Hi!
I am writing my Ph.D thesis on "Women'sParticipation in Social
Forestry Programs" in Bangladesh. While I was doing my field
work in the two villages in the Northern part of Bangladesh I came
across various kind of indigenous species . The villagers told me
about the use of these species However, due to deforestation
these plants are disappearing fast. I have documented the names of
of these trees and shrubs. Also important to mention here that
the Forest department and the local NGOs are not putting any effort
to preserve these species.
Anyway... if your organization is interested to get more information
please don't hesitate to write me.
Ms. Sadeka Halim
Ph.D Student
Dept. Sociology
McGill University
Montreal, Canada.
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jun 28 19:44:50 1996
via Charon-4.0A-VROOM with IPX id 100.960628204518.256;
From: "Jackie Van Brocklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Organization: UTA Libraries
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],
STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Fri, 28 Jun 1996 20:45:14 CST
Subject: Re: Lawns (woman out of time etc.)
Gosh, I do not remember the brand of my old push mower; I think it
was from Sears, though. I wonder if Consumer Reports has done a
study on these "manual" things...
Jackie
>From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sat Jun 29 21:52:43 1996
Date: Sat, 29 Jun 1996 20:52:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: William Affleck-Asch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ECOFEM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: New Canadian Energy Policy: Wind Energy Weekly #689 (fwd)
[fwd of neat news item - this ish also noted Greenpeace was helping with
something called a UNI environmentally friendly energy mutual fund]
William
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 1996 19:20:37 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Recipients of conference <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Wind Energy Weekly #689
The following is the electronic edition of WIND ENERGY WEEKLY,
Vol. 15, #689, 18 March 1996, published by the American Wind
Energy Association. The full text of the WEEKLY is available
in hardcopy form for $595/year and is recommended for those with
a serious commercial interest in wind (the electronic edition
contains only excerpts). A monthly hardcopy publication, the
WINDLETTER, more suitable for those interested in residential
wind systems is included with a $50/year individual membership in
the Association. AWEA's goal is to promote wind energy as a
clean and environmentally superior source of electricity. Anyone
sharing this goal is invited to become a member. For more
information on the Association, contact AWEA, 122 C Street, NW,
4th Floor, Washington, DC 20001, USA, phone (202) 383-2500, fax
(202) 383-2505, email <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Or visit our World
Wide Web site at <http://www.econet.org/awea>.
_________________________________________________________________
CANWEA SEES PROGRESS ON
TAX TREATMENT OF RENEWABLES
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) hailed the
proposed budget of Finance Minister Paul Martin March 7, saying
it "respond[s] favorably to requests by the renewable energy and
independent power sectors that the tax treatment of renewable
energy be put on an equal footing with the oil and gas sector."
The proposed budget would make it possible for businesses to
write off the cost of installing renewable energy systems, and
also to deduct the cost of related intangible expenses such as
feasibility studies.
"The government, through this budget, has made great strides
toward rectifying major impediments to the development of
competitive sources of renewable energy," says Fred Gallagher, a
member of the stakeholder task force that requested the changes.
"Officials in the department of finance and their colleagues
at NRCan [Natural Resources Canada] are to be congratulated for
responding to industry requests that the tax playing field in the
energy sector be levelized," said CanWEA President Jeff Passmore
in a news release. "The fact that Ministers Martin and McLellan
and their departments have recognized the importance of renewable
energy and efficiency, and have specifically singled us out in
this budget, not only as a significant contributor to energy
supply, but as a means of reducing CO2 emissions, is a huge step
forward for Canada. Now we can get on with creating the jobs and
the economic wealth that previously this sector has had to leave
undeveloped."
Specifically, the budget proposes to:
o Improve access to financing by relaxing the "specified
energy property" rule of the Class 43.1 Capital Cost
Allowance (CCA) and expanding eligibility for flow-through
shares. This will permit corporations whose principal
business is manufacturing and processing or mining to claim
CCA deductions in respect of such property against income
from all sources. The "specified energy property" rule was
put in place in 1988 and has limited the use of the CCA to
corporations whose principal business was in the energy
sector, or to taxpayers who used the property in their own
business.
o Make the tax treatment of renewable and non-renewable energy
sectors more similar by introducing Canadian Renewable and
Conservation Expenses (CRCE) which are similar to the
intangible costs claimed by the non-renewable sector as
Canadian Exploration Expenses (CEE). These expenses will be
fully deductible and will be able to be flowed through to
shareholders. This will allow improved access to financing
in the early stages of operations when there may be little
or no income to utilize these expenses against. The CRCE
will include expenses such as feasibility studies and
pre-construction development expenses.
"Finance has opened the door and it will be interesting to
see how the market reacts," Passmore said. "Manufacturing and
processing businesses will need to develop an investment interest
in something beyond their main line of business.
"We look forward to working with the Department of Finance
and NRCan officials to define which expenditures will be eligible
under CRCE. Obviously we will be looking to achieve comparable
treatment to other exploration and development expenses allowable
within the energy sector."
For further information, contact the Canadian Wind Energy
Association National Office, 100, 3553 - 31 Street NW, Calgary,
Alberta, CANADA T2L 2K7, phone 800-9-CANWEA or (403) 289-7713
outside Canada, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
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