And those are the peat swamp forests on 20 meters of peat, the largest accumulation of organic material in the world.

Finland's hydrocarbon resources are limited to peat and wood.

He bought some peat marsh from me one time.

Other than peat, dolomite, and limestone, natural resources are scarce.

And these mosses, generated by decomposing, are like peat moss in your garden.

Russian society has become a dry peat bog, waiting for a spark to ignite it.

I'll go back to the peat fields... and those pleasant hours in the beer gardens.

Peat IPCC Default Sample table Comparison of assumptions or outcomes (inventories or projections) with independently published information

Where the storm flood of 1170 made a beginning, this storm worsened it, washing away large peat areas.

1 Project activities referring to the burning of peat and non biogenic waste should not be included in the indicative

Along the shores of this stream near the current market and city hall, peat harvesting began in the 11th and 12th centuries.

Also an estimate of CO2 emissions from wetland drainage and peat extraction is given, but this is not covered by IPCC source categories.

It turned out he was hired by a Scottish distillery to understand why they were burning so damn much peat to distill the whiskey.

In November 2003, the House of Assembly passed the Financial Services Commission Act to fulfil a recommendation of Klynveld Peat Marwick and Goerdeler (KPMG) consultants.

My colleague, Jason Peat, who runs this program, tells me it's 10 times faster and 10 times cheaper than the traditional way of doing things.

Two factors causing this sea enlargement were important first was the sea area increase, second the presence of large peat areas, which were easily washed away.

Solid fuels include wood (see wood fuel), charcoal, peat, coal, Hexamine fuel tablets, and pellets made from wood (see wood pellets), corn, wheat, rye and other grains.

Extra bonuses were paid for shearing, while labourers and shepherds were able to add to their earnings by engaging in contract work, such as fencing and peat cutting.

Extra bonuses were paid for shearing, while labourers and shepherds were able to add to their earnings by engaging in contract work, such as fencing and peat cutting.

One popular form of haddock is Finnan haddie which takes its name from the fishing village of Finnan or Findon in Scotland, where it was originally cold smoked over peat.

This does not necessarily mean that there was already a settlement then since reclamation of land may not have been for farming it may have been for peat, used as fuel.

Up in Siberia, a vast area of frozen peat bog the size of France and Germany combined that we call the permafrost is melting, and as it melts, it releases huge quantities of methane.

Iron ore was available throughout the country, including bog iron extracted from the ore in peat bogs in the north, the natural iron bearing balls found in the Veluwe and the red iron ore near the rivers in Brabant.

8. In October 1991, the Territory hosted an international conference on new offshore financial legislation in the Turks and Caicos Islands, sponsored by the international firm KPMG Peat Marwick, which had been operating in the Territory for one year.

To the south of Holland, in Zeeland, and to the north, in Frisia, this development led to catastrophic storm floods literally washing away entire regions, as the peat layer disintegrated or became detached and was carried away by the flood water.

Re wetting peatlands and the restoration of degraded peat forests should be the next step, followed by the creation of early warning systems to detect and control forest fires. Finally, with the support of the private sector, Indonesia needs to establish a community based forest management system.