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  • Those nuts! Chock full of Langridge waffle from both myself and my brother Andrew, plus 20-odd pages of comic content by me, as well as whatever else they threw in from the small rainforest's worth of paper I mailed them.

    I bring you news from Earth Roger Langridge 2007

  • Through the donations, Cool Earth employs the rainforest's surrounding communities, providing local people with the means necessary to gain revenue from the forests without destroying them.

    Matthew Owen: Merriam-Webster's Word of 20...12: "Avoided Deforestation" 2009

  • Essentially, we seek to ensure the rainforest's sustainable protection by making sure it is worth more standing than cut down.

    Matthew Owen: Merriam-Webster's Word of 20...12: "Avoided Deforestation" 2009

  • Those nuts! Chock full of Langridge waffle from both myself and my brother Andrew, plus 20-odd pages of comic content by me, as well as whatever else they threw in from the small rainforest's worth of paper I mailed them.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Roger Langridge 2007

  • Whether it's the ocean's fish, the rainforest's timber, or the wild tigers with their delicious gonads, we're making real progress.

    Toby Barlow: The War Bush is Winning 2008

  • Seems that in eastern Brazil, there's a cacao plantation that's being maintained as a multi-canopied rainforest, creating a valuable agricultural crop while also maintaining the rainforest's ability to sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

    Speedlinking 11/20/07 William Harryman 2007

  • And the signals can be obscured by the rainforest's canopy.

    Not Just for Retailers, RFID Helps Track Rainforest Wildlife 2007

  • And the signals can be obscured by the rainforest's canopy.

    Not Just for Retailers, RFID Helps Track Rainforest Wildlife Genevieve Rajewski 2007

  • Another consideration is that, just like with shade-grown coffee, buying yerba mate' encourages reforestation, as you will make it more worth the farmer's while to repopulate the land with this indigenous plant that grows under the rainforest's verdant canopy.

    Archive 2006-09-01 GreenFertility 2006

  • Another consideration is that, just like with shade-grown coffee, buying yerba mate' encourages reforestation, as you will make it more worth the farmer's while to repopulate the land with this indigenous plant that grows under the rainforest's verdant canopy.

    Yerba Mate Clean Energy -- for your bod GreenFertility 2006

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