The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

ENN Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com
E-mail Edition 07/09/2004
 
Natural alternatives promote healthy kids
The birth of a child gives parents a very big and happy incentive to make organic choices. Business is booming for today's growing contingent of environmentally responsive companies selling eco-healthy children's products.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_24426.asp
 
U.S. science policy swayed by politics, says group
The Bush administration is still packing scientific advisory panels with ideologues and is imposing strict controls on researchers who want to share ideas with colleagues in other countries, a group of scientists charged Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25704.asp
 
Poachers burn one-third of Rwandan park
Poachers have burned one-third of Rwanda's largest national park, hampering efforts to protect wildlife from dangers posed by the country's fast growing rural population.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25698.asp
 
DuPont failed to report Teflon health risks, says U.S. EPA
DuPont Co., the No. 2 U.S. chemicals maker, failed for more than 20 years to report potential health risks caused by a key ingredient in the manufacture of Teflon, the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25695.asp
 
Briton says launches world's smallest folding bike
Zipped into a bag, it looks like a large umbrella. Unfolded, it plies the streets like any other bicycle.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25702.asp
 
Oil industry sues to block California pollution standards on 22 offshore oil platforms
An oil industry group has sued the California Coastal Commission to prevent it from enforcing pollution rules on drilling platforms in federal waters. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to keep California from regulating discharges of wastewater and other pollutants from 22 oil platforms that are outside the three-mile limit of the state's coastal zone.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25708.asp
 
Forest Service OKs plan criticized by environmentalists to log trees burned by huge wildfire
The U.S. Forest Service signed off on a plan Thursday to log thousands of acres of trees killed by a huge forest fire in 2002 — a decision that will probably bring a legal challenge from environmentalists.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25707.asp
 
Lead exposure still poses health hazard, says U.S. government
Fewer U.S. adults are showing up with dangerously high lead levels, but lead remains a health threat, especially in the workplace, government researchers said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25703.asp
 
Soybean farmers hope to pump up interest in biodiesel
Soybean farmers are pumped that a gas station here is selling biodiesel fuel, even though the idea of building a biodiesel plant in North Dakota appears to be stalled.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25709.asp
 
Weather helps Arizona firefighters
Firefighters battling a giant blaze in southeastern Arizona Thursday looked hopefully to the skies as they battled to save a $200 million international mountain-top observatory and two small housing areas.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25697.asp
 
China culls 20,000 chickens to contain bird flu
China culled more than 20,000 chickens in central Anhui province to isolate a new outbreak of bird flu, a local official said on Thursday, as the government said the deadly disease had been contained.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25699.asp
 
China jails two for eating rare tiger, says paper
China has sentenced two farmers to jail terms of up to nine years for eating a rare Manchurian tiger after leaving it to die in a trap, the Beijing Evening News reported on Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-09/s_25705.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.
 
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition:
Environmental Groups respond to HP Goal to Recycle 1 Billion Pounds of Electronic Waste by 2007
 
RecycleStore.com:
Online Shopping Site Showcases Innovative Products that Deliver an Environmental Advantage
 
Mangrove Action Project:
Two New Eco-Study Tours From Mangrove Action Project!
 
Reef Ball Foundation:
Rebuilding Coral Reefs to Save Beaches