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Christmas tree farms branching out
Special to The Baltimore SunCharles St. Clair Sr. has been growing Christmas trees since World War II. He began the business not only to meet the demand for local trees, but also because he enjoys being a part of the tradition of finding a tree, he said. "I like the...Tags: World War II, Religious Festivals, Farms, Christmas, John Sullivan
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Thinking inside the box to help ducks
Until Tuesday, he was simply "the wood duck dude." Now Cliff Brown has a real title: "Maryland Conservationist of the Year." Both titles fit. Brown leads the Maryland Wood Duck Initiative, a loose confederation of student organizations and Boy Scouts,...Tags: Transportation, Metal and Mineral, Wetlands, Nature
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State Awards Biodiesel Grants
The Hartford CourantThe state has awarded $350,000 in grants to seven biodiesel distribution facilities around Connecticut, Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced Saturday. "Support for biodiesel production is not only an economic development issue but also an environmental issue,"...Tags: Alternative Energy, East Hartford, Jodi Rell, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Connecticut Economic Development
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Control the waters at Lafayette project
Of The Morning Call''Knee Deep and Risin','' an installation in Lafayette College's Williams Visual Arts Building, contains 21 videos of water projected on five computerized screens that roll and rotate. Move the screens apart and the water calms down; move them closer...Tags: Bodies of Water, Colleges and Universities, Rivers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lafayette College
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12 Pa. places to light up your holiday spirit
Want to add some sparkle to your life in the days before Christmas? We've got 12 ways to spend your days -- at very special places in Pennsylvania.
Whether you prefer to travel back in time to Ebenezer Scrooge's day or learn more about how the holidays...Tags: Religious Festivals, Music Theater, Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Christmas, Ice Skating
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Big Sugar buyout leaves curiously bitter aftertaste
Sentinel ColumnistThe Everglades sugar-farm buyout, hailed as one of the monumental environmental achievements in history, is looking more like a Big Sugar bailout. I should have seen this coming. But I too was mesmerized by the idea of turning 283 square miles of...Tags: Farms, State Budgets, Charlie Crist, Wetlands, Natural Resource Industry
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Pennsylvania is the place for Christmas
LANCASTER COUNTY AT CHRISTMAS Lancaster area December 1-800-PA-Dutch, http://www.padutchcountry.com ; http://www.landisvalleymuseum.org ; http://www.kitchenkettle.com ; http://www.strasburgrailroad.com ; http://www.rrmuseumpa.org ; http://www.
...Tags: Religious Festivals, Music Theater, Christkindlmarkt Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Christmas, Ice Skating
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Oil Prices Falling, But Interest In Alternative Fuels High
Special To The CourantEven before heating oil spiked toward $5 a gallon last summer, businesses that sell wood and pellet stoves were busy. By early fall, some pellet and wood retailers were so flooded with calls that they stopped taking new customers. Strapped consumers...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Building Material, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Metal and Mineral, Petroleum Industry
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Bridge With A View: Ghana's Primeval Forest
Associated PressThis primeval forest in southern Ghana boasts 300 species of birds, unique monkeys and the highly endangered forest elephant and bongo antelope. But the only wildlife I saw was one very long worm. The tropical rain forest of Kakum National Park is so...Tags: Animals, Trips and Vacations, Beverage Industry, Forestry and Timber, Forests
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Bush, like predecessors, leaves his mark on environmental rules
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — As the hour grows late, President George W. Bush, like many chief executives before him, seems to hear the call of the wild. Honoring a tradition that dates at least to Ronald Reagan's White House years, Bush is pushing through a...Tags: Bill Clinton, Environmental Pollution, Ronald Reagan, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Petroleum Industry
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Yale Professor Brought Science, Insight To Early TV
Environmental journalism is still a relatively new phenomenon; most newspapers and television stations didn't begin regular coverage of environmental issues until the 1970s or 1980s. Not so in Connecticut, thanks to Albert E. Burke, Yale's former director...Tags: West Hartford, Natural Resource Industry, Organized Crime, NBC, Television Industry
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Florida Gators Inside the Game
Inside the game By Jeremy Fowler Gainesville Bureau This could be the last time Gator fans see a once-in-a-generation quarterback and wide receiver play in The Swamp: Florida quarterback Tim Tebow and receiver Percy Harvin, two of the most...Tags: Florida Gators, Tim Tebow, National Football League, Percy Harvin, Wetlands
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