The new pipeline will be up to 36 inches in diameter and increase capacity by 570,000 barrels per day.
Enbridge wants to transport more crude oil from Western Canada and the Williston Basin region in North Dakota to regional refineries, including the BP Whiting Refinery. Production in North Dakota has surged to more than 1 million barrels per day, according to the state's industrial commission.
More of that crude oil should start flowing into Schererville midway through 2015. Work is on schedule to start next spring.
Enbridge work crews also will clear trees, shrubs and any structures over the existing Line 62 pipeline, which was built in the 1950s and runs from Cushing,Okla., to the Hartsdale Terminal. The company started clearing brush and trees from the paths of all its pipelinesin 2006 after federal regulations and industry guidelines dictated the land be kept clear. Work crews need room to dig up the pipeline if they ever had to respond to a leak or do maintenance, such as applying a new layer of anti-corrosive coating after a nick or ding to the steel pipe, Smith said.
After starting in Oklahoma and making their way east, workers have cleared about 350 miles so far, and are just now reaching Northwest Indiana. Most of the land they will clearis owned by the town of Schererville, but private property owners will be affected as well.
Schererville residents Pasquale and Connie Capocci learned Enbridge plans to clear 30 feet of right of way from the yard of the homethey bought in the Shady Oaks neighborhood five years ago. They stand to losemature trees that shield their home from a busy street.
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Its president, SM Mohamed Idris said the state government should reconsider the approved land reclamation and hill clearing projects to ensure all proposed projects would not affect nature and the people's lives.
"Climate change is one indication of a much larger problem, which is humans' unsustainable consumption, production and lifestyle.
"This is demonstrated by the use of dirty, non-renewable energy, our exploitation of forest and natural ecosystems and our unsustainable development," he told reporters, here, Wednesday.
He said the waste management sector, which was a source of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, could become a major contributor to climate change mitigation.
Idris also said the reclamation projects along the coast of Penang such as in Jelutong, Tanjung Tokong and Batu Uban required millions of tonnes of rocks and sand.
"Sand and gravel are mined worldwide and account for the largest volume of solid material extracted globally.
"Our increasing dependence and the significant impact that extraction of natural resources has on the environment, has been mostly ignored," said Idris, who is also the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) president.
He hoped for concerted action by all sectors to reduce GHG emissions and combat climate change.
"The needs of vulnerable poor communities must also be addressed so that they can adapt to the impacts of climate change," he said.
Idris said a variety of measures were needed to reduce the growth and impact of these emissions, such as efforts to encourage energy-efficient vehicle technologies, promote efficient patterns of travel and land use, and develop alternatives to petroleum-based fuels.
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Stop Land Reclamation, Hill Clearing Projects To Combat Climate Change
04 June 2014| last updated at 03:39PM
Its president, SM Mohamed Idris said the state government should reconsider the approved land reclamation and hill clearing projects to ensure all proposed projects would not affect nature and the people's lives.
"Climate change is one indication of a much larger problem, which is humans' unsustainable consumption, production and lifestyle.
"This is demonstrated by the use of dirty, non-renewable energy, our exploitation of forest and natural ecosystems and our unsustainable development," he told reporters, here, today.
He said the waste management sector, which was a source of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, could become a major contributor to climate change mitigation.
Idris also said the reclamation projects along the coast of Penang such as in Jelutong, Tanjung Tokong and Batu Uban required millions of tonnes of rocks and sand.
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Call on authorities to stop land reclamation, hill clearing to combat climate change
GEORGE TOWN, June 4 (Bernama) -- Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) is calling on the authorities to stop all land reclamation and hill clearing projects to combat climate change in conjunction with World Environment Day tomorrow.
Its president, SM Mohamed Idris said the state government should reconsider the approved land reclamation and hill clearing projects to ensure all proposed projects would not affect nature and the people's lives.
"Climate change is one indication of a much larger problem, which is humans' unsustainable consumption, production and lifestyle.
"This is demonstrated by the use of dirty, non-renewable energy, our exploitation of forest and natural ecosystems and our unsustainable development," he told reporters, here, today.
He said the waste management sector, which was a source of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, could become a major contributor to climate change mitigation.
Idris also said the reclamation projects along the coast of Penang such as in Jelutong, Tanjung Tokong and Batu Uban required millions of tonnes of rocks and sand.
"Sand and gravel are mined worldwide and account for the largest volume of solid material extracted globally.
"Our increasing dependence and the significant impact that extraction of natural resources has on the environment, has been mostly ignored," said Idris, who is also the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) president.
He hoped for concerted action by all sectors to reduce GHG emissions and combat climate change.
"The needs of vulnerable poor communities must also be addressed so that they can adapt to the impacts of climate change," he said.
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Stop land reclamation, hill clearings to combat climate change: SAM
A new group of Greenpeace activists have taken to the trees in the Leard State Forest in north west NSW to stop Whitehaven Coal clearing land during winter and endangering hibernating wildlife.
Five Greenpeace activists were arrested on Sunday after a three-day protest in the treetops of the forest.
However, another five protesters have built a giant web rope in another part of the forest overnight in order to hinder the company's plan to bulldoze the trees as part of its Maules Creek Mine expansion.
"We hope to stay as long as long as possible," said Greenpeace senior climate campaigner Nick Clyde from the giant web rope.
"We've got food and water and settling in for the long haul."
Whitehaven is spending $767 million developing Maules Creek mine in Leard State Forest and is progressively demolishing around 1660 hectares of native woodland to extract coal by early 2015.
The company had expressed a preference to avoid winter and early spring land clearances to avoid the "key breeding/hibernation seasons for threatened bat and bird species".
But the government recently approved a revision to the firm's biodiversity management plan (BMP).
A Whitehaven spokesman has said the company, previously owned by mining baron Nathan Tinkler, has outlined measures to move wildlife before clearing the land.
Mr Clyde said a neighbouring mine at Boggabri was not permitted to clear land during winter due to the danger to hibernating wildlife but Whitehaven Coal has been allowed to break the rules.
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JR Landworks Retention Pond Land Clearing
Utilizing our forestry mulcher machine and some hand cutting in steep sections, we cleared the vegetation, trees and debris from the banks of this large wast...
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Yesterday at 6:52 PM An IRS ruling has made donations to the trust tax deductible, clearing the way for buildings, property and monetary donations to create affordable housing.
By Amy Calder acalder@centralmaine.com Staff Writer
WATERVILLE A nonprofit organization that seeks to provide affordable homes to people with low to moderate incomes has received tax-exempt status, allowing it to receive tax-exempt donations of homes, land, money and other gifts.
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SEEKING HOMES: The Waterville Community Land Trust is seeking homes that can be used to create afforable housing. This house at 11 Clark St. was going to be the first, but was deemed too deteriorated to use, so the city gave it to Habitat for Hummanity.
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Donations for the Waterville Community Land Trust may be sent to the fiscal agent, community group REM, 93 Main St., Waterville, ME 04901. The trusts Facebook page, watervilleclt@gmail.com, will also soon have information on how to donate. Donations also may be sent to the land trust at P.O. Box 1834, Waterville, Maine, 04901.
The Waterville Community Land Trust received notice recently from the Internal Revenue Service that, as a public charity, it is exempt from federal income tax, which means donors get a tax deduction for gifts to the trust.
The land trust plans to buy or acquire houses and land, renovate them, and sell them at affordable prices. Homeowners may later sell the homes if they wish, but the trust will retain the land ownership and a substantial amount of any profits. The idea is to increase home ownership, improve neighborhoods, help prevent deterioration and restore the historic fabric of neighborhoods.
Nancy Williams, executive director of the multi million-dollar Lake George Land Conservancy in Bolton Landing, New York, initiated the idea for the Waterville Land Trust.
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County land-bank officials caught a $1.5 million break this week when Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that he would extend the deadline for counties to be reimbursed for money they spend to demolish blighted properties.
The attorney generals Moving Ohio Forward program made up to $75 million available in matching funds for counties that knocked down community eyesores and prepared formerly distressed properties for redevelopment.
Franklin County originally was awarded about $8.2 million for demolitions, with the money to be divided between the county and Columbus, which has its own demolition program.
Counties were given until the end of last year to spend the money, but many found the deadline hard to meet. So late last year, the attorney generals office extended the deadline until Saturday.
That still wasnt enough time for some land banks, including Franklin Countys, and the state relented again.
In a letter sent to land-bank leaders this week, Matt Lampke, DeWines mortgage foreclosure counsel, extended the deadline to Sept. 30. He said that any money left over could be redistributed to counties, but preference would be given to those that got their work done by the end of this month.
John Rosenberger, president of the Central Ohio Community Improvement Corp., which operates as the countys land bank, said the land bank struggled at first to find and acquire distressed properties to knock down. But the problem with meeting this months deadline was a lack of contractors.
You cant just grab a sledgehammer and a pickup truck and go to work, Rosenberger said of the need to find qualified contractors who could handle all aspects of the demolitions from utility disconnections and asbestos abatement to final site clearing.
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Conservationists are demanding the Queensland Government investigate concerns about illegal clearing in the state's north.
The Wilderness Society says it is worried bulldozing of a 30,000-hectare area in the Gilbert River catchment began before a permit was issued.
Queensland campaigner Karen Touchie says the State Government is failing to properly regulate clearing of native vegetation.
"This is at its heart a very special catchment in northern Australia that's under extreme threat from both this land clearing that we're talking about today but also another project," she said.
"Together those two projects look to clear around about 200,000 hectares of land.
"What's worrying is basically it seems to demonstrate that the Queensland Government is entirely unable to do even basic due diligence either in terms of what land is suitable for agriculture in that catchment or indeed what landholders may be doing on their land in terms of clearing."
The clearing was approved under new vegetation management regulations in Queensland designed to make way for high-value agriculture projects.
Ms Touchie says there is evidence suggesting clearing might have begun before a permit was granted.
"We did a flyover of the catchment earlier this year and just visually we're slightly concerned at the maturity of the crop given that the approval for clearing had just been given," she said.
"We then went back and sourced some public satellite imagery. On the basis of that imagery it seems to us that there's a high probability that clearing may have occurred prior to the Queensland Government approving the clearing."
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