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E-mail Edition 07/21/2004

Lemurs take long, tropical siestas and other stories
When most people think of hibernation, bears, caves, snow are what spring to mind. But a new study in the journal Nature reports the discovery of the first tropical hibernator, the fat-tailed dwarf lemur.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_25489.asp

Flush with aid from Japan, Caribbean nations are key allies at whaling commission
Caribbean nations are voting solidly with Japan as it seeks support at the International Whaling Commission to once again allow commercial whaling, a stance environmentalists call troubling for islands where whale watching is more common than whale hunting.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26058.asp

Budget crunch squeezes space, environmental funding
Facing a tight budget, a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee Tuesday unanimously backed a $92.9 billion spending bill which cuts funding for space, science, and environmental programs.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26051.asp

Global appetite, islanders' poverty threaten tuna's vast last refuge
Rocking in the ocean swells, the fishers held up empty hands when their rusting tub of a tuna boat was hailed from a passing skiff.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26052.asp

Democrats see campaign issue in Bush forest rule
Democrats Tuesday sought to make a campaign issue of a Bush administration plan to scrap proposed protections for federal forests and said the move represented a broken environmental promise to the public.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26048.asp

YUKOS faces ruin as core unit is to be sold
Russia will sell oil major YUKOS's main subsidiary, the government said Tuesday, in a move that will rip the heart out of a company pumping a fifth of the country's oil.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26047.asp

Senior wildlife official moved from post amid tiger scandal
A senior Thai environmental official was transferred to an inactive post Tuesday pending an investigation of his role in the export of 100 tigers to China two years ago.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26059.asp

Ill-tempered whaling talks target energy sector
The International Whaling Commission accused oil and gas firms on Tuesday of threatening the survival of rare whales in the north Pacific, as ill-tempered talks on the future of whaling continued.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26049.asp

Spitzer and states to sue utilities over CO2, say sources
Several states — including New York, California, and Wisconsin — and the city of New York are expected to file a lawsuit Wednesday against five major U.S. power companies, demanding cuts in carbon-dioxide emissions, according to people familiar with the matter.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26042.asp

Power shortage is hell in China's heaven on Earth
China will force factories in the capital of a wealthy eastern province to shut for up to four days a week, the latest draconian measure aimed at alleviating a summer power shortfall estimated at 20,000 megawatts.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26050.asp

New Jersey Fish and Game council authorizes bear hunt, drawing opposition from state environmental official
New Jersey's Fish and Game Council gave final approval Tuesday to plans for a 2004 bear hunt, drawing immediate opposition from the state environmental commissioner, who said he would instruct wildlife officials not to issue the hunting permits.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26054.asp

Democrats use Bush nominee to criticize president on environment
Senate Democrats blocked a former Interior Department official who once worked for mining and cattle interests from becoming a federal appeals judge on Tuesday, using the debate to criticize President Bush's environmental record.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26057.asp

Rescuers flood fiery Ukrainian mine with water, nitrogen; 31 dead, five missing
Rescuers flooded a mine shaft in eastern Ukrainian with water and nitrogen Tuesday, trying to extinguish a raging fire and resume the search for survivors after a massive blast that killed 31 miners working 3,180 feet below the surface.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26056.asp

Florida wildlife officers wear plain clothes after tiger death
Florida's wildlife officers will be leaving their uniforms at home after the slaying of an escaped tiger kept as a pet by a former Tarzan actor provoked a torrent of death threats and hatemail.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-21/s_26044.asp



Environmental Marketplace Updates (Become a Member)

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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.

World Resources Institute:
Corporations Take the Lead on Climate Change

Earthjustice:
Senators Block Anti-Environmental Judicial Nominee Myers

Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo:
Climate policy beyond 2012