::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Tuesday, March 22, 2005 :::
 South America Wetlands May Be 'Next Everglades,' Report Says
Giant South American wetlands are under threat from farming and house building and could shrink like Florida's Everglades last century, a study by U.N. experts said on Tuesday. Agency Admits Using Faulty Data on Endangered Florida Panthers
Criticized by a whistle-blower, the Fish and Wildlife Service conceded Monday that it bungled some of the science used in protecting Florida's endangered panthers. Tour Rush Seen in Alaska Refuge before Oil Drilling
As Congress moves closer to approving the Bush administration's controversial plan for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, some Alaskans are expecting a rush of visitors who want to hike, raft and camp before any drilling starts. Figures Show British Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rose in 2003
The British government insisted Monday that the country was on track to meet Kyoto Protocol targets, despite new figures showing that carbon dioxide emissions rose in recent years. READ ALL THE LATEST HEADLINES  Trash Companies Beautify their Sun Valley Properties
Tired of living in the shadow of smelly trash yards, community activists have pressured recycling and refuse companies to make multimillion-dollar improvements that will result in cleaner, greener businesses. Zoo Tests Biodiesel Alternative
The North Carolina Zoological Park is expanding an initiative that officials say could bring about environmental benefits. READ ALL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY NEWS  Monterey Bay Aquarium BAY Commits Another $500,000 to White Shark Conservation Research Projects
The Monterey Bay Aquarium recently authorized spending $500,000 for multi-year field conservation studies of white sharks in southern California and Baja California. This brings to $840,000 the amount the non-profit aquarium has committed since 2002 toward field research aimed at conserving white sharks in the wild. Winners of UNEP's Photo Competition Announced
Images of deer, scavenging on a rubbish tip, the housing of the rich set against the slums of the poor and Buddhist monks solemnly draping cloth round a tree trunk have scooped the top prizes in the latest UN Environment Programme (UNEP) International Photographic Competition on the Environment. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS
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