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There’s More Than Redwoods Growing In Mendocino National Forest

9:27 pm in botanical, callifornia, Food & Health, forests, marijuana by TreeHugger

20110427-marijuana.jpg photo: Stay Faded/Creative Commons Up north, just a few hours drive from my doorstep, is a lush and largely forgotten about place called Mendocino County. It's known by few, but those that do know it likely do so because of its most abundant crop, marijuana, which grows spectacularly well in Mendocino National Forest. Locals know this, and so do authorities, who swooped in Friday, like they do every year, and uprooted 460,000 pot plants. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lego Changes its Wrapping and Becomes More Eco

5:08 am in Business & Politics, corporate responsibility, forests, wilderness by TreeHugger

love lego photo Photo: christopher neimann Lego has changed its ways: packaging of those little Lego men has just become greener and more sustainable. After a robust campaign by Greenpeace, the Danish company has announced a new plan to clean up their packaging and make it more environmental. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Amazon Anti-Logging Activist Murdered, Fifth Time this Happens in the Past Month…

3:55 pm in brazil, Culture & Celebrity, forests, News, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger

Amazon rainforest photo Photo: Wikipedia, Public domain. The Stakes Couldn't Be Higher Obede Loyla Souza was shot dead, and the most likely cause of his violent killing was a conflict between activists and companies over land and logging in Brazil's rainforest region. This is the fifth murder in a month that is believed to be linked to this situation, and the witness of one of these murders was also killed. "Witnesses who did not want to give their name told Hilario Lopes Costa, a co-ordinator for the watchdog Catholic Land Pastoral [CLP] in Para, said t...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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