Thursday, November 20, 2003

Global Resource Action Center for the Environment:
Proposed Energy Bill Favors Oil, Coal, and Nuclear Industries With Little Regard for Consumers and the Environment

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution:
New Theory on Seafloor Formation

Business, labor, NGOs, and government find common ground to promote corporate social responsibility
Americans remain deeply divided over globalization and, in particular, the roles and responsibilities of multinational corporations. Rarely can representatives of the business, NGO, labor communities, and government officials find common ground on even some of these issues.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-11-19/s_10321.asp

U.S. House passes energy bill with tax breaks
The U.S. House approved a broad energy bill Tuesday with $23.5 billion in tax breaks, despite complaints from Democrats that it would protect petrochemical companies from being sued for contaminating water in thousands of cities.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-11-19/s_10542.asp

South America's wild Patagonian glaciers are melting faster than in previous years, say scientists
When Borge Ousland and Thomas Ulrich trekked across the vast and wild Patagonian glaciers, they braved heavy snows and bitterly cold temperatures ? nothing to make them think the ice was melting beneath their feet.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-11-19/s_10511.asp

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