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Their Defenders of Khimki Forest movement has persuaded President Dmitry Medvedev to temporarily halt tree-felling and reassess the project, which has had powerful proponents, including Yuri Luzhkov, who was fired as Moscow's mayor after publicly criticizing Medvedev's decision.
Trying to save a forest, and change Russia Kathy Lally 2010
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Ministers insist that conservation measures will not be compromised, and that there will be no mass tree-felling.
Not on a roll: the 3.5 million voters who make up the democratic deficit Derek Brown 2010
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In so doing, the government has redefined environmentally motivated property destruction, such as torching Hummers or destroying tree-felling equipment, as being tantamount to the murderous assaults of Al Qaeda.
John Robbins: Are So-Called 'Eco-Terrorists' Falsley Prosecuted? 2010
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In so doing, the government has redefined environmentally motivated property destruction, such as torching Hummers or destroying tree-felling equipment, as being tantamount to the murderous assaults of Al Qaeda.
John Robbins: Are So-Called 'Eco-Terrorists' Falsley Prosecuted? 2010
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However, overbrowsing, overgrazing and tree-felling means that few young trees are coming up and there are local patches of erosion.
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In so doing, the government has redefined environmentally motivated property destruction, such as torching Hummers or destroying tree-felling equipment, as being tantamount to the murderous assaults of Al Qaeda.
John Robbins: Are So-Called 'Eco-Terrorists' Falsley Prosecuted? 2010
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In so doing, the government has redefined environmentally motivated property destruction, such as torching Hummers or destroying tree-felling equipment, as being tantamount to the murderous assaults of Al Qaeda.
John Robbins: Are So-Called 'Eco-Terrorists' Falsley Prosecuted? 2010
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In so doing, the government has redefined environmentally motivated property destruction, such as torching Hummers or destroying tree-felling equipment, as being tantamount to the murderous assaults of Al Qaeda.
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Officials have warned for years that tree-felling and rapid hydroelectric development were making the mountainous area around Zhouqu more vulnerable to landslides, government reports show.
Unstable lake threatens areas hit by landslide in northwest China 2010
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In so doing, the government has redefined environmentally motivated property destruction, such as torching Hummers or destroying tree-felling equipment, as being tantamount to the murderous assaults of Al Qaeda.
John Robbins: Are So-Called 'Eco-Terrorists' Falsley Prosecuted? 2010
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