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3,000 North Yorkshire locals raised about £400,000 to purchase Long Lands Common, protected it from development; now it serves as a natural ecosystem for animalsResidents of North Yorkshire raised funds to buy Long Lands Common and prevent its development. About 3,000 individuals invested in communi...- Edward Norton bought a wave-shaped Malibu home for $11.8 million in 2017; its original asking price was $22 millionEdward Norton bought the Stevens House in Malibu for $11.8 million in August 2017. The John Lautner-designed property was built in 1968 and...
- Fast-track permits turn Spain's Aragon into a $70 billion data centre magnet, but at what cost?Aragon, a sparsely populated region of northeast Spain, has become one of Europe's fastest-growing digital infrastructure hubs due to what ...
- The 113,613-acre Montana landscape where Ted Turner’s wild conservation legacy lives onTed Turner purchased the Flying D Ranch in 1989, transforming it into a conservation-oriented property. The ranch is home to diverse wildli...
- Govt notifies 375 permissible works under VB-G RAM G, expands scope by 41 per centThe Centre has introduced 375 new permissible works under the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission. The categories inclu...
- India-backed project clears nearly 198,000 sq m of mine-contaminated land in CambodiaIn Koh Kong province, approximately 198,000 square metres of land has been cleared of mines and returned to residents. This effort is part ...
- New law against 'love jihad' and 'land jihad' in 6 months, UCC like Uttarakhand & Gujarat: Suvendu Adhikari’s big promise in BengalWest Bengal UCC: Suvendu Adhikari has said his government will introduce stringent laws against “love jihad” and “land jihad” within six mo...
- In 1997, Paul Allen bought land in LA for $20 million; after listing for $150 million post-death, it eventually sold for $65 millionPaul Allen's 120-acre Beverly Crest property, once listed for $150 million, sold for $65 million. After Allen's death in 2018, the property...
- An Oklahoma homeowner owned five acres bought from his grandfather in 1994, 32 years later, the county claimed a 40-foot strip beside his house belonged to it and put a $47,000 value on itAn Oklahoma homeowner who bought five acres from his grandfather in 1994 says he believed the entire property was his. Three decades later,...
- Billionaire couple bought a $40 million abandoned power plant site. Now they are spending $410 million turning it into a public parkAustin and Allison McChord purchased an abandoned power plant in Norwalk with plans for transformation. Their vision includes creating a pu...
- In 2010, Playboy's Hugh Hefner donated $900,000 to save land behind the Hollywood Sign from luxury homes. 16 years on, 138 acres at Cahuenga Peak remain protected in Griffith ParkIn 2010, a major fundraising campaign sought to protect 138 acres at Cahuenga Peak, the land behind the iconic Hollywood Sign, from potenti...
- Bezos Earth Fund’s $26 million FireSat could detect 15-by-15-foot fires anywhere on Earth within 20 mins: Lauren Sánchez Bezos says, ‘I watched friends and family lose everything’FireSat is a new satellite network designed to detect wildfires early and provide timely data. This constellation, backed by Jeff Bezos, ai...
- In 1991, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore paid $6 million for 24 Woodside acres; 30 years later, his estate placed the property under a permanent conservation easementIn 1991, Gordon and Betty Moore acquired Mountain Meadow, a historic estate nestled in Woodside, California. They dedicated significant res...
- In 1977, Rich Man, Poor Man star Peter Strauss paid about $225,000 for a run-down 64-acre California ranch; 10 years later, it became a National Park Service sitePeter Strauss purchased a ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains in 1977 and sold it to a state agency in 1983. The land has a rich history, i...
- RS polls: Mayawati slams Samajwadi Party for 'dynastic politics, favouring capitalists'BSP president Mayawati recently criticised the Samajwadi Party for allegedly engaging in dynastic politics. She highlighted the party's nom...
- In 2023, Larry Ellison bought 8 homes near his $173 million Florida estate, the reason has nothing to do with investing - here's whyLarry Ellison, the Oracle co-founder, has made headlines for acquiring eight single-story ranch homes in Palm Meadows Estates for his house...
- Siang project not just hydropower, vital for national security: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema KhanduArunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu said that the Siang Upper Multi-Purpose Project should not be viewed merely through the prism ...
- In the 1970s, schoolteacher Jeanne Paisley bought 128 New York acres because she wanted space; 40 years later, the forests and fields were protected from developmentJeanne Paisley purchased land in Richford, New York, which she wanted to preserve for her family. Years later, she placed a conservation ea...
- From 1858 to today: How six generations of one family are fighting to preserve a Sonoma wineryGundlach Bundschu Winery, established in 1858, is getting into a major transition after six generations of Bundschu family ownership. The h...
- In 1997, actor Paul Newman donated 7.5 acres to Connecticut's Westport to stop development. 14 years later, his land formed part of the 39-acre Newman-Poses Nature Preserve, now public landIn 1997, actor Paul Newman donated 7.5 acres to Connecticut’s Westport to stop development. Fourteen years later, his land became part of t...
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