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'Ax Men' Season Finale: A Close Call For The Big Gun Loggers

Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Big Gun Logging, Lumberjacks, TV News

The two-hour Season 5 Finale of "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) saw the men of Big Gun logging have a dangerously close call. A piece of equi...

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'Ax Men': Shelby Is Grossed-Out By Davi's Toenails

Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Canada Tv, Video, Louisiana, Shelby Stanga, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Davi, Lumberjacks, Bayou, TV News

On "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) Sunday night Shelby Stanga's new helper Davi had a rough day. First, Davi got stuck in a tree and dangled...

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The Lacey Act and the Law

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Environment, Lacey Act, Logging, Fishing, Rand Paul, Lobsters, Earl Blumenauer, Green News

Two days ago, I pointed out Senator Rand Paul mislead the public regarding the arrest of two men for violating the Lacey Act by illegally harvesting lobsters. Senator Paul responded and implied that it was I, in fact, who was misleading the public.

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Truth Takes a Back Seat in Lacey Act Hearing

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Environment, Lacey Act, Logging, Rand Paul, Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Earl Blumenauer, Oregon, Rand Paul Kentucky Senate, The Lacey Act, Green News

The Lacey Act is common sense legislation that protects American workers and industries from illegally harvested or exported materials.

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'Ax Men': Shelby Finds Historically Significant 'Monster Log'

Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: History, Reality TV, Video, Historically Significant, Log Rafts, Logging, TV Canada, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Historic, TV News

Logging is one of the most storied professions in Americana, and Shelby is a definite enthusiast on "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History). The trade h...

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Almost Naked In The Rain On 'Ax Men'

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Cajuns, Video, Canada Tv, Reality TV, Loggers, Shelby Stanga, Cajun Bath, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Lumberjacks, TV News

On "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. ET on History) Sunday night fan favorite Shelby Stanga took advantage of a thunderstorm to indulge in a so-called "cajun bat...

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Illegal U.S. Timber Imports Endanger Peru's 'Uncontacted' Tribes, Says Report

David Hill | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Logging, Mahogany, Peru, Uncontacted Tribes, Lacey Act, Amazon Forest, Timber Trade, Timber Imports, World News

According to the report, at least 22 companies in the U.S. imported millions of dollars of illegal mahogany and cedar between January 2008 and May 2010.

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Bow & Arrow Attack Puts 'Ax Men' (And Crew) In Danger

Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Bows and Arrows, TV Canada, History, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Louisiana, Loggers, Shelby Stanga, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Bayou, TV News

On "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) Shelby "Swamp Man" Stanga's past came back to haunt him. And the camera crew. An old rival didn't like t...

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'They're Going To Kill Me': Amazon Activist Lives In Fear Of Gangs

Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Loggers, Amazon Logging, Rainforest, Brazil, Logging, Amazon Rainforest, Publica, Amazon, Video, World News

By Ana Aranha, Publica. An activist leader in the Amazon won protection from Brazil's National Security Force, but continues to live under threat. ...

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Logger Joe Strips To Get A Raise On 'Ax Men'

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Lumberjacks, TV News

All the "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) are tough, but Papac Alaska Logging's Joe Linderborg is definitely one of the toughest. Joe wanted ...

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In Praise of Inefficiency

Carl Safina | Posted 04.22.2012

Read More: Farming, Efficiency, Natural Resources, Downsizing, Economics, Inefficiency, Economy, Agriculture, Law of Thermodynamics, Democracy, Music, Fish Hooks, Junk Food, Facebook, Culture, Art, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Long-Lining, Nature, Fish, Robber Barons, Logging, Dance, Gardening, Fishing, Boats, Fisheries, Green News

Some people get rich by creating good things, and they support many people. But some people -- they used to be called robber barons -- succeed at others' expense. So just as wealth isn't necessarily bad, "efficiency" isn't necessarily good.

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Fight Breaks Out Between The 'Ax Men'

Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Reality TV, Canada Tv, Video, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Lumberjacks, TV News

Tempers flared on "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) and Rygaard Logging employees Dave and Fernando finally came to blows. The pair had been c...

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Truck Driver Loses Logs, Narrowly Escapes On 'Ax Men'

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: TV Canada, History, Reality TV, Video, Logging, Tv Replay, Ax Men, Lumberjacks, TV News

Logging is one of the most dangerous jobs in America, and on "Ax Men" (Sun., 9 p.m. EST on History) viewers got to see why. A trailer fully loaded ...

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'Green News Report' - January 17, 2012

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Fracking, Epa, Renewable Energy, Nigeria, Regulation, Conservation, Green News Report, Pollution, Methane, Tar Sands, Video, Oil Spill, Germany, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Africa, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Energy, Environmentalism, State Department, Barack Obama, Toxic Chemicals, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Fish, Green News, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydraulic Fracturing, Extreme Weather, Republicans, Nasa, Nome Alaska, Costa Concordia Tragedy, Italy, Pipeline, Canada, Soot, Chevron, Cruises, Subsidies, Coast Guard, Arctic, Shell Oil, Logging, Fox News, Pesticides, Economy, Coal, Colony Collapse Disorder, Richard Trumka, Bees, West Virginia, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: The owner...

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Amazon Rainforest Loss At Lowest In 23 Years, Brazil Says

Reuters | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Video, Brazil, Rainforest Conservation, Reuters, Logging, Rainforests, Amazon Rainforest, Brazil Logging Industry, Amazon Rainforest Deforestation, Deforestation, Brazil Conservation, Brazilian Amazon, Green News

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon region fell to its lowest in 23 years in the year through July, the government said Monday, attr...

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Why Logging US National Forestland to Sell Timber to China Is a Really Bad Idea

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Logging, Shinrinyoku, National Forests, Timber Sales, China, Brazil, Japan, Forest Bathing, Business News

Forests are our treasures whose value to recreation, health and happiness is immeasurable. With financial returns from logging our national forests uncertain at best, how can we even think of cutting them down?

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Asian Elephants And Land Mines: A Rescue Mission

Wendy Diamond | Posted 12.11.2011

Established in the 1990s, Thailand's Elephant Nature Park in Chang Mai sets out to help Asian elephants -- and visitors are welcome.

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'Green News Report' - October 4, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 12.04.2011

Read More: Epa, Nigeria, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Belt Movement, Green News Report, Pollution, Solar Decathlon, Coal, Radiation, Engineering, Military, Radioactivity, Oil Spill, Big Oil, Fossil Fuels, Climate Science, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Lobbying, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Shell Oil, Texas, Energy Efficiency, Koch Brothers, Dept of Energy, BRAD BLOG, Green News, Koch Industries, Sustainability, Logging, Natural Gas, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Solyndra, China, Salmon, Navajo Nation, Shipping, Forests, Salmonella, Factory Farming, Mining, Uranium, James Hansen, Tuvalu, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Koch Indu...

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'Green News Report' - September 29, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Wangari Maathai, Epa, Renewable Energy, Regulation, Green Belt Movement, Green News Report, Pollution, Coal, Rick Perry, Radiation, Engineering, Tar Sands, Oil Spill, Mountaintop Removal, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Africa, Gop, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Global Warming Deniers, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Energy, Fema, Fukushima, Nuclear Energy, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, Dept of Energy, BRAD BLOG, Keystone XL Pipeline, Green News, Sustainability, Natural Gas, Japan, BP Oil Spill, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Extreme Weather, Solar Decathlon, Gibson Guitars, Radioactivity, Lobbying, Pakistan, Texas, Peak Coal, Cafo, Bpa, Logging, Santa Fe, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Climate c...

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David Cameron's Claims to Be a "Green" Prime Minister Go Up in Flames

Johann Hari | Posted 07.14.2011

Read More: Clean Air, Fracking, Oil Drilling, David Cameron, Gasland, Renewable Energy, Oil, Carcinogens, Clean Water, Logging, Trees, Green News

You certainly wouldn't have expected Cameron's latest plan. He has decided to convert us to a new energy source that seems, in the U.S., to have released cancer-causing chemicals and radiation into the water supply.

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Are We Living Out ‘The Lorax’?

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 06.29.2011

Read More: Arbor Day, Cutting Down Trees, Living Forests, Forest Degradation, Nature, Environment, Logging, The Lorax, Wwf, Arbor Day 2011, Deforestation, Green News

Every minute, we lose 36 football fields-worth of forests. Are we living out Dr. Seuss’s environmental fable, “The Lorax”? WWF recently relea...

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Law and Order on the Docks

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sierra Club, Blood Diamonds, Wto, Zimbabwe, Nafta, United Steelworkers, Logging, Conflict Diamonds, Robert Mugabe, Green News

For years the advocates of trade giveaways like NAFTA and the WTO have argued that they wanted a "rules-based" set of global trading regulations. It's a good idea. Unfortunately, they haven't delivered.

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Groups Rally To End Tongass Forest Timber Sales

AP | MARY PEMBERTON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tongass Forest, Tongass Logging, Tom Vilsack, Protest, Logging, Alaska, Deforestation, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Forests, Green News

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Nearly a dozen conservation groups are appealing to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to put a stop to two timber sales...

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Green News Report - October 1, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Green Building, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Plastic Bottles, Coal, Barbara Boxer, Rising Sea Level, Mountaintop Removal, Green News, Logging, Climate Change, Climate Legislation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Chamber of Commerce, Global Warming, Green News

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Landmark clean energy legislation finally drops in the U.S. Senate; EPA plows forward anyway; Scientists revise their pred...

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Putting the Keystone Back on Our Wildlands Legacy

Carl Pope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Logging, National Forests, Tom Vilsack, Roadless Rule, Logging-Rules, Obama Picks Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Deforestation, Forests, Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary, Green News

Vilsack acknowledged for the first time that climate change and fragmentation are a serious threat to the health of our forests.

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