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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, March 25, 2005 :::
ENN Todays News

Week in Review: March 21st - 25th

ENN's editors summarize the most compelling environmental and sustainable economy news of the week.

EPA Work on Sensors for Detecting Bioterrorism Attack Faulted

Cities are not getting all the protections President Bush ordered last year to detect a biological terrorism attack, the Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog said Thursday.

Tsunami Silt Threatens Indian Ocean's Coral

Three months after the Indian Ocean tsunami, divers are still pulling mattresses and metal from the coral-lined bays of Thai paradise isles, although experts say overall reef damage is not that bad.

Octopuses Observed Avoiding Predators

Octopuses, known for using camouflage to avoid predators, have been observed apparently trying to sneak away by walking on two arms while pretending to be a bunch of algae. Two kinds of octopus were seen to use different ways of walking along the sea floor, researchers were reporting in Friday's issue of the journal Science.

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SUSTAINABLE   ECONOMY NEWS

Sustainable Economy This Week

Throughout the month of March ENN has been bringing you stories about the concept of a sustainable economy.

EarthNews Radio: Cow Shares

More and more people are realizing the value of drinking whole milk, and many of those people are going directly to the source to get it.

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NON PROFIT &   COMPANY NEWS

Deep-Sea Tremors May Provide Early Warning System for Larger Earthquakes

Predicting when large earthquakes might occur may be a step closer to reality, thanks to a new study of undersea earthquakes in the eastern Pacific Ocean. The study, reported in today's Nature, is the first to suggest that small seismic shocks or foreshocks preceding a major earthquake can be used in some cases to predict the main tremors.

‘Water and Wildlife’ Among Top Issues at Children’s World Eco-Summi

The 2005 Children's World Summit for the Environment will take place this July in Aichi, Japan during Expo 2005, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Japan Organizing committee (JOC) jointly announced today.

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