Thursday, December 11, 2003

E.U. fishers protest protections for depleted fish stocks
Angry fishers handed out free fish in Belgium, blocked ports across France, and kept British ferries from crossing the English Channel on Wednesday to protest proposed E.U. cuts on commercial catches of cod, hake, and other dwindling varieties.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-11/s_11219.asp

Kenyan fishers at odds with flower farms
Two Kenyan fishers land their canoe on the edge of Lake Naivasha, tipping their silver catch on the grass under the eager eyes of their employer.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-11/s_11213.asp

Prehistoric human activity may have affected global climate
Measurements of ancient air bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice offered evidence that humans have been changing the global climate since thousands of years before the industrial revolution.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-11/s_11220.asp

U.S. environmentalists sue over Alaska logging plan
Environmentalists said Wednesday they have sued the U.S. Forest Service over a plan they say threatens to open up valuable sections of the largest national forest to clear-cut logging.
http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-11/s_11216.asp

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