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E-mail Edition 05/20/2004

Forest Plan Spells Extinction For Marbled Murrelet and other stories
The marbled murrelet, a threatened Pacific seabird, has proven a mighty force in forest conservation. Because it nests in old-growth trees, the murrelet has helped turn back chainsaws and logging trucks from Northern California to Washington state.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_23659.asp

Conservationists ask Koizumi to stop U.S. military base relocation to save endangered dugongs
Conservationists have asked Japan to halt plans to relocate a U.S. Marine Corps air base, saying the facility might threaten endangered dugongs, or sea cows, that live in nearby waters.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24070.asp

JP Morgan Chase deflects criticism with new environmental policies
In the latest in a series of 2004 shareholder proxy successes, JPMorgan Chase has agreed to take steps to increase its emphasis on environmental risk management. As a result of this positive response from JPMorgan Chase, Christian Brothers Investment Services, Inc. (CBIS) and other concerned shareholders are withdrawing a related shareholder proposal.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_23660.asp

Greenpeace cleared in U.S. ship-boarding case
A U.S. judge acquitted environmental protection group Greenpeace Wednesday on charges it conspired to break the law by sending activists aboard a freighter carrying illegally felled mahogany two years ago.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24063.asp

International protection given to New Zealand marine reserve area
Large ships will be banned from approaching the Poor Knights Islands off New Zealand's east coast following an unprecedented ruling aimed at protecting ecologically sensitive areas, maritime authorities said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24072.asp

Washington hopes chemical will end lead woes
Authorities in Washington said Wednesday they will add an anticorrosion agent to the city's water supply starting next month, which they say should reduce unprecedented levels of lead in the city's water.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24068.asp

Bush invokes war on terror in U.S. energy debate
President Bush said Wednesday he would not release strategic oil stocks to curb record gasoline prices while he was waging war on terror and accused Democrats of playing politics on energy.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24067.asp

Uranium mining company may face criminal charges for water contamination, Australian minister says
A mining company may face criminal charges after the water supply at its mine was contaminated with uranium, a senior official said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24071.asp

A shocker for Americans: $2-a-gallon gasoline
Rising fuel prices gave Americans a shock as more than a few drivers spent $60 Wednesday just filling their gasoline tank.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24065.asp

Thaw of icy gas may worsen global warming, says report
A thawing of vast, icelike deposits of gas under oceans and in permafrost could sharply accelerate global warming in the 21st century, British-based scientists said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24062.asp

Activists and MPs renew call for British hunt ban
Animal welfare activists and backbench members of parliament called on Britain's government Wednesday to reopen the long-running debate on banning hunting with dogs.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-20/s_24066.asp