@SinghRPN @Ashtbhuja_Shahi Am well, thank you @milinddeora Eat & drive ok but drink & drive not 😉 "@HuffingtonPost: Heinz & Ford are collaborating on a car made from ketchup http://t.co/gri7uMhrww" @digvijaya_28 Is Greenpeace a threat to National Economic Security ? I don't know. But the least GOI can do is to make IB report public. @thekiranbedi People r demanding return of investment (ROI) for every rupee 'invested' or 'spent'.All in responsible positions must know they r TRUSTEES.. @ajaymaken Even as vested AAP interests create confusion,its reiterated,@INCIndia will NOT be supporting them in Delhi for their diabolical power play. @MPNaveenJindal R.I.P RT "@ibnlive: Assam's popular folk singer Khagen Mahanta dead http://t.co/LmsZKYYRVO" @Panda_Jay My Twitter handle changed yesterday to @PandaJay , please follow that.. @ShashiTharoor @ponmaan especially since I go to the constituency more often than once every fourteen days! @Swamy39 RT @ranganaathan: Bharatiya should realize that @narendramodi & Dr @Swamy39 are two sides of the same coin. Bharatiya @narendramodi Sports brings a spirit of togetherness. Am sure FIFA World Cup will become a bridge to connect nations of the world http://t.co/INLD73Z3Jr @abdullah_omar @rbhaskaran a little white bird told me you were in Kashmir and celebrating your birthday here as well. Happy birthday & have a great trip. @varungandhi80 Shocked to hear about Munde ji's death. He was a wonderful human being and a political giant. @ArvindKejriwal BJP neither able to handle power crisis nor forming govt nor allowing elections in delhi. Completly irresponsible @PMOIndia Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri @yadavakhilesh called on the PM at 7, Race Course Road http://t.co/77e8TlxnOI @rajeev_mp I hve bn a football fan & fan of @LionelMessiLion ths World Cup I bck Messi's #Argentina 2 b world champions! Who r u rooting for? @FIFAcom @quizderek RT @seemagoswami: Those who go from AC homes to AC cars to AC offices and back again should really stop complaining about the effing heat! @ RT @abhineet_kum: Mistry expands Tata's MENA footprint by opening office in Dubai | Business Standard: http://t.co/jOq1pXXrF7 @SushmaSwaraj My speech in Lok Sabha on 11.6.2014 https://t.co/7FyVjDOL2i @arunjaitley Birth Anniversary of Ram Prasad Bismil http://t.co/VuNj6CrQQo @MVENKAIAHNAIDU RT @PrakashJavdekar: Released poster during #WorldEnvironmentDay celebrations in New Delhi http://t.co/VVTyAkozRJ @DVSBJP All d K'taka BJP MPs 2day met Ms.Uma Bharathi, Union Min for Water Resources & submittd a Memo on Cauvery water issue http://t.co/bSHZkNE7xD @umasribharti . , . @AnanthKumar_BJP https://t.co/6cgfuAZiR8 Meeting with Ministers from Karnataka @ ministry office in Shastri Bhavan today... @rsprasad_bjp As the FIFA World Cup-2014 begins, joined @PMOIndia Shri.@narendramodi ji for release of commemorative postage stamp. http://t.co/ldwPTNt0RW @smritiirani I have also spoken to the Principal of the college and assured him of cooperation. Our prayers are with the families in this hour of need. @drharshvardhan World Cup fever epidemic about to start.My personal advisory to football fans- give importance to sleep and don't let TV hurt your eyes. @Gen_VKSingh Just met with the CM of Arunachal Pradesh Mr. Nabam Tuki @NabamtukiINC http://t.co/xpbA9yrw9g @Rao_InderjitS Urge Haryana residents to check their names in Voter list @ http:/ceoharyana.nic.in & get registered if name is not present in the list. @nsitharaman @ajitvadnerkar Thanks for the input. @RSSorg ( 13) 1674

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Surgical Land Clearing-mowing 30 #39; cane
Mulching 30 #39; cane.

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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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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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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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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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