[Terrapreta] - charcoal not always a good word

[lou gold]

Just adding a small chime-in, Michael.

In the area that I visit in Acre (and where I hope to live someday) the
local charcoal "factory" is a major cause of deforestation.

hugs,  lou

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 3:43 AM, Michael Bailes <michaelangelica at gmail.com>
wrote:

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>
>  Residents of small Palawan town suffering from mine site closure<http://www.gmanews.tv/story/97656/Residents-of-small-Palawan-town-suffering-from-mine-site-closure>
> GMA news.tv - Quezon City,Metro Manila,Philippines
> In the past, the town had been the *charcoal* capital of Palawan and there
> are indications residents are going back to *charcoal*-making, which
> entails illegal *...*
>  See all stories on this topic<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/97656/Residents-of-small-Palawan-town-suffering-from-mine-site-closure>
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> <http://www.rep-am.com/news/343278.txt><http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.rep-am.com/news/343278.txt>
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>  Acepar requests restrictions on *charcoal*<http://steelguru.com/news/index/2008/05/27/NDcyNjg%3D/Acepar_requests_restrictions_on_charcoal_exports.html>
> SteelGuru - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
> BNamericas reported that Paraguayan steelmaker Acepar has asked authorities
> in the country to restrict exports of *charcoal*, which the company uses
> as fuel *...*
>  See all stories on this topic<http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://steelguru.com/news/index/2008/05/27/NDcyNjg%253D/Acepar_requests_restrictions_on_charcoal_exports.html>
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> <http://manchestertimes.micromediapubs.com/news/2008/0528/community_news/096.html><http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://manchestertimes.micromediapubs.com/news/2008/0528/community_news/096.html>
>
>
>  Mountain Gorillas: Saved by the Briquette?<http://endingcharcoal.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/26/mountain-gorillas-saved-by-the-briquette/>
>  By endingcharcoal
> We have been busy working on finding alternatives to the forest *charcoal*being produced deep in mountain gorilla habitat. As you may know,
> *charcoal* production is decimating the last populations of mountain
> gorillas. *...*
>
>
>  http://endingcharcoal.wildlifedirect.org/2008/05/26/mountain-gorillas-saved-by-the-briquette/
> <http://endingcharcoal.wildlifedirect.org>
>
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>
>
> --
> Michael the Archangel
> "Politicians will never solve The Problem;
> because they don't realise they are The Problem.".
> -Robert ( Bob ) Parsons 1995
>
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