But if you're looking for some extra diversification for your portfolio, a new exchange-traded fund that focuses on timber companies might give you exactly what you're looking for. Sometimes, when you're considering a new investment, it's hard to see the forest for the trees. companies make up more than a quarter of the index, but Canadian and Japanese companies also have significant presences. In a market environment where plenty of markets are looking expensive, avoiding highly...

Jay, an arborist at Davey Tree co., helped plant some of the original trees on the site before construction of the new school. He was very interested in helping replant new trees in the landscape of the new school but passed away before that could happen. If he is found guilty, should his homerun record be nullified? Login Log in to qctimes.com Username: Password: Remember my information. Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Bettendorf held a tree planting Nov. The planting was funded by...

The tulip tree, so named because both its flower and leaf are tulip-shaped, was propagated by a historical trees group at Mount Vernon, according to tree committee member Deborah Smiley. In addition to adding more trees to town property, the committee also hopes to encourage more private citizens to become involved in planting their own. A dedication ceremony with members of the Rowland family, who donated the tree, is planned for the spring. Princeton elms are a strain of elm that have...

But of even more concern is that these fallen forests will have soon released as much carbon dioxide back into the air -- 367 million tons of it -- as all the rest of U. Feedback Loop "It is an irony that the change we may see as the climate warms, with increased storms of this magnitude, could be accelerating the source of the emissions that create the change, so the change could be accelerating itself," said Glenn Prickett, a forestry expert for Conservation International. Feedback Loop...

The initiative means that for every tonne of aluminium cans and foil recycled in the borough, a fruit tree will be grown in the African republic Malawi. Planting fruit trees encourages population growth which means more firewood is needed which means that deforestation happens. The initiative is also being supported by environmental film-maker, Charlotte Uhlenbroek, who said: "This is a very exciting development for the area, tackling three of the main problems people face: poverty,...