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NEWS THIS WEEK
Fishermen Idle as Seafood Stocks 'Fall Off Precipice' Across the Globe
While researchers have been warning of the decline of many seafood fish stocks in oceans around the globe for years, idle commercial fishermen from every seaport and island community are finally feeling the bite, verifying the dire state of affairs. Read more at emagazine.com!
Bush Administration Calls for Delisting of Eastern U.S. Gray Wolf Populations
Soon after the announcement about plans to take the bald eagle off the endangered species list, the Bush administration says that gray wolves have rebounded so well in the Great Lakes region that they, too, no longer need Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection in the eastern half of the U..S.
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Reporting by Roddy Scheer
THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY
On Kerry's First Day...
In a recent In These Times column, former Sierra Club President Adam Werbach muses on how great it would be to send certain Bush-era officials packing in the first days of the John Kerry administration. Taking that idea a step further, Kerry could take the opportunity to appoint a true "Green Dream Team" to make sure the environment wins in 2004 and beyond.
By Jim Motavalli Read more at emagazine.com!
IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF EGREEN LIVING
Overseas MutualInvesting in Sustainability Abroad
For socially and environmentally responsible investors leery of putting more money into a still-lagging American economy, international mutual funds focusing on investments in green companies abroad are good options to help minimize risk while at the same time expanding one’s investment horizons. And today ethical investors have more choices than ever to do well by doing good with overseas mutual funds.
By Roddy Scheer
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FEATURES
Greening the Conventions
The Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Conventions (CERC) is a non-partisan collaboration of 60 organizations spanning the nonprofit, commercial and public sectors. "We are promoting the use of environmental best practices for the Democratic (July 26 to 29) and Republican National Conventions (August 28 to September 2) in order to showcase those practices to the political leaders and the general public," explains Executive Director Daniel Ruben. "We want to establish the role model for future conventions, political and otherwise."
By Erik Gehring
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