Saturday, February 23, 2008

02/22/2008 TO Enviro-news

Investors Tackling Global Warming While Governments Spar
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022208EA.shtml
The Associated Press reports: "Private companies will soon be investing more than governments in cutting the production of greenhouse gases, the UN's top climate change official said Thursday."

As South American Rivers Dry Up, Miners Tap Ocean
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022208EB.shtml
Terry Wade, Reuters, "Vast mines in Peru and Chile that supply the world with crucial metals have started to pump water from the Pacific Ocean high into the Andes Mountains because of chronic water shortages exacerbated by climate change."

Federal Delisting of Northern Rockies Wolves Headed for Court
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022208EC.shtml
Environment News Service: "Environmental groups from across the United States are planning legal action in an attempt to reverse today's decision by the federal government to remove gray wolves in the Northern Rocky Mountains from the Endangered Species List."

Soaring Energy Prices Bad News for the Economy
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/022208LA.shtml
Ron Scherer, The Christian Science Monitor: "If energy prices remain this high or go higher they could begin to eat into the rebate checks that the government is planning to start sending taxpayers in May."

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