Word: rain
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...southeast of the boomtown of Tshikapa in the heart of Zaire's diamond country, the project uses state-of-the-art dredges and diving equipment. Robertson is also exploring gold interests on the upper Zaire, or Congo, River, and assessing the hardwood logging potential of four great swaths of rain forest...
...decision came after environmental activists said that Mitsubishi is responsible for destruction to rain forests around the world...
Jessica S. Hamilton, a Green Corps college coordinator and a member of the Rain Forest Action Network, said a Harvard boycott would capture Mitsubishi's attention...
Grewal said he is skeptical of Mitsubishi'sdenial of harming rain forests. "[Mitsubishi uses]the Food and Agriculture Organization's definitionof deforesting, which is the removal of all treesin an area," he said...
Rather than playing a strict accompaniment, Metamorphosen took more of an environmental role. At times, they supplied the mountainous backdrop through which Trampler's determined melodies echoed. In other sections, such as the repeated ascensions that lead to the piece's towering climax, they became a rain-swept storm, resisting or propelling the soloist capriciously...