The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 06/10/2004

New Partnership Brings Sustainable Forest and Farm Products to Market
The Rainforest Alliance has partnered with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Certified Sustainable Products Alliance, a three-year effort to significantly promote and increase the sale of sustainably produced certified timber, banana, and coffee from Central America and Mexico.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24522.asp

Army to begin destroying deadly nerve agent at Indiana depot
In a cavernous, pipe-filled structure known simply as the Utility Building, Army contractors are getting ready to destroy a Cold War–era concoction so lethal it could kill untold millions.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24736.asp

African ape havens to release more animals into wild
Sanctuaries caring for orphaned African apes plan to release more of their charges back into the wild in a bid to save them from extinction, primate experts said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24733.asp

U.S. House panel votes to block new nuclear weapons
A House subcommittee defied the Bush administration Wednesday and slashed funds to study a new generation of deep-earth-penetrating nuclear weapons and so-called low-yield nuclear weapons.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24727.asp

The dimming of the light and other stories
Since the 1950s Earth has become a darker place. Sunlight levels have dropped by up to 3 percent per decade, reports Atsumu Ohmura of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24207.asp

Scientists dig and fly over Angkor in search of answers to golden city's fall
After resisting Siamese invaders for years, Cambodia's greatest city and civilization — the temple-studded Angkor — was dealt a death blow with its final sacking in 1431. Or so say the history books.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24741.asp

Brazil inaugurates DNA bank for endangered flora
Brazil's government on Wednesday inaugurated its first DNA bank to preserve genetic codes of endangered plant life in a nation known as the most biodiverse on the planet.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24739.asp

Nevada nuclear waste project faces budget problems, possible delay
A House panel approved only a fraction of the money the administration says it needs to keep a proposed nuclear waste project in Nevada on schedule, jeopardizing its planned completion by 2010.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24738.asp

Lax U.S. power plant rules are killing thousands, says study
More than 90 percent of the 23,600 annual deaths caused by pollution from aging coal-fired power plants could be prevented if the U.S. government adopted stricter rules, according to a study by environmental groups.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24732.asp

FDA is considering phasing out certain asthma inhalers
The government is asking asthma patients and doctors for help in deciding if it is time to gradually pull off the market certain asthma inhalers that pollute the environment.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24737.asp

Venezuela calls alert as plant clogs oil-hub lake
Venezuela has declared a state of emergency in its western Lake Maracaibo to combat a fast-breeding aquatic plant that is clogging waterways and threatening fishing in one of South America's largest bodies of water, officials said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24729.asp

Two Indonesian volcanoes spew more smoke, hot ash
Hot ash and thick smoke spewed out of two Indonesian volcanoes on Wednesday, a day after an eruption from one killed two tourists and rumblings at the other forced thousands of people to evacuate.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24734.asp

Weather forecast: warm for the next 15,000 years
Weather for about the next 15,000 years should be warm and stable — barring human interference — according to scientists Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-10/s_24731.asp



Environmental Marketplace Updates (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:

Adventure Life Journeys - an unusual travel company. Adventure Life takes a holistic approach to travel and is dedicated to expanding ecological and cultural awareness. Visit them on the web at http://www.adventure-life.com/index.html.

Alternative Energy Store - retailer for solar panels, windmills/wind turbines, inverters, solar water pumps, solar home heating systems and other solar and wind electric power systems for your home or business. Visit them on the web at http://www.altenergystore.com.

Environmental Construction Outfitters of New York - For over 15 years ECO of NY has been monitoring the issues related to safer, healthier, and environmentally responsible building products and systems. Visit them on the web at http://www.environmentaldepot.com.

Garden Kids - a children's clothing manufacturer dedicated to providing superior quality clothing using environmentally friendly products and socially responsible business practices. Visit them on the web at http://www.gardenkids.com.







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

Save Our Wild Salmon:
Bush Administration Spurns Science and Sacrifices Wild Salmon Again

The Trust for Public Land:
Key Acquisition for Egan, MN, Greenway

The Trust for Public Land:
Endangered Salamader Habitat Protected (CA)

The Trust for Public Land:
Watershed Land Near Hiram College Protected (OH)