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E-mail Edition 02/05/2004

Malaysian conference gets to the heart of sustainability
Hear the term "convention on biological diversity," and one might tend to think of biologists gathered over a buffet of rubber chicken to discuss the mating habits of snails. But the meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which begins next week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is actually more about people than other animals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12788.asp

Malaysia is accused of illegally selling millions of dollars of Indonesian hardwood
Baby cribs, pictures frames, and many consumer items destined for Western markets are made from illegally logged Indonesian timber, which is smuggled across the border into Malaysia, environmentalist groups said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12801.asp

Six charged in dumping of oil-tainted wheat in South China Sea
A U.S. shipping company hired a Bulgarian crew to illegally dump 440 tons of oil-tainted wheat into the South China Sea five years ago, federal prosecutors charged.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12804.asp

Kentucky cloning doctor says his first attempt fails
A Kentucky fertility expert who announced last month that he had transferred a cloned human embryo into a woman said Wednesday the pregnancy had failed, but he promised to make more attempts.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12797.asp

Whistleblower says EPA used unreliable data for sludge decision
A former government scientist accused the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday of knowingly using unreliable data when it denied a petition to halt the use of sewage sludge for fertilizer.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12798.asp

Once-abundant shark species nearly driven extinct over 50 years, says study
The population of oceanic whitetip shark, once among the world's most common tropical sharks, has plummeted by 99 percent since the 1950s and the species is nearly extinct in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists reported Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12800.asp

Alaska sea otters' disappearance a mystery
When Russian explorers first saw sea otters bobbing in the waters off Alaska's Aleutian Islands in the mid-18th century, they knew they had discovered a money maker.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12792.asp

Space agency says aerosol particles, gases obscuring Indian skies
India's space agency said Wednesday it's launching a major study of tiny airborne particles called aerosols, which are increasingly polluting the country's skies and hampering satellite observation of the Earth.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12799.asp

California utility abandons plan to ship nuclear reactor vessel around tip of South America
A California utility abandoned a plan this week to send a 600-ton decommissioned reactor vessel on what would have been the longest voyage ever for a piece of nuclear waste in U.S. history.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-05/s_12803.asp

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

Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society:
Albertans Call on Premier to Reverse Decision to Continue Grizzly Hunt

New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation:
Food, Not Fluoride, Reduces Cavities

Center for Biological Diversity:
Report Released on Effects of 2003 Wildfires on Endangered Species

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

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

The Natural Step:
Swedish University Launches Sustainability Masters Program

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

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

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