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News for December 18, 2003 archive from ENN...

Take a chemical inventory of your home

Are you feeling tired most of the time? Does your spouse have a continuous cold
and your child a mysterious rash? Chemical sensitivities could be responsible
for these ailments.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_9205.asp

Soybeans: the new threat to Brazilian rainforest

Brazilian scientists have developed a new variety of soybean to flourish in this
punishing equatorial climate. Brazilian farmers are rushing into the jungle to
take advantage of cheap land and cash in on the bumper crop.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11441.asp

European Parliament backs polluter-pays rules proposal

The European Parliament has backed proposed legislation designed to force industry
and others in the European Union that pollute the environment to pay for the mess
they make.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11442.asp

Air quality in Asia is still bad, but it's improving

Pollution in the skies over Asia's booming cities is responsible for 500,000 deaths
every year and the working lives of many are shortened by health problems from
breathing filthy air, experts said Wednesday.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11438.asp

Judge rules for Puget Sound orcas

A federal judge ordered the government to rethink its finding that Washington state's
struggling orca population is not significant and does not warrant protection under
the Endangered Species Act.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11440.asp

E.U. nations are near compromise on fishing crisis

Italy presented new proposals Wednesday to break deadlock between European Union
nations seeking stringent controls to protect threatened fish stocks and those
demanding more leeway for their fishers.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11443.asp

Loss of habitat endangers reindeer in Norway

As children count down to the arrival of Rudolph, scientists warned that the
remaining wild reindeer in Norway are under threat as construction projects have
encroached on their natural habitat, forcing them into smaller areas with poor
food supplies.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11444.asp

Putting penguins in cold storage

The venerable California Academy of Sciences is shutting its doors on Dec. 31, and
its 18 million specimens, alive and long, long dead, are being moved. The old cement
building, a fixture in Golden Gate Park since 1916, will be razed to make way for a
new $370 million structure, a marvel of eco-friendly design.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11439.asp

St. Martin whale beachings remain a mystery

Blood tests taken to determine why three dozen whales beached themselves in St. Martin
last month were insufficient to determine the cause of their deaths, a French official
said Wednesday.
FULL STORY: http://www.enn.com/news/2003-12-18/s_11466.asp


Direct from environmental organizations, lobbying groups, universities and businesses:

Green Business Network Translates Its Small-Business Guide into Spanish
GreenBiz.com
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1364B000000F9857FDAEE61F5A4AB

How to Reduce the Psychological Source of our Disturbed and Disturbing Relationships
Project NatureConnect, Institute of Global Education
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1366D000000F9887507A46F709969

Science into Policy: GreenFacts releases 2003 Conference Proceedings
GreenFacts Foundation
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1364B000000F989C6E1C26E2E1F28

NWF Takes Legal Action to Ensure Wolf Recovery in the Northeast
National Wildlife Federation
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1366D000000F989EE4578EB3103FB

Trout Unlimited Releases Fish Hatchery Reform Report
Trout Unlimited - Western Conservation Office
http://www.enn.com/direct/display-release.asp?objid=D1D1364B000000F98AC2D8246E2E23FF