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E-mail Edition 07/13/2004
 
EarthTalk: Why is food being irradiated? And what are the implications for our health?
Food irradiation — used to kill bacteria, parasites, and insects in food and to retard spoilage — is actually not new. Research began early in the 20th century and picked up in the 1950s as part of the U.S. government's Atoms for Peace effort to find non-wartime uses for nuclear technology.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25538.asp
 
Botswana Bushmen fight eviction in desert court
Botswana's Bushmen went to a special court in the Kalahari Desert on Monday to appeal against their eviction from ancestral lands, testing their traditional rights against government plans to modernize the country.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25763.asp
 
Trial begins over government's nuclear waste costs
The government's failure to open a dump site for commercial nuclear waste could expose taxpayers to tens of billions of dollars in damages. The first in an expected string of trials to determine exactly how much began Monday in a courtroom across the street from the White House.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25766.asp
 
Bush administration proposes plan to open more national forests to logging
The Bush administration Monday proposed lifting a national rule that closed remote areas of national forests to logging, instead saying states should decide whether to keep a ban on road-building in those areas.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25765.asp
 
Dozens die, millions homeless in South Asia floods
Overflowing rivers, snakebites, and landslides have killed dozens of people in South Asia and forced millions from their homes in the worst monsoon flooding in years, officials said on Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25758.asp
 
Flood historian tells "dam" good story
The residents of the Mill River Valley in Massachusetts had been nervous about the reservoir dam for years. Indeed, one man often rose on rainy nights and rode up to check its safety.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25771.asp
 
For first time ever, tankers in Alaska's Prince William Sound have spill-free year
Not one drop of crude oil spilled into Prince William Sound from oil tankers in 2003 — the first spill-free year since the ships started carrying crude from the trans-Alaska pipeline terminal in 1977.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25773.asp
 
Inspection reports show 15 of 51 Savannah River tanks have cracked, rusted, or leaked
Fifteen tanks holding deadly atomic waste at a nuclear weapons complex along the Savannah River have cracked, rusted, or leaked, according to federal inspection reports.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25774.asp
 
Sewage is turning British fish female, says report
British fish are changing sex due to sewage in rivers that contains large amounts of female hormones, the U.K.'s Environment Agency said recently.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25764.asp
 
Villagers who shared everything with Sudanese refugees are now in desperate need
Soundaiye Younous beat out her frustration on the pile of laundry she was trying to scrub in a muddy puddle at the bottom of a basin. The sun was not yet high in the sky when she got to the well, but already it was dry.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25769.asp
 
Bangladesh asks India to retrieve stray elephants
India must retrieve about 100 marauding elephants feared to have killed 13 people and injured dozens after straying over the border, Bangladesh officials say, or they could be forced to kill the animals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25762.asp
 
Where have North American pelicans gone? Everybody has a theory, but no one really knows
The air here this time of year usually is filled with the grunts and squawks of thousands of white pelicans and their chicks. The giant birds have made the refuge their home for at least 100 years. Now their nesting grounds are quiet. The pelicans are gone — and no one knows why.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25772.asp
 
Summer heat pushes Shanghai power use to record
Electricity usage in Shanghai, China's financial hub, surged to a record 14.35 million kilowatt-hours on Monday as the city battled scorching weather and struggled to cope with power shortages, television said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-13/s_25759.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.

 
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