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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Wednesday, June 01, 2005 ::: Italian 'Eco-Mafia' Booms, Outstrips Economy Italian Mafia activity that harms the environment -- from hazardous waste disposal to illegal construction -- enjoyed a boom year in 2004, an environmental report said on Tuesday. U.N. Training Iraqis in Jordan to Measure Radiation from Depleted Uranium Concerned about depleted uranium and what they say are increasing cancer rates, Iraqi officials are receiving training from U.N. experts on techniques to measure radiation levels according to international standards, a U.N. official Tuesday. Ecuador Lifts Galapagos Sea Cucumber Fishing Ban Ecuador Tuesday lifted a ban on the fishing of lucrative sea cucumbers from the Galapagos islands in a move that environmental groups have said could threaten conservation efforts. Large Calcite Formation Found in New Mexico Cave A calcite formation named Snowy River could prove a gold mine for scientists, who believe the new passage could yield information on everything from specialized bacteria to underground drainage. READ ALL THE LATEST HEADLINES Capitalism Colored Green at Small Business School The Bainbridge Graduate Institute, an MBA school on Washington state's Bainbridge Island, started in 2002 as an experiment to infuse sound environmental and social practices into the standard business curriculum. Its enrollment has nearly doubled every year, with 40 students enrolled now and 50 new ones expected this fall. SUV Drivers Reconsider After a decade and a half of tremendous growth, total SUV sales are down 10.2 percent for the first quarter of 2005. In April, the biggest class of SUVs dropped 21.7 percent from the same month in 2004, according to WardsAuto.com, a sales-tracking firm. READ ALL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY NEWS Evidence Showing Harm to Whales Withheld by Bush Administration United States Gets Improved Score on Aquaculture Policies Thousand Scientists Call For UN Moratorium on Longline Fishing READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS Diamant Film Inc. Receives Second of Four Ordered Containers of Diamant ™ Film READ ALL COMPANY NEWS