The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 03/24/2004

Listen to the birds
Most everyone has heard the analogy of the canary in the coalmine. Miners used to take the birds, which are hyper-sensitive to deadly hydrogen sulfide gas, down into the shafts. If the birds keeled over, miners knew to get out ? fast.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_15438.asp

Supreme Court dodges major ruling in Everglades pollution case
The Supreme Court, sidestepping a major decision on the government's power to regulate clean water, told a Florida court Tuesday to reconsider a pollution dispute involving the Everglades.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_15239.asp

25 years after Three Mile Island, concerns linger
Twenty-five years after a near-catastrophe at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant exposed lax safety practices, owners and regulators of the nation's aging fleet of 103 reactors still face nagging questions about their ability to prevent mishaps.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_14316.asp

Poverty grinds against oil wealth in Nigerian delta
Every time Stephen Yibo goes fishing around the U.S.-operated oil platform near his village in Nigeria's southern delta, soldiers come out on boats and shoot into the air to scare him away.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_14335.asp

U.S. pushes to boost use of ozone-damaging fumigant
U.S. fruit growers in Montreal this week will push for an increase in their use of a pesticide known to destroy the ozone layer, claiming that exemptions for developing nations on the chemical are unfair.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_14315.asp

Exxon penalties could rise as Valdez oil lingers
Fifteen years after the Exxon Valdez supertanker split open on a submerged reef off Alaska, stubborn pockets of crude oil persist on once-pristine beaches, and creatures ranging from sea otters to harlequin ducks and herring are still struggling.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_14486.asp

Mars once had a shallow pool of briny water on its surface, says NASA
Mars had a shallow pool of briny water on its surface long ago, NASA said Tuesday in announcing what could be the strongest evidence yet that the now-dry Red Planet was once hospitable to life.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_15220.asp

Land conservation program expands in Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania farmers will soon be able to participate in a conservation program that pays them not to farm fragile land in an effort to protect waterways.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_15266.asp

Mexico to host next world water summit
Many parts of Latin America don't want for water. The problem is finding something that is drinkable.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-03-24/s_14250.asp



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

World Resources Institute:
Africa Braces for the Fallout of Global Warming

Redefining Progress:
EARTH'S RESOURCES OVERUSED BY 15%:
DEEPENS PLIGHT OF POOREST NATIONS

IUCN - The World Conservation Union:
Call for Entries to Excellence in Environmental Journalism Awards

Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation:
Pew Fellow Graham Robertson to Protect Seabirds from Fishing Lines

Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation:
Pew Fellow Craig Smith to Protect Pacific Ocean Ecosystems from Fishing and Mining

Mangrove Action Project:
The Late Friday News, 132nd Edition

World Land Trust:
Internet Scam Hits Wildlife Charity

United Nations Environment Programme:
Combating Climate Change: Economic Opportunity or Economic Suicide?

United Nations Environment Programme:
Montreal Protocol Talks to Consider Exemptions From Methyl Bromide Ban

World Resources Institute:
A Fledgling Local Movement to Manage the "Mother of Waters"

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Stationary Fuel Cell Generation Has Great Potential If Obstacles Can Be Overcome