The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 01/21/04

Changing the future means changing priorities
News that global warming could push one-quarter of the world's plants and animals to the edge of extinction by 2050 recently made headlines around the world. But did the stories do more harm than good?
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12300.asp

Supreme Court rules EPA can overrule state in clean air case
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the federal Environmental Protection Agency can override state officials and order some antipollution measures that may be more costly.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12312.asp

Crews work to contain spill from capsized freighter off west coast of Norway
Salvage crews worked Wednesday to limit the environmental damage from a freighter that capsized in an inlet along the west coast of Norway, killing 18 people aboard.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12311.asp

Indian tiger census in Sunderbans Forest finds population stable
Endangered Bengal tigers might be making a comeback in numbers in a remote Indian forest, officials said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12313.asp

Rio drops 'pill by mail' plan after church talk
The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro dropped a pioneering plan to mail contraceptives to women in poor neighborhoods for free Wednesday after the mayor consulted the Roman Catholic archbishop.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12308.asp

North America, Europe may cool in warmer world, says report
Parts of Europe and North America could get drastically colder if warming Atlantic ocean currents are halted by a surprise side-effect of global warming, scientists said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12302.asp

USDA mulls mandatory national livestock ID program
The U.S. Agriculture Department is considering a mandatory national livestock identification program, rather than a voluntary one, that would help track cattle infected with ailments like mad cow disease, Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said on Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12307.asp

Eritrea needs speedy aid to meet food crisis, says U.N.
Drought-ravaged Eritrea, which has some of the worst malnutrition rates in Africa, needs food and other aid urgently, U.N. officials said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12309.asp

Greenpeace is on a campaign to save Indonesia forest
Greenpeace is sending its flagship, the Rainbow Warrior, on a campaign to stop illegal logging in Indonesia, the environmental pressure group said on Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-01-22/s_12303.asp

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monterey Bay Aquarium:
Monterey Bay Aquarium issues national seafood guide, will put 2 million in public's hands by Earth Day

United Nations Environment Programme:
The Seed Awards - Supporting Entrepreneurs in Environment and Development

The Trust for Public Land:
Land Added to Morro Bay Dunes Greenbelt (CA)