Friday, February 06, 2004

ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 02/06/2004

Journey to Eden
Described as a "living theater of plants and people," the Eden Project is an international visitor attraction set in a former clay quarry in Cornwall, England.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12688.asp

A.Q. Khan was just the "tip of an iceberg," says U.N.
The father of Pakistan's atom bomb was just the "tip of an iceberg" in a global black market that sold nuclear technology to Libya, Iran, and North Korea, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12842.asp

Animal welfare groups sue to block killing of cormorants
Animal welfare groups sued the U.S. government Thursday to try to block new rules that permit the killing of double-crested cormorants, a hook-billed predatory waterfowl that is a voracious fish-eater.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12848.asp

Plants give up their secret of splitting water
Researchers said Thursday they had taken another step toward understanding how plants split water into hydrogen and oxygen atoms, which may provide a cheap way to produce clean-burning hydrogen fuel.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12839.asp


California approves rules for water-efficient washing machines, which need feds' approval
California regulators approved efficiency rules this week for washing machines designed to save billions of gallons of water a year, but the changes will need the federal government's blessing.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12852.asp

Senate Democrats question appeals court nominee about his views on the environment
Senate Democrats questioned an appeals court nominee on Thursday about his past opposition to environmental regulations and sought assurances he would not pursue an anti-environmental agenda from the bench.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12849.asp

Global warming bigger threat than terrorism, says Canada
Global warming poses a greater long-term threat to humanity than terrorism because it could force hundreds of millions from their homes and trigger an economic catastrophe, Canadian Environment Minister David Anderson said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12843.asp

One-quarter of rural wells are polluted by feces, says Ireland's Environmental Protection Agency
More than one-quarter of drinking water provided by rural water systems in Ireland has been contaminated by untreated sewage, the Environmental Protection Agency reported Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12851.asp

U.N. agencies rebuke Asian countries over bird flu
Three U.N. agencies admonished Asian countries infected with bird flu Thursday for being too slow in sounding the alarm and warned that the epidemic that has killed 16 people was still not under control.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-06/s_12846.asp

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

Sustainable Forestry and Certification Watch:
Canada Led World Growth in Forest Certification in 2003

Save Our Wild Salmon:
Timeline Documents Three Years of Consistent Failure and Neglect

WWF-US Communications:
World Wildlife Fund and Ricoh Corporation Sign Agreement to Advance Forest Conservation in Mexico

Natural Resources Defense Council:
New Report Finds Fuel Cell Forecasts Cloudier Than Expected

WWF-US Communications:
Up To 26 Times More Fish Found on Reefs Near Mangrove Forests, New Nature Study Shows

The Natural Step:
Swedish University Launches Sustainability Masters Program

Biodiversity Project:
Love Is Natural: Sustainable Valentine's Day Ideas

Center for Biological Diversity:
ALASKAN SEA OTTER PROPOSED FOR LISTING UNDER ESA

Aldo Leopold Leadership Program:
Communications Training Opportunity for Academic Environmental Scientists

No comments:

Post a Comment

Please do not promote businesses that are not about keeping the environment clean or renewable energy via comments on this blog. All such posts will be reported as spam and removed.