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An east Texas landowner was so determined to block the Keystone
XL pipeline from coming through his forest that he took to his trees and
built an elaborate network of treehouses eight stories above the ground.
“It popped into my head a long time ago, actually,” says 45-year-old
David Daniel. “If I had to climb my butt on top of a tree and sit there, I
would. It started with that.”
Hiker, blogger researching the Keystone trai
Ken Ilgunas had reached a point in his life when he was searching for
adventure. He found it with the Keystone XL.
The Niagara Falls, N.Y., native is walking the 1,700-mile proposed
route for the extension to the Keystone Pipeline that was built in 2010.
The extension will begin at Hardesty, Alberta, and end at Cushing, Okla.,
if Presi-dent Obama approves the project.
Fukushima farmers return to the land
The fields around Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant were
contaminated with radioactive material following a meltdown in March
2011. Farmer Yoko Sudo is experimenting with new farming methods in
the post-nuclear landscape.
Inactivity amid nuclear crisis leaving Fukushima children out of
shape
Children in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture are getting
fatter due to lack of outdoor exercise amid daily radiation exposure
limitations, the government said Tuesday in its school health report.
Stuck indoors, Fukushima children have highest obesity rates
Children in Fukushima Prefecture have the highest obesity rates in
Japan in seven age groups, education ministry statistics showed, a possible
result of the restrictions on outdoor activities due to lingering fears of
radiation.
The facts on Fukushima’s fish
The catastrophe at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1
nuclear plant not only affected people directly in Fukushima Prefecture
but also harmed the local economy. Sales of products from the prefecture
have suffered, and tourist spots have lost business, because of rumors or
misinformation about radioactive contamination.