While off-the-cuff comments about tree size may provide low-hanging fruit for late-night shows, they are not usually a good measure of a speech.

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We seldom felt ourselves to be in such a large city, however, perhaps because of the tree-lined boulevards and the low-rise buildings of the business and government districts.

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Calculate carbon emissions for a road trip or flight and buy offsets to fund worldwide projects that employ those in poverty, such as tree-planting programmes that hire low-income workers, or projects that help both the poor and the environment by distributing fuel-efficient stoves, as opposed to wood-burning ones used in most homes in developing countries.

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The Green Investment Bank, securing investment in low-carbon energy, and tree-planting were among the other government successes, he said.

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Aaron Jesse, 47, said he had left work early for a round with friends at Westlake Golf Course and saw the low-flying plane hit a tree, spin around 180 degrees and land surprisingly gently.

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Robinson's plot is in section 6 on the Queens side of the graveyard, on Jackie Robinson Way near Cypress Road, across from a large stone mausoleum near a low black fence, tall evergreen tree and hedge row.

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The likes of hearty homemade pies and mussel chowder go down a treat alongside a pint or two of Captain Cooker, an all-malt low-hop ale infused with manuka, a native tea tree.

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He said that Tree.com could be a very attractive investment because the price is so low and all of the losses are already priced in.

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