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When Can Pipelines Take Private Land? Jordan Cove LNG Project a Test for Eminent Domain

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 11 mins In 2005, Deb Evans and her husband Ron Schaaf bought a piece of property in Klamath County, Oregon, where they hoped to build a house and selectively harvest timber on the land. Tags: Jordan Cove LNG Pacific Connector Pipeline Pembina eminent domain niskanen center They saw it as a long-term investment.

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Monday Flashback story of Dholavira – Ancient Sustainable City since Harappa Civilisation

Econaur

This week we present the Flashback story of Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, whi ch received the UNESCO world heritage site tag on Tuesday. It was also a hub of manufacturing jewellery made of shells and semi-precious stones, like agate and used to export timber. Dholavira site.

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Can a tiger change its stripes? Meet the pulp and paper giant bankrolling a huge Sumatran rainforest reserve

Business Green

Boasting a $2.33bn price tag, it is the largest single investment in APRIL's 30-year history. Most forests across Indonesia are state-owned, around half of which have been leased to private companies in portioned zones known as concessions, which are then largely used to turn the land into timber or palm plantations.