Green Furniture Home Design

JUNE 14, 2012

How about a log bed? But, you ask, how are log beds made? A log bed is a type of bed frame built totally from logs, which are cut and shaped to tie jointly with no any nails or screws. In the early periods log beds were produced from cross rails and a mattress used to top them. Contemporary log beds embrace a box spring in addition to a mattress, and thus there is no need for cross rails. Below are the steps required to make a log bed.

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Environmental Economics

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

When dichotomous choice CVM data has a negative WTP problem, one of the standard corrections is to estimate a log-linear model and present the median WTP. With many estimated log-linear models the mean WTP is undefined.

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Green Furniture Home Design

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

We have found that you can buy rustic log beds built from artfully hand-peeled cedar and aspen logs. Beds hand peeled log bed rustic bedroom design rustic modern bedroomHere at Eco-Friendly Furniture Design Ideas, we love the look and feel of a cabin by the lake, or cozy little lodge nestled on a tree-covered mountainside. Getting closer to nature is what we’re all about, but, we live in the city.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Carbon emission performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Carbon emissions performance of commercial logging in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The Big Question: Several existing studies have determined that reduced impact logging (RIL) — a set of logging practices that aims to take only high-value timber from forests while minimizing the impact to surrounding ecosystems and communities — can reduce carbon emissions under experimental conditions.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 3, 2021

Unfortunately, logging in Mexico and some climate factors have dealt a blow to their population. While natural events, such as wind and drought, have contributed to tree loss, the decline in trees is also attributed to logging and pest-control activities.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JULY 24, 2014

It’s a tough choice made tougher by this important fact: one of the main reasons Woodbourne Preserve was established was to prohibit any logging on the property. When Francis Cope donated the preserve to the Conservancy in 1954, he envisioned a place that would be protected from chainsaws and logging trucks, forever. But these are tough decisions, especially at a preserve with a strict no logging policy. The forest pest was confirmed in two trees that were logged.

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Green Earth Journey

JUNE 26, 2009

According to the pioneer cookbook, Log Cabin Cooking : "imagine yourself in 1835.saying goodbye to friends and family.loading up the wagon for adventure into parts unknown; hoping to outrun Cholera, food shortages.your survival will depend on hard work and resourcefulnes." ( buy the book ) On the heels of Reduce Footprints' Change The World Wednesday, I visited my local grist mill to purchase some locally ground flour. I purchased this book from the general store there.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JULY 9, 2018

Facilitated by organized crime, illegal logging threatens to destroy Myanmar’s forests. But a national energy crisis and the ensuing fuelwood demand pose an equal threat. From the Field Asia Pacific Energy Forest Carbon Forests Myanmar forests expedition

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

New research from Nature Conservancy scientists demonstrates that lidar — a way of remotely mapping forests with lasers — is an effective and accurate tool to measure the effects of reduced-impact logging in Indonesia, but it’s still not as cost effective as traditional ground-based monitoring. Logging damage in a recently harvested Bornean forest. Logging for Carbon. This method allowed them to detect spatial variation in carbon density over the same logged areas.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

MAY 9, 2017

In the Solomon Islands, near-shore logging operations significantly reduce populations of juvenile bumphead parrotfish on their nursery grounds, according to new research from Nature Conservancy scientists, jeopardizing both reef health and local livelihoods. But as the fieldwork went on, Hamilton became concerned by reports from fishermen across the region that juvenile reef fish had virtually disappeared from the nursery reefs near on-shore logging operations.

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Green (Living) Review

JULY 31, 2014

Here’s Jamie’s down and dirty tutorial… Firebricks and Wood Stove Logs Tutorial This process only requires: Two buckets, a drill (or stabbing weapon), piece of wood (or bottom of another bucket), kinda a custom drill bit, water. any biomass material you can think of) – why not turn it into useable logs for your furnace, campfire, or cooking? Today we’re proud to present another DIY project from a fellow Doing the Stuff Networker.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

MAY 17, 2017

I’m deep in a logging concession in Indonesian Borneo, and I’ve just witnessed the routine harvesting of a dipterocarp tree bound for the plywood mill. Vast stands of selectively logged forest still remain, but many parts of Indonesia are transitioning from forestry to more intensive land uses, like oil palm and acacia plantations. Where Logging Reigns, Going Beyond Sharing vs Sparing. 1 of 7 Rows of recorders awaiting programming back in the logging camp.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

APRIL 25, 2017

About 260 of Borneo’s 4,000 tree species are dipterocarps, and they’re also the prime species targeted by the logging industry. Once harvested, dipterocarp logs make their way downriver to a processing station, where they’re transformed into high-quality plywood and veneer bound for markets in Japan and South Korea. percent) followed by mixed concessions and logging concessions (14.8 Logging in Borneo. Hausheer) 5 of 6 Felled dipterocarp logs awaiting transport.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Several salvaged logs and other found objects from the surroundings were deliberately left in their natural state to emphasize the organic beauty of the design. Located on a site where a previous log home once stood, Cedar Haven was created in response to the client’s desire for a more contemporary house that still exuded the warm, rustic feel of a traditional log cabin. Cedar Haven is a forest retreat made with reclaimed logs.

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Green (Living) Review

MARCH 1, 2013

Midland Bio Energy has launched a new heat log briquette, specifically manufactured to achieve high temperatures with a low burn rate for use in both domestic and commercial environments - supporting The Renewable Energy Directive and the Renewable Heat Premium scheme which offers £950 to householders converting to a bio-mass boiler. Atherstone, Warwickshire : Midland Bio Energy has introduced a new product to their already established range of briquette heat logs.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

A forest planner tags trees at a reduced impact logging (RIL) concession in East Kalimanatan, Indonesia. In the tropics, where decisions about land sharing vs. sparing are most dynamic and urgent from the perspective of both biodiversity and human benefits, about 20% of remaining native forests are subject to low intensity selective logging. Both outcomes could be measurably improved with better logging practices as mentioned above.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

APRIL 5, 2017

But what’s less often acknowledged is halting logging entirely will make climate change worse, as wood is one of the most sustainable building materials. New research from Nature Conservancy scientists indicates that low-intensity selective logging can offer either the best or worst conservation outcomes while maintaining wood production, depending on both land tenure security and the use of certified reduced-impact logging methods. A World Without Logging Doesn’t Exist.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Several salvaged logs and other found objects from the surroundings were deliberately left in their natural state to emphasize the organic beauty of the design. Located on a site where a previous log home once stood, Cedar Haven was created in response to the client’s desire for a more contemporary house that still exuded the warm, rustic feel of a traditional log cabin. Cedar Haven is a forest retreat made with reclaimed logs.

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Green Prophet

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Authorities in Jordan are stepping up the monitoring of forests to stop illegal logging over the winter months. The onset of winter can only mean one thing- the weather is going to get colder and in Jordan, that means a rise in illegal logging. According to the government, illegal logging for heating purposes and for trade increases in the cold months and so to prevent this, they are stepping up their monitoring.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JULY 29, 2013

This is young growth forest, trees that have grown following extensive logging, often by clearcutting, thirty years ago. National forest and tribal land account for much of the island, and by the 1980s, most of it was being logged. It’s logging that created these conditions, so it may come as a surprise that it’s logging that offers the best solution to ecological restoration. “ We need to get the most out of a log that we can.

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Eco Friendly Daily

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

But in the effort against illegal logging, barcodes could offer an innovative solution. Barcodes are so common in consumer items that we barely notice them. Most of them probably don’t even understand its significance. A British company is working deep in the tropical rainforests of Africa, Southeast Asia and South America. It’s tagging the precious hardwood tropical trees with barcodes.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Mislabeling often signals wrongful supply chain violations — illegal logging and deforestation — that consequently hamper endeavors to promote sustainable wood According to Amy Smith, the World Wildlife Fund’s forests deputy director, “Wood products are intentionally mislabeled, sometimes to pass off lower-value wood for more expensive varieties, and sometimes to cover up the fact it was illegally sourced.

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Eco Friendly Daily

MARCH 19, 2013

Google’s server may be burning a lot of carbon, but it cannot be denied that the search engine giant is not serious about going green. In fact, Google has a green business arm called what else but Google Energy. One of the points on its charter is promoting the use of clean renewable energy. Google Energy is a subsidiary in the search engine behemoth’s business units. The new business aims to buy and sell clean power on the open market.

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Environmental Economics

OCTOBER 13, 2011

An example of utility theory from XKCD : Weird. I was thinking the exact same thing the last time I opened xorg.conf.

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Eco-Vegan Girl

JUNE 24, 2010

However, I had to share this yummy treat that is free of gluten, soy, oil, and refined sugar: ants on a log! It's always interesting to see how your diet changes while on vacation. In my case, I haven't been eating as well as usual since I've been traveling on the East Coast. Though there are a lot of fruits and vegetables available at my parent's house, I've been indulging in a sprouted gluten, soy, oil, and refined sugar - my stomach hasn't been very happy with those decisions.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

AUGUST 7, 2013

Streams in Southeast Alaska can’t function ecologically without fallen logs. That’s why I’m jumping over logs with U.S. For the past several decades, Prince of Wales Island has also been defined by logging. When a large amount of a watershed is logged, it can increase small floods and change stream channels. Logging also brings roads and associated road culverts, which can also increase erosion and divert streams from their natural paths.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 23, 2020

On Finland’s windswept Turku archipelago, Helsinki-based design practice and log house kit purveyor Pluspuu has completed yet another ecological wood house — fittingly named the House on the Rocks.

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Eco Friendly Daily

JULY 29, 2013

Unfortunately, Madagascar is also home to immense illegal logging. The logging is even threatening national parks in the country in addition to areas outside the parks. Tree species and animal species are all threatened by the logging. Due to this, Madagascar’s national parks service requested the Environmental Investigation Agency and Global Witness to investigate the illegal logging. Madagascar is home to dozens of species which are found nowhere else on the planet.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

JULY 30, 2013

The island had been heavily logged 30+ years ago, and today much of the island is covered in dense, uniform stands of young growth trees that are of little value to wildlife. Different kinds of research inform foresters on how to transition the logging industry on the island from old growth trees to young growth trees. ( See yesterday’s blog for an in-depth feature on this work and the science behind it ).

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Nature Conservancy - Science

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Yet sustainable logging is the premise of The Nature Conservancy’s production forest strategy in the district of Berau in eastern Borneo, Indonesia — a strategy based on the notion that loggers themselves can be a critical ally in helping us maintain biodiversity and mitigate climate change in tropical forests. Logging operation in Borneo. Our new article takes on assumption 1 with extensive field data across nine logging concessions in eastern Borneo. Orangutan.

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Green (Living) Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2013

horse forestry operations horses logging forestry horse loggingby Michael Smith (Veshengro), RFS, RFA, EcoFor Horses were very valuable to farmers and gave the farmer extra income by hauling timber in the winter. This was when the horse was in general use on farms but today the horse still should have a place in forestry for one and will, of this we can be sure, soon also have that place again in farming.

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Green Furniture Home Design

JUNE 24, 2012

Eco Design log beds mountain woods furniture rustic dining table rustic log furnitureSometimes nothing is as comfortable or elegant as traditional wood furniture. You don’t have to go out and spend high prices on leather or fabric as wood is a valuable option. Plus, wood goes well in any environment and is generally more sturdy and forgiving than any other material.

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Green Traveler Guides

AUGUST 8, 2016

Algarve Lakes District Portugal United Kingdom best eco-friendly family holidays in the UK eco-friendly family villa vacations UK green family holidays UK log cabin holidays| Green On Any Budget | We know it’s just as important to be green when going on holiday as it is at any other time of the year.

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Green Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Al Jazeera English takes a closer look at the forests in Latvia which are being cut down at an unsustainable rate in one of their recent episodes of People & Power (see the video above). “The Baltic nation of Latvia is blessed with some of the most beautiful forests in the world, millions of square kilometres of pristine woodland that support a complex biodiversity of rare species of animals and plants. [.]

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Green Prophet

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Illegal logging is not only killing the planet – it is supporting organised crime too. Back in 2010 we reported on the case of Moroccan activist Mohammed Attaoui who was facing imprisonment for his stance against illegal logging. Living in the Moroccan Atlas Mountains, Attaoui insisted that ‘mafia-style’ corruption was behind illegal logging which threatened the protected cedar of Morocco.

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Nature Conservancy - Science

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Increased protections and monitoring by the Mexican government and conservation organizations has all but stopped illegal logging in the MBBR (Vidal 2012), making deforestation less of a threat. Without this many people in the area would have little choice but to turn to logging as a source of income (Vidal 2013). Continue to protect the MBBR by tightening logging restrictions (Brower 2011, Navarrete 2011) and paying people there more for ecosystem services (Vidal 2013).

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Nature Conservancy - Science

APRIL 15, 2014

Replica of a ship’s log from the Grand Turk. Citizen scientists volunteering for oldWeather transcribe ships’ logs. Ships’ logs from this time period were handwritten. Sometimes the logs record a unique perspective on historic events. Photo by Georges Jansoone through a Creative Commons license. Citizen Science Tuesday is our weekly blog feature that focuses on fun ways you can help scientists gather data and benefit conservation. What is it?

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Cool Green Science

AUGUST 16, 2013

The Nature Conservancy has been working in East Kalimantan since 1991 to protect the habitat of this great ape by working with local communities to sustainably log Indonesian forests. These sustainable logging operations protect the forests that shelter orangutans, provide a living for the local populations and allow carbon dioxide to continue to be absorbed and stored.

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Environmental Economics

MARCH 11, 2011

Good news / bad news: Americans logged more miles in their cars last year than in any year since 2007, bouncing back from a steep decline in driving spurred by the recession and the 2008 run-up in gasoline prices.

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Green Living Ideas

JUNE 18, 2010

Tags: Climate Change/Global Warming Health and Fitness Amazon Brazil CDC Deforestation health infectious diseases logging malaria rainforest

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2010 Logging Green Living Life 71

Nature Conservancy - Science

JULY 16, 2018

Logging elephants are an incredible part of Myanmar’s history — but they’re also key to help reduce the negative impacts that logging can have on the forests. From the Field Wildlife Asia Pacific Forests Mammals Myanmar forests expedition

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Green Traveler Guides

MARCH 24, 2011

A very brief history of green wine Info News Views Our favs Useful resources Travel blogs we like Contact Cathay Pacific: what free miles can give you 24 March 11 · 0 comments | Flying High To China | N otes from the Green Travel Guru’s flight log…. Home About What and who we are Staff Awards Press Tips Why travel green Green traveler’s to do’s Carbon Offsets Travel secrets of frequent fliers Buy Deals Photos Wine Green wine: what is it?

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Cool Green Science

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The logging industry, once the nation’s biggest export earner, is diminishing and the government is rapidly moving to mining as the next big national earner. Asia Pacific Australia Climate Change conservation issues coral reef deforestation Development by Design Energy exchange trip global warming Hawksbill logging mine mining Oceans & Coasts robyn james sea turtles Solomon Islands women and nature

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