The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 06/25/2004

Replacing fossil fuels in a "clean energy" economy
Three towering smokestacks rise from the fossil-fuel-fired Schiller Power Station in the quaint New England city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Built more than 50 years ago, Schiller is a striking example of a dirty, coal-burning power plant constructed during the mid-20th century.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_24424.asp

Bear-baiting is increasing in Pakistan, say activists
The illegal sport of bear baiting is booming in Pakistan, but authorities are doing nothing to prevent it, animal activists said on Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25239.asp

Senior swims to save coral reefs
As a scuba diver, Paul Ellis has explored coral reefs the world over. Brimming with color and marine life, they are his passion. Saving them is his mission.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25254.asp

Arctic Ocean survey may reveal lost world, say experts
A new survey of the depths of the ice-capped Arctic Ocean could reveal a lost world of living fossils and exotic new species from jellyfish to giant squid, scientists said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25238.asp

Boy dolphins are bound to leave and other stories
Dolphins aren't the homebodies they were once thought to be, according to a new genetic study. Luciana Moeller and Luciano Beheregaray of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, took tissue samples from two populations of southern bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus aduncus) near Sydney. Paternity tests on each sample determined the family relationships within each pod.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_24627.asp

U.S. court won't make Cheney energy papers public
The Supreme Court refused Thursday to require Vice President Dick Cheney to disclose records of a 2001 task force he headed that critics say secretly formed energy policy favorable to the industry.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25248.asp

Australian government vows to build nuclear waste dump despite court setback
The government vowed Thursday to fight a court decision that scuttled its plan to build a low-level nuclear waste dump in the Outback in South Australia state.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25251.asp

When certain plants can help one another thrive, that's real companionship
Think about the power of love, and Hollywood's great romantic legends spring to mind: Gable and Lombard, Bogie and Bacall, Tracy and Hepburn. But ... garlic and roses, dill and Brussels sprouts?
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25255.asp

Malaysia urges Indonesia to tackle fires that send smog over tourist sites
Malaysia wants neighboring Indonesia to crack down on farmers who set land-clearing fires that are sending thick smoke over parts of Southeast Asia, threatening health, and fouling the skies of tourist resorts.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25250.asp

Toilets targeted in Australian water-saving strategy
Australia, one of the driest countries on Earth, is considering laws to reduce the amount of water literally going down the toilet.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25252.asp

Rural black South Africa sees land as key to better life
People like Margaret Pheko will determine if South Africa succeeds in its plan to give millions of poor a share in the riches of Africa's largest economy.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25241.asp

Feds propose protections for threatened bull trout in four states
Populations of bull trout in four states would be declared critical habitat for the threatened fish under a federal proposal announced this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25256.asp

Mexican judge releases two jailed Indian antilogging activists
A judge this week released two Indian antilogging activists, jailed for more than a year in northern Mexico, after federal authorities announced that police in the case had committed abuses.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-06-25/s_25257.asp