The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

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E-mail Edition 01/20/04

Wild salmon have fewer toxins than their farmed cousins and other stories
Farmed salmon often contains dangerously high levels of cancer-causing chemicals, according to a new study. A team of American toxicologists analyzed 700 Atlantic farmed and Pacific wild salmon for chemical contaminants such as PCBs, dioxins, and pesticides. The farmed fish were sampled from aquaculture operations around the world.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12201.asp

U.S. government dusts off 1800s law in targeting environmental group Greenpeace
When prosecutors brought charges against Greenpeace for protesting a shipment of Amazon mahogany, they dusted off a 19th century federal law enacted to stop pimps from clambering aboard ships entering port.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12274.asp

SARS bites deep into Hong Kong snake restaurants
Opposite a writhing mass of snakes in a glass tank, Kam Oi-ho stirred a steaming pot of snake soup and filled a bowl for his first customer of the day.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12272.asp

Authorities stop flow of raw sewage into the ocean surrounding St. Croix
A sewage spill that kept a cruise ship at bay, closed an area beach, and discolored turquoise waters has been corrected, officials said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12273.asp

Hard to say how to tame gene-altered life, says report
Genetically engineered crops may be handy for farmers who want to freely use weedkillers, but what is to keep the altered plants from spreading their pollen and creating superweeds?
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12269.asp

$3 million sewage system is cleaning up trademark stream at Frank Lloyd Wright house
Four years after the state complained about pollution, Frank Lloyd Wright's landmark house Fallingwater has a $3 million sewage system to protect the creek that flows under the building and gives it its name.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12212.asp

More U.S. herds quarantined over mad cow, says USDA
Two more cattle herds in Washington state were quarantined over the weekend, as the number of animals linked to a cow infected with mad cow disease increased, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12271.asp

Biotech firms urge Canada to uphold canola patent
Representatives for scientists and biotech firms warned Tuesday that companies could abandon Canada unless the Supreme Court upholds a patent for canola that has been modified to resist a certain type of weedkiller.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12270.asp

Martian soil poses puzzles for NASA scientists
Detailed analysis of Martian soil samples taken by the Spirit rover has confirmed much that scientists already knew but has posed other puzzles about the geologic history of the red planet, mission scientists said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-21/s_12268.asp

Today's Press Releases (Become an Affiliate)
Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

African Wildlife Foundation:
Highly Endangered Mountain Gorilla Population Grows by 17 Percent

Mangrove Action Project:
Late Friday News #131

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Annapolis to Washington: Catch Us If You Can on Efficiency Standards

The Trust for Public Land:
Mill River Project Gains New Momentum (CT)

Project NatureConnect, Institute of Global Education:
Cutting Edge Newspaper Offers Article on Nature-Connected Learning and Psychology

Sustainable Forestry and Certification Watch:
Prominent Speakers to Address North American Forest Certification Conference

World Land Trust:
Southern Sea Lion colony in Patagonia at all time high