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Consumer appetite erodes quality of life for all
The world is consuming goods and services at an unsustainable pace, with serious consequences for the well-being of people and the planet, according to the Worldwatch Institute's annual report, State of the World 2004.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11975.asp

Professors design mad cow 'digester'
The bodies of dead cattle infected with mad cow disease are usually burned to destroy the misshapen proteins suspected of causing the brain-wasting ailment, although there are doubts whether this is safe, cost-effective, or environmentally sound. A new company says it has a better alternative.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11979.asp

Architect finds quake-safe houses hard to sell
Iran-born architect Nader Khalili has a technique for building earthquake-proof houses, but he is struggling to sell it to governments even though he teaches it for free and it could save countless lives.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11988.asp

France is hot to host nuclear fusion plant
France is determined to win the blessings of an international consortium to host the first large-scale nuclear fusion plant, the French prime minister said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11978.asp

Indian tribe takes Everglades fight to U.S. Supreme Court
Looking out over the water and sawgrass that stretches for miles in every direction, William Buffalo Tiger recalled one of the first signs that pollution was slowly killing the Everglades: batches of dead snakes.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11989.asp

Bush may appeal Yellowstone snowmobile ruling
The Bush administration has taken a step toward a possible appeal of a judge's ruling that ordered the National Park Service to ban snowmobiles from Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11985.asp

North Korea plans talks on nuclear reactors
Experts from North Korea and the U.S.-led consortium that suspended construction of nuclear reactors in the communist state will hold talks on the project this week, a South Korean official said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11987.asp

Pombo to take on Endangered Species Act 'bit by bit'
The cowboy hat-wearing rancher who chairs the House committee in charge of environmental policy says he's finished trying to recast the Endangered Species Act in one fell swoop. Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Calif., says now he wants to take it on bit by bit.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11982.asp

Groups fear for Yellowstone bison
With Yellowstone National Park's bison population at its highest level in years, some environmentalists fear huge numbers of the beasts will wander into Montana this winter and be killed in the name of controlling disease.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-13/s_11984.asp

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Competitive Enterprise Institute:
Coalition Supports Decision to Drop Kyoto Credits from Revised Greenhouse Reporting Program

Project NatureConnect, Institute of Global Education:
Best Selling N.Y. Times Author Says: " 'The Web of Life Imperative'---Buy This Book Right Now"

National Audubon Society:
GREENEST OF THEM ALL - AUDUBON NATURE CENTER IS CERTIFIED AS NATION'S MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BUILDING