Mr Martin said he understood the young man had knowledge of the importance of working safely in forest plantations that had been destroyed over four days between December 19 and 23 last year. I don t know all of the circumstances of the person who was sentenced to be of good behaviour for three years, but the leniency of the sentence needs to be closely looked at. He said Benjamin John Clayton should have known better than most people what could happen, lighting a fire in a pine plantation...

Economy - Geothermal, biomass and solar could turn the ranching and timber area into a power exporter Monday, September 10, 2007 MATTHEW PREUSCH The Oregonian Staff PAISLEY -- It's early morning and Erin Douglas and her three cattle dogs walk beside a steaming pond at the base of brown foothills, the condensation enough to fog up her sunglasses. Economy - Geothermal, biomass and solar could turn the ranching and timber area into a power exporter Monday, September 10, 2007 MATTHEW PREUSCH...

co.za Restricted RSS Log on or Click to subscribe Username Password Forgotten Password? GOLD 700. The operations of these enterprises are, by definition, located in forested areas, and often take the form of camps, from which workers fan out to cut timber, and convert it into charcoal by drying it and then burning it in temporary kilns (in the form of earth-covered mounds) in the absence of air. The operations of these enterprises are, by definition, located in forested areas, and often...

Discount retailer Tesco Lotus has joined state agencies in launching a reforestation project aimed at planting nine million trees across the country to combat global warming and to mark His Majesty the King's 80th birthday. Saofang Ekkaluckrujee, senior manager of Ek-Chai Distribution System Co, the operator of Tesco Lotus superstores, said the company is cooperating with the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry and the Foundation for Khao Yai National Park Protection in the project....

Lighting, refrigeration and ventilation systems will be more energy efficient, while timber used in the stores has been accredited by the Forestry Stewardship Council, which promotes responsible forest management. Although shoppers are unlikely to notice any visible changes in the eco-stores, the company claims they will use 25 per cent less energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions by half. In an interview with Scotland on Sunday, the firm's chief executive, Stuart Rose, said he received...