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ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 05/05/2004

United Nations wakes up to sustainable coffee
Cafeterias and coffee shops throughout the United Nations offices in New York are now serving sustainable coffee to the delegates, diplomats, and visitors who walk its prestigious halls.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23007.asp

Debate over causes aside, warm climate's effects are striking in the West
Just outside this mountain town, where the acres of ponderosa pine turn into a Christmas green blur, Tom Whitham eyes the weary, struggling forest.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23433.asp

African groups criticize U.S. over gene-altered food aid
Some 60 African farm campaigners criticized the United States Tuesday for what they said was relentless pressure on Sudan and Angola to accept gene-altered food aid to avert hunger.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23466.asp

Malaysia detains 16 Chinese fishers for poaching, finds 160 dead sea turtles on boat
Malaysia's marine police arrested 16 Chinese fishers for suspected poaching after discovering about 160 dead endangered sea turtles aboard a trawler, officials and news reports said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23473.asp

Change is coming, but when?
"Don't you ever get tired of writing about bad news?" It's a question I get asked a lot. Well here's some good news: Change is in the air.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23285.asp

Grain harvest predicted to fall short of world demand
This year's world grain harvest will increase to a record level but will still fall nearly 60 million tons short of what 6.4 billion people and more than 1 billion livestock will consume, an environmental group predicted Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23471.asp

U.S. lawmakers seek to remove lead from tap water
U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill Tuesday to eliminate lead in the nation's drinking water supply after high levels of the toxic metal were found in the capital's tap water.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23465.asp

Canadians urged to swamp prime minister with bread
Canadians upset that genetically modified wheat might one day find itself on their shelves now have a new way to vent their anger: mail a slice of bread to Prime Minister Paul Martin.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23468.asp

Pakistan, China sign deal on nuclear power plant
Pakistan and China signed a deal on Tuesday to build a new nuclear power plant, underlining economic cooperation between the longtime allies a day after a car bomb killed three Chinese technicians in southern Pakistan.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23469.asp

California firefighters battle six early blazes
A day after California fire officials announced an early start to the wildfire season, firefighters battled six major blazes dotting mountain ranges between Santa Barbara and San Diego.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-05/s_23467.asp



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

International Fund for Animal Welfare:
U.S. Senate Moves Closer to Condemning Canadian Seal Hunt

The Trust for Public Land:
Kid-Designed Playground in Bronx Expanded

The Trust for Public Land:
Ridgewood Horse Farm Protected as Park (NJ)

Earthwatch Institute:
Scientists Propose Solutions to Lion-Human Conflicts

Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting:
Greenhouse emissions trading seminar