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:::ENN Daily Newsletter – Tuesday, October 5, 2004::: African Conflict Is Seen Rooted in Environment Asia Needs Network to Fight Illegal Wildlife Trade Global Stocks of Nuke Bomb Material Are Growing, Says Survey Fish Near Some Colorado Treatment Plants Found With Male-Female Tissue CITES Lifts Ban on Hunting Black Rhino Mount St. Helens Spews More Steam and Ash U.S. Mine Tries to Dig Out from Under Local Discontent in Peruvian Andes Recycling Used CDs and DVDs, and Tallgrass Prairies Tyson, Wal-Mart Sign on for Emissions Reduction Program National Showcase Lets Sun Shine on Solar-powered Home in Winters, Calif. Pricey Oil May Raise Interest in Alternative Energy — Eventually Alaska Bering Sea Pollock Gets Eco-label Australia's Frisky Koalas to Get Hormone Implants Philippines Orders Exotic Pets Registered, Says Paper North Pacific Right Whales Seem to Be Making a Comeback, Says Scientists Trade Pays Big Dividends for Crocodiles Pricey Oil Could Be Boon for European Car that Runs on Compressed Air OECD Praises Sweden's Environmental Policy, Suggests Improvements Chevron Phillips to Pay $1.8 Million for Plant Explosions Canada Study Details Pregnancy Chemical Hazard In Public Policy, Quirky California Often Pioneers Rewrite Softens Report on Risks to Salmon in Sacramento, Calif., River Delta Beef Recall Data to Remain Secret in California After Governor's Veto Analyst Lowers Outlook for Hydrogen Cars New Report Marks Launch of Campaign to Protect Woodland Caribou EERC Project Generating Electricity with Biomass is First of its kind in the U.S. New Study Says Bush Administration Puts Sea Turtles at Risk Of Extinction ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. 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Box 6782 - San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 459-2248 Fax: (512) 681-0652 ::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, October 8, 2004 ::: Indian Elephants Fight Losing Battle with Humans Wasting the West: How Welfare Ranchers and Their Livestock Are Damaging Public Land Oil Companies Try to Clean Up Spills in the Wake of Ivan, but Rough Weather Interferes U.S. Supreme Court Debates Pollution Cleanup Lawsuits Kenya Says Ivory Sales Endanger Poacher Hunters West Waking Up to Dangers of Oil Addiction More Protection Urged for Rare Chilean Sea Bass at CITES Authorities Hunt Keg of Potent Chemical that Fell from Truck in North Dakota Puerto Rico Water Authority Strike Blamed for Service Loss to 20,000 Customers Indonesia Police Submit Newmont Case to Prosecutors Shaw Industries to Convert Carpet Waste into Energy Russia Could Finish Kyoto Approval by Year's End Myanmar Leader Says More than Half of Country Is Forested, Despite Concerns About Deforestation Japanese Cars Top Government's List of Most Fuel Efficient NYC Mayor to Announce New Plan to Ship Trash Out of City on Barges U.S. Bomb-Grade Plutonium Convoy to Cross France Montana Rocky Mountain Front Victory CITES – A Force to be Reckoned With White Rhino Caught in the Cross Hairs at CITES 27 Business and Environmental Organizations Send White House Funding Recommendations For Fiscal Year 2006 Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Programs, Urge Doubling of Budget over the Next Five Years The Coming Electrical Energy Shortage A Plan to Offset Damage Costs to Florida of Hurricane Ivan Starbucks Becomes First-Ever EnviroStars Recognized Leader ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. Copyright © 2004 Environmental News Network, Inc. This Newsletter is sent in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 Environmental News Network - P.O. Box 6782 - San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 459-2248 Fax: (512) 681-0652 To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ENN Daily or Weekly Newsletter please click here or copy and paste the following link into your web browser's address bar http://cubert.routesys.com/~enn/homepage.php Enter your email address - select the ENN Daily Newsletter or ENN Weekly Newsletter - select Subscribe or Unsubscribe - click on "Submit" ::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Thursday, October 14, 2004 ::: Thailand Shows There Is No Easy War Against Wildlife Crime BANGKOK — With an AK-47 assault rifle slung over his shoulder, Sompong Prajobjan roamed one of Thailand's lush national parks for more than a decade. Environmental Group Draws Attention to 1872 Law by Threatening to Mine Posh Subdivision SPOKANE, Washington — An environmental group has staked claim to 20 acres of public land next to a posh subdivision to show just how antiquated the nation's mining laws are. Bushmeat Trade Is Flourishing in "Hot Spots," Says Report BANGKOK — The market for the meat of animals killed illegally is flourishing in Kenya's capital Nairobi, one of many "hot spots" for a trade that is a serious threat to wild fauna, a report said on Wednesday. Shell Cuts Back on Nigerian Oil Following Pipeline Fire LAGOS, Nigeria — Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell said this week it was cutting back its Nigerian oil production by 20,000 barrels a day, following a leak and a fire on a major pipeline transporting crude oil to its export terminal in the Niger Delta. U.N. Conference Votes to Regulate Perfume Wood BANGKOK — A U.N. conference voted on Wednesday to regulate global trade in agarwood, a fragrant wood highly coveted for perfumes in the Middle East and traditional medicines in Asia. Animal Advocates Sue San Diego in Fight Over Seals on Beach SAN DIEGO — Animal advocates who want to protect seals living at a beach sued the city of San Diego this week, the latest episode in a standoff that's included at least two suspicious seal deaths. Genetically Modified Pollen Travels Frighteningly Far and Other Stories Bioengineered plants can sow their genes over many kilometers in just a single season, according to a new study. The findings give ammunition to those concerned about modified genes contaminating wild populations. CITES Does Not Follow Standard U.N. Divisions BANGKOK — China and the United States join forces, Norway and Japan defy the European Union, and nobody gives a hoot about Israel. Meanwhile, African solidarity is shattered as divisions emerge between Kenya and the continent's southern neighborhood. A Coalition of Labor and Environmental Advocates Endorse Policy Package for a Smarter, Cleaner, Stronger America "FeederWatchers" Track Birds in Unexpected Places, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Seeks Volunteers to Watch Birds Irrawaddy Dolphins Gain Trade Protection Under CITES; WWF Urges Countries to Stop All Live Captures ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. Copyright © 2004 Environmental News Network, Inc. This Newsletter is sent in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 Environmental News Network - P.O. Box 6782 - San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 459-2248 Fax: (512) 681-0652 To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ENN Daily or Weekly Newsletter please click here or copy and paste the following link into your web browser's address bar http://cubert.routesys.com/~enn/homepage.php ::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, October 22, 2004 ::: Consumption of Resources Is Outstripping Planet's Ability to Cope, Says WWF GENEVA — People are plundering the world's resources at a pace that outstrips the planet's capacity to sustain life, the environmental group WWF said Thursday. Hispanics Are More Exposed to Environmental Health Risks, Says Report LOS ANGELES — Hispanics are exposed to more environmental health threats on average than the rest of the population, according to a report released this week by an environmental group. South Africa Weighs Killing Off Excess Elephants KRUGER PARK, South Africa — South Africa is weighing the option of killing off its excess elephants, 10 years after the practice known as culling was banned amid pressure from animal rights activists. Tentative Alaska Land Swap Raises Drilling Fears ANCHORAGE, Alaska — U.S. officials announced a tentative land swap this week that they say would enlarge an Alaska wildlife refuge but that critics charge would open up the area to oil and gas development. Lawsuit Accuses Feds of Mismanaging Conservation Program SEATTLE — The National Wildlife Federation has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that duck, pheasant, and other ground-nesting bird populations are being harmed by mismanagement of a government program that pays farmers to set aside croplands. U.S. Consumers Get Cold Feet as Energy Costs Soar WASHINGTON — The surging cost of fuel oil and gasoline have set the stage for a cold, expensive winter in the United States and sparked concerns that consumers will cut spending, a move economists worry will hamper growth. Local Initiatives Target Genetic Engineering in a Grassroots Battle over Biotech Farming When voters in the Northern California county of Mendocino passed an initiative this spring banning the cultivation of genetically engineered crops, there were celebrations 3,000 miles away in Vermont. Typhoon Kills 62 in Japan, Deadliest in 20 Years TOKYO — Japan's deadliest typhoon in more than two decades killed at least 62 people, media said on Thursday, as rescuers searched frantically for 27 still missing in floods and landslides. Florida Sportsmen Call for Stronger Action on Wetlands Conservation Corporate Customers Duped By Deceptive ‘Green’ Labeling Scheme Invasive Species Wreaking Havoc on Great Lakes Food Web, According to National Wildlife Federation Report Historic Glen Alpin Residence Protected (NJ) Invasive Pest Targeted By PA Agencies Earthwatch Teams Find New Species in Cameroon Rainforest ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. Copyright © 2004 Environmental News Network, Inc. This Newsletter is sent in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 Environmental News Network - P.O. Box 6782 - San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 459-2248 Fax: (512) 681-0652 ::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Monday, October 25, 2004 ::: Protecting Thailand's Forests: Exploring the Village to Ministry Connection More than a half-million hill tribe members, nomadic for centuries, live without regard to modern political boundaries in scattered villages throughout the broadleaf forest mountains of northern Thailand, Myanmar, and the famous Golden Triangle region of South East Asia. Migrants and Crime Swamp Mexico-U.S. Indian Nation SELLS, Arizona — Indian tribal leader Ned Norris remembers a time when illegal migrants from Mexico would be welcomed to his land after a long trek over the parched deserts of the U.S. border. Biologists Are Concerned the Northern Snakehead Could Threaten the Great Lakes Ecosystem CHICAGO — A fish known for its voracious appetite and ability to wreak havoc on freshwater ecosystems was found in Chicago's Burnham Harbor, alarming state biologists. "Killer in the Kitchen" Smoke Claims 1.6 Million Lives a Year, Says U.N. GENEVA — About 1.6 million people are killed each year by indoor smoke from cooking fires in developing countries, U.N. agencies said recently. Chinese and Global Automakers Showcase Fuel-Saving Cars in World's Fastest Growing Market ANTING, China — The Habo No. 1 looks like any one of the legions of Volkswagen sedans in China. But a peek under the hood reveals an array of chrome canisters instead of the usual engine: The Habo is fueled not by gas but hydrogen peroxide. If You Want to Test a Nuke, Vienna Is Watching VIENNA, Austria — Whether big or small, high in the sky, or deep in the ground, if you test a nuclear bomb, someone in the Austrian capital will find out. Gulf War Illness May Never Be Explained, Says Scientist LONDON — Veterans of the Gulf War suffer more health problems than other members of the military, but the causes of the mysterious array of symptoms may never be known, a leading British scientist said recently. Environmental Groups and Scientists Call for Restrictions and Research on GM Food MOSCOW — More than 35 people, most of them leaders of scientific or environmental activist groups, released a letter recently urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to set limits on the development and use of genetically modified foods. "O" Matters To Los Angeles Funds OK'd for Pupukea-Paumalu Natural Area (HI) International Judges Join Competition For Fishing Gear that Reduces Wildlife Deaths Support The Pacuare American Senators on Svalbard ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. Copyright © 2004 Environmental News Network, Inc. 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