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E-mail Edition 02/19/2004

The butterfly of utter blackness and other stories
A common Australian butterfly can literally trap light in its wings. Its sophisticated methods are now starting to be used by human engineers to make blacker-than-black colors, scientists report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_12836.asp

Bush administration "distorts science," says report
Top scientists and environmentalists accused the Bush administration Wednesday of suppressing and distorting scientific findings that run counter to its own policies.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13266.asp

Kerry hailed as ally of the wider world on environment
Environmentalists fete John Kerry as a possible savior in a stalled battle against global warming if the Democratic front-runner topples U.S. President George W. Bush in the November election.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13269.asp

Yucca Mountain could leak nuclear waste, says scientist
The U.S. nuclear waste dump proposed for Nevada is poorly designed and could leak highly radioactive waste, said a scientist who recently resigned from a federal panel of experts on Yucca Mountain. Paul Craig, a physicist and engineering professor at the University of California-Davis, said Wednesday that he quit the panel last month so he could speak more freely about the waste dump's dangers.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13273.asp

California marine preserve remains off-limits to fishing
A judicial panel has rejected an attempt by the fishing industry to reopen waters around California's Channel Islands that were designated last year as one of the largest no-fishing zones in the country.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13272.asp

Rich countries must stump up for life on Earth, says Malaysia
Rich countries looking to stem the loss of plants and animals on Earth and to profit from their genes must stump up the money, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak said on Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13267.asp

U.S. extends carmakers' alternative fuel incentive
The Bush administration extended a controversial incentive Wednesday for automakers to produce vehicles that can burn either gasoline or alternative fuels.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13268.asp

Swiss study predicts scorching European summers
The heat wave that killed more than 10,000 people across Europe last summer is only a taste of things to come as the planet becomes steadily warmer, a Swiss expert predicted this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13271.asp

South Africa's badlands get a touch of green
South Africa's Cape Flats area is awash with drugs and violent gangs, but amid the despair is a window into the dusty landscape's former ecological glory.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-02-19/s_13265.asp

Environmental Marketplace Update (Become a Member)

We'd like to encourage you to visit our Environmental Marketplace where you'll learn about some amazing environmentally-focused businesses. A few examples:

A Happy Planet, San Francisco's original and oldest natural fiber home furnishing's company. They are opening a new organic bedding showroom to let customers try organic mattresses, pillows, comforters, toppers and other chemical-free bedding accessories. Read their story

Island Press, demonstrating how new ideas and new thinking can unleash solutions to environmental problems. They have just published a new book entitled "Politics, Pollution, and Pandas: An Environmental Memoir" written by Russell Train, the first of the EPA's nine administrators to publish a candid memoir about the EPA. Read the story

Global Exchange Online Fair Trade Store markets fairly-traded products. Did you know that America is the world's largest chocolate consumer, and in 2000 alone, they consumed 3.3 billion pounds of chocolate? Read more about fair trade chocolate

Vegancats.com, dedicated to the principle that the lives of all animals have inherent value. Their article antitled "Mad Cat Disease?" sheds light on mad cow disease and our pet food supply. Read the article

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

The Heinz Center:
HEINZ CENTER ELECTS R. PHILIP HANES, JR., TO BOARD

California Certified Organic Farmers:
California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) Foundation Helps Farmers "Going Organic"

World Society for the Protection of Animals:
Concerns grow over animals buried alive in mass graves

WWF-US Communications:
Indonesia to Protect Top Nesting Site for Critically Endangered Turtles

World Society for the Protection of Animals:
First of infamous Japanese bear parks to close in victory for animal groups

World Society for the Protection of Animals:
Bear rehabilitation proves effective

United Nations Environment Programme:
UNEP-WCMC Mapping Tool To Shed Light on World's Marine Turtles

The Trust for Public Land:
Hassanamesitt Woods Protection Moves Forward (MA)

WWF-US Communications:
Landmark Toxics Treaty to Become Law

Earth Policy Institute:
U.S. Leading World Away From Cigarettes

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Extension of Dual-Fuel Loophole to Increase Oil Consumption by 40-100 Million Barrels over Next Four Years

National Pollution Prevention Roundtable:
White Paper on Pollution Prevention and Homeland Security Released

United Nations Environment Programme:
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to enter into force on 17 May 2004

National Pollution Prevention Roundtable:
NEAS Early Registration Deadline on Friday