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… of Connecticut hid our colony's charter when the royal governor demanded it in 1687 . The tree was felled in a hurricane in 1856. The great-great-grandmother of a neighbor collected this …

… throwaway culture. "We really consider this a key part of our Catholic faith. We're just not tree-hugging environmentalists," Sabo said. Like its neighboring parish St. Mark Church, in …

… put on a good show in public, but when danger comes, they are the first out the door or up the tree, as the case may be. After saying that, Jesus reminds people that while the mercenaries …

… trails, taking part in conservation projects or, in the case of a recent excursion, tapping trees to make maple syrup. The activities are arranged by the Laudato Si' Project, a local … Project. Part of the day they spent in a nature service project removing invasive buckthorn trees from the woods. "It was a really effective way for them to have a hands-on tangibility of …

… coastal city of Jacmel. On either stretch, you will see the effects of deforestation — trees cut to their roots because people use the wood for charcoal as an inexpensive way to cook. Alcimé recalled seeing a family he knows cut down a fine, healthy, fruit-giving mango tree on their property. The family told Alcimé, "We know that every year this tree gives us … The need for charcoal stems from a need for cheap fuel and energy. But the result of trees being cut down en masse and exposing hillsides makes already impoverished areas more …

… delegation negotiated the steep incline to a clinic draped over the roadway, like an olive tree from a limestone bluff. "Yesterday we prayed," said New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who the …

… with his family from urban England to a small acreage in rural Ireland. There, he plants trees, scythes and utilizes his self-built compost toilet. Though Kingsnorth believes that human …

… kiln designs), each chamber specific for a certain type of glaze composition and appearance. Trees used to fuel the Johanna kiln are local, and no tree is gained from clear-cutting or nonsustainable systems, earning the studio certification …

… Easter morning dawned bright and sunny at the Vatican, highlighting the thousands of flowers, trees and bushes donated by flower growers in the Netherlands. The garden created on the steps of …

… of Century Link Field, home for the Seattle Seahawks. With a year-around mild climate and tree-shaded park benches, this particular part of Seattle is known across the country as an urban … to light, a star that burns forever in the sky.' " [Jon Magnuson is the director of the Cedar Tree Institute in Marquette, Michigan, a nonprofit organization that provides services and …

… like honeybees to the world — responsible for pollinating 90 percent of wild plants and trees — and also to develop more sustainable habitats for such insects to thrive. The United …

… with an impromptu lesson about gardening and how to grow into being better Christians. "Does a tree or plant that is diseased bloom well? No! Does a tree or a plant that isn't watered ... bloom well? No. And does a tree or plant with no roots bloom?" he said before delivering his general audience talk March 21. …

… waited outside the square of the Chapel of the Stigmata which houses a piece of the elm tree Padre Pio sat in front of when he first received the stigmata — wounds on his feet, hands …

… scene. The singers are sitting by a stream, a place where people should be as content as a tree planted near running water. But these singers say they can do no more than weep because they …

… detention for failure to pay stiff fines originally imposed because illegal loggers cut down trees. And, recently, state officials have ordered that each of the 22 families living here must …

… next to me by the huge window with a direct view to a Buddha statue that sits under a cherry tree with Christmas ornaments tinkling in the wind on its naked branches. Silvia brings a bowl of …

… a wide swath past shops, restaurants, bars and offices. Uphill in the distance, beyond the trees, the baroque spire of the Jasna Gora monastery points triumphantly towards heaven above a …

… in the east, said Mohammad Sha, 37, a shop owner and farmer. Sha hid in a grove of coconut trees near the river with more than 100 others and watched as the soldiers searched Muslim homes. … the soldiers just shot continuously," said Mohammad Rayes, 23, a schoolteacher who climbed a tree and watched. Kadir, the chinlone player, was shot twice in the foot but managed to drag … people from the area hid deep in the jungle, stranded without food except for the leaves and trees they tried to eat. More than 20 infants and toddlers died because of the lack of food and …

… In Nicholas' words, we are "unwise fools," who in "their vanities fell short and embraced the tree of knowledge but did not apprehend the tree of life." Too often in the past year, it has seemed like our nation is being led by unwise …

… took place in Tegucigalpa and other cities. Street blockages, burning tires and uprooted trees were used by demonstrators to express their discontent at what was widely-perceived as a …