Word: forest
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...totaling nearly two million acres in northeastern Argentina. And so American businessman Douglas Tompkins started buying it up in 1999; he owns 442,000 acres of it so far. Together, directly or through foundations they control, Tompkins and his wife have acquired properties encompassing Pacific coastal fjords, Patagonian virgin forest and tropical wetlands, a total area of some 3,437 square miles (2.1 million acres) in both Argentina and neighboring Chile. That is the approximate area of Cyprus. He is not trying to create his own country, however. He is trying to save the planet...
...many sustainable materials available," says Daria Myers, the company's global president. "We used recycled paper, about 20% postconsumer. We were as natural as we could be while still protecting the products." These days all of Origins' outer packaging is 50% postconsumer recycled fiber and certified by the Forest Stewardship Council, and the cartons are manufactured using only wind- or hydropower. And by July, all 500 Origins products will have been reformulated without parabens, controversial chemical preservatives that are inexpensive and effective but may be linked to certain cancers. "It's taken a couple of years to get there, since...
...progressing toward the Third World. As this Black History Month comes to a close, we should all pause to reflect and celebrate our heritage for what it is and not merely for its resemblance to classic Western ideals of greatness. Here’s to our illiterate, tropical-forest-dwelling ancestors, more wise and civilized than we may ever know...
...Asked no fewer than four different ways to illuminate how he feels, including picking a note to sing that would describe his mood, Best Actor winner Forest Whitaker says, "I could feel the breath on my neck, the tingling in my body." Perhaps that was fellow nominee Peter O'Toole's unsuccessful voodoo...
...Another little film that scored big was Half Nelson, about a crack-addicted junior high-school teacher and his student, which took both acting awards: Ryan Gosling for Best Actor and newcomer Shareeka Epps for Best Actress. "Forest called me last night and asked if I would win for him," said Gosling, who is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar against Forest Whitaker. "He said it's exhausting winning all the time. I wouldn't know. He better win tomorrow night. I've got a lot of money on him." In a sign of just how far under-the-radar...