GREENBUZZ for August 30, 2004
Taking Care of Business
Well it's water, water everywhere -- but not as much as you think. A new report out last week is taking the business world to task for failing to adequately prepare for the international water crisis most experts agree is right around the corner. It's not too late for industry to take action, however. The report also recommends ten steps companies can take to reduce their water-related impacts on the environment and local communities and help protect their operations and their shareholders from business risks related to water. Also this week: Do your part to protect our existing water supply with industry-specific tips for water pollution prevention.
Headlines The Latest News on Business and the Environment
UPS, DaimlerChrysler Launch First Medium-Duty Fuel Cell Delivery Vehicles in U.S.
Buoyed by initial road-test results and significant technological advancements, UPS has announced the U.S. deployment of its first three large package delivery vehicles utilizing hydrogen fuel cells for power.
Mexico Adopts Standards to Measure Businesses' GHG Output
Mexico has launched a new partnership that makes it the first country to adopt internationally-accepted standards to measure and report business greenhouse gas emissions for establishing a voluntary national program.
Toyota's Cleaner, Greener Plant Featured in Company's Latest Corporate Ad
The company has announced that Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, will be featured in the third print execution of its new corporate advertising campaign, launched in July.
Greener Extreme-Sports Competition Puts Athens to Shame
The extreme sports industry has set a new environmental standard for sporting competitions around the world by making the tenth annual X Games the greenest in history.
Businesses Urged to Curb Thirst for Water
Businesses around the world, from beverage companies to chip manufacturers, are failing to prepare for the serious economic and political risks posed by growing competition for fresh water, the threat of water contamination, and rising water-related costs, says a new report.
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Freshwater Resources: Managing the Risks Facing the Private Sector
Businesses around the world are failing to prepare for the serious economic and political risks posed by growing competition for fresh water, the threat of water contamination, and rising water-related costs, says this report.
Pollution Prevention Tips for Wastewaters
Short-but-sweet Web page offers general and industry-specific tips on reducing water pollution and saving money in the bargain.
Water Conservation Resource Wizard
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Update on Carbon Offsets
An informative and well-written backgrounder on the interrelationships of forests, carbon offsets, and climate change.
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Environmental Technologies Program
Helps U.S. companies access EPA research on new environmental technologies that have market potential.
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Making Corporate Responsibility Work: Lessons from Real Business
A recent report on how corporate responsibility works inside companies holds some valuable lessons for others.
Thttp://www.greenbiz.com/news/columns_third.cfm?NewsID=26312">he Tao of Prius
The 2004 Prius is more than a nice ride. It also tells us what a leading company thinks of the potential -- and limits -- of consumer-driven change for a better world. By Joshua Skov
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Tuesday, August 31, 2004
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South Bass Island firms must stop using water from wells
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Five more businesses on South Bass Island have been told to stop using their
wells because of possible contamination, as Ohio officials continue to
investigate a mysterious gastrointestinal outbreak that has sickened more
than 1,100 people. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/31)
Wisconsin water rules take effect
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Temporary rules that exempt from DNR review many dredging, construction and
other projects along Wisconsin waterways are now in effect. Source: St. Paul
Pioneer Press (8/31)
Oil spills again into Rouge River from suspected sewer
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About 5,000 gallons of waste oil spilled into the Rouge River from the same
sewer suspected in a major oil spill two years ago. Source: Detroit Free
Press (8/31)
Groups: Mitchell station should be scrapped
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Indiana's largest grassroots consumer and environmental groups have added
their voices to those calling for the permanent closure of the coal-fired
Mitchell Generating station on Lake Michigan. Source: The Northwest Indiana
Times (8/31)
Hydroelectric power plant idea resurfaces in Minneapolis
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A decades-old plan for an underground hydroelectric power plant near St.
Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River is back on the table, only months
after its most recent rejection. Source: Star Tribune (8/31)
Miami tribe selects chief in unique ceremony
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A northern Indiana man took over leadership of a band of the Miami Indians
during a religious ceremony the group hasn't used in a century. Source: The
Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (8/31)
Ohio town sees tourist dollars lurking in murky canal water
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A group of northwest Ohio residents hope to restore a waterway that once was
a superhighway for cargo moving between Toledo and Cincinnati. Source: The
Plain Dealer (8/31)
Border Patrol tightens security along Canadian border
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The U.S. Border Patrol is trying to tighten Minnesota's border with Canada,
adding about two dozen agents since last winter. Source: KAAL-TV (8/30)
New material to remove atrazine from drinking water?
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new material that
removes a common pollutant from water supplies. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (8/30)
UI initiative to meld diverse research
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University of Illinois officials are set to announce a new initiative that
will use the state as a natural laboratory in addressing some of the most
compelling environmental questions of the day. Source: The Champaign
News-Gazette (8/30)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
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Lakes Radio Consortium.
For links to these stories and more, visit http://www.great-lakes.net/news/
South Bass Island firms must stop using water from wells
----------------------------------------
Five more businesses on South Bass Island have been told to stop using their
wells because of possible contamination, as Ohio officials continue to
investigate a mysterious gastrointestinal outbreak that has sickened more
than 1,100 people. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/31)
Wisconsin water rules take effect
----------------------------------------
Temporary rules that exempt from DNR review many dredging, construction and
other projects along Wisconsin waterways are now in effect. Source: St. Paul
Pioneer Press (8/31)
Oil spills again into Rouge River from suspected sewer
----------------------------------------
About 5,000 gallons of waste oil spilled into the Rouge River from the same
sewer suspected in a major oil spill two years ago. Source: Detroit Free
Press (8/31)
Groups: Mitchell station should be scrapped
----------------------------------------
Indiana's largest grassroots consumer and environmental groups have added
their voices to those calling for the permanent closure of the coal-fired
Mitchell Generating station on Lake Michigan. Source: The Northwest Indiana
Times (8/31)
Hydroelectric power plant idea resurfaces in Minneapolis
----------------------------------------
A decades-old plan for an underground hydroelectric power plant near St.
Anthony Falls on the Mississippi River is back on the table, only months
after its most recent rejection. Source: Star Tribune (8/31)
Miami tribe selects chief in unique ceremony
----------------------------------------
A northern Indiana man took over leadership of a band of the Miami Indians
during a religious ceremony the group hasn't used in a century. Source: The
Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette (8/31)
Ohio town sees tourist dollars lurking in murky canal water
----------------------------------------
A group of northwest Ohio residents hope to restore a waterway that once was
a superhighway for cargo moving between Toledo and Cincinnati. Source: The
Plain Dealer (8/31)
Border Patrol tightens security along Canadian border
----------------------------------------
The U.S. Border Patrol is trying to tighten Minnesota's border with Canada,
adding about two dozen agents since last winter. Source: KAAL-TV (8/30)
New material to remove atrazine from drinking water?
----------------------------------------
Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new material that
removes a common pollutant from water supplies. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (8/30)
UI initiative to meld diverse research
----------------------------------------
University of Illinois officials are set to announce a new initiative that
will use the state as a natural laboratory in addressing some of the most
compelling environmental questions of the day. Source: The Champaign
News-Gazette (8/30)
Did you miss a day of Daily News? Remember to use our searchable story
archive at http://www.great-lakes.net/news/inthenews.html
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ENN Daily News for 08/31/2004
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EarthTalk: Do urban trees really help reduce pollution and clean the air?
Back in 1872 Frederick Law Olmsted, the granddaddy of American landscape architecture and the designer of New York's Central Park, proclaimed that trees were the "lungs of the city."
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26621.asp
California revives plan to create string of restricted fishing zones along coast
State wildlife officials announced plans recently to revive a program to create marine reserves along California's 1,100-mile coast. The program would set up restricted fishing zones expected to serve as models for protecting ocean habitat.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26790.asp
U.N. report on North Korea environment says outlook is tough
North Korea's environment faces a stark future unless urgent action is taken, the United Nations said recently in a first report on the communist state's environment compiled with unprecedented help from Pyongyang.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26783.asp
Crews race to cut dead trees in tinder-dry Southern California
In the mountains of Southern California, it's the new sound of summer: the whine of a chain saw followed by the whoosh and thud of a falling tree.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26788.asp
Nuclear waste languishes in Kazakhstan as talks with United States stall
In a storage pool at a mothballed nuclear power plant on the shores of the Caspian Sea rests a key ingredient for anyone seeking to build a nuclear weapon: containers of spent atomic fuel with enough plutonium to make dozens of bombs.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26789.asp
The natural alternative to prescription pain relief
Severe pain, caused by everything from lower back problems and migraines to common toothaches, sends most of us running to the doctor for a quick fix. Often, that relief comes in the form of a potent pain pill, such as OxyContin or Percocet. But those drugs work their magic with a price. For one thing, they can be highly addictive.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26623.asp
Arctic expedition seeks 50-million-year record of Earth's climate
Scientists believe a 50-million-year record of the Earth's climate lies in an underwater mountain chain in the ice-clogged waters near the North Pole.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26794.asp
Texas group seeks $500 million from Mexico over water shared in Rio Grande Valley
A group of Rio Grande Valley irrigators and farmers is seeking $500 million from Mexico for crop loss and other damages the group says were caused by that country's failure to comply with a water-sharing treaty.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26792.asp
Mexico detects huge new deep-sea oil finds
Mexico's Pemex has detected vast new oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico that could double the country's total reserves and boost its oil output to rival Saudi Arabia's, the state oil monopoly said Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26777.asp
Rescuers try to lure Nova Scotia humpback through dam with underwater recording
A humpback whale trapped for more than a week behind a Nova Scotia power dam is proving to have a bit of a stubborn streak, refusing repeated attempts Monday to lure him back to the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26786.asp
Agriculture Department releases funds to protect sage grouse
The Agriculture Department offered $2 million Thursday to help private land owners in four Western states protect the habitat of the sage grouse.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26796.asp
Locust swarms munch crops near Senegal's capital
Smoke rises from burning tires in the corners of Oumar Sakho's fields Monday as a swarm of mating, yellow desert locusts munches through his watermelons not far from Senegal's capital.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26778.asp
American Indian museum set to open in Washington
It could be a rock formation from the U.S. Southwest, carved by water and wind, but this structure is no cliff dwelling.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26782.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.
Open Space Institute:
Open Space Institute Announces Grants to Acquire 75,000 Acres of Forestland in Maine
ENN
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com
E-mail Edition
EarthTalk: Do urban trees really help reduce pollution and clean the air?
Back in 1872 Frederick Law Olmsted, the granddaddy of American landscape architecture and the designer of New York's Central Park, proclaimed that trees were the "lungs of the city."
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26621.asp
California revives plan to create string of restricted fishing zones along coast
State wildlife officials announced plans recently to revive a program to create marine reserves along California's 1,100-mile coast. The program would set up restricted fishing zones expected to serve as models for protecting ocean habitat.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26790.asp
U.N. report on North Korea environment says outlook is tough
North Korea's environment faces a stark future unless urgent action is taken, the United Nations said recently in a first report on the communist state's environment compiled with unprecedented help from Pyongyang.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26783.asp
Crews race to cut dead trees in tinder-dry Southern California
In the mountains of Southern California, it's the new sound of summer: the whine of a chain saw followed by the whoosh and thud of a falling tree.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26788.asp
Nuclear waste languishes in Kazakhstan as talks with United States stall
In a storage pool at a mothballed nuclear power plant on the shores of the Caspian Sea rests a key ingredient for anyone seeking to build a nuclear weapon: containers of spent atomic fuel with enough plutonium to make dozens of bombs.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26789.asp
The natural alternative to prescription pain relief
Severe pain, caused by everything from lower back problems and migraines to common toothaches, sends most of us running to the doctor for a quick fix. Often, that relief comes in the form of a potent pain pill, such as OxyContin or Percocet. But those drugs work their magic with a price. For one thing, they can be highly addictive.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26623.asp
Arctic expedition seeks 50-million-year record of Earth's climate
Scientists believe a 50-million-year record of the Earth's climate lies in an underwater mountain chain in the ice-clogged waters near the North Pole.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26794.asp
Texas group seeks $500 million from Mexico over water shared in Rio Grande Valley
A group of Rio Grande Valley irrigators and farmers is seeking $500 million from Mexico for crop loss and other damages the group says were caused by that country's failure to comply with a water-sharing treaty.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26792.asp
Mexico detects huge new deep-sea oil finds
Mexico's Pemex has detected vast new oil deposits in the Gulf of Mexico that could double the country's total reserves and boost its oil output to rival Saudi Arabia's, the state oil monopoly said Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26777.asp
Rescuers try to lure Nova Scotia humpback through dam with underwater recording
A humpback whale trapped for more than a week behind a Nova Scotia power dam is proving to have a bit of a stubborn streak, refusing repeated attempts Monday to lure him back to the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26786.asp
Agriculture Department releases funds to protect sage grouse
The Agriculture Department offered $2 million Thursday to help private land owners in four Western states protect the habitat of the sage grouse.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26796.asp
Locust swarms munch crops near Senegal's capital
Smoke rises from burning tires in the corners of Oumar Sakho's fields Monday as a swarm of mating, yellow desert locusts munches through his watermelons not far from Senegal's capital.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26778.asp
American Indian museum set to open in Washington
It could be a rock formation from the U.S. Southwest, carved by water and wind, but this structure is no cliff dwelling.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-31/s_26782.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.
Open Space Institute:
Open Space Institute Announces Grants to Acquire 75,000 Acres of Forestland in Maine
ENN Daily News for 08/27/2004
ENN
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com
E-mail Edition
Drought boosts campaign to drain one of the West's biggest reservoirs
Maintenance workers at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are playing tag with Lake Powell. Each time they think they have it cornered, it slips away again.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26723.asp
Alaska brown bears gather for summer salmon feast
Each summer, the falls at McNeil River turn into a mosh pit of bears. Instead of thumping music, it's the sound of salmon slapping their way up the falls at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary that sends the bears into a fishing frenzy.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26752.asp
Fifteen years after Exxon Valdez, Alaskan fishers are still waiting for a settlement
In a tiny bakery just across the street from the Fisherman's Memorial in Cordova, Alaska, Brian O'Neill is using a tablecloth — a laminated nautical chart of Prince William Sound — to diagram the worst environmental disaster in North American history.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26624.asp
World is meeting goals on safe drinking water but falling behind on sanitation, says U.N.
Countries are improving access to clean drinking water but falling behind on sanitation goals fixed at a summit four years ago, the United Nations said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26748.asp
Casual fishers reel in more prized fish than commercial fleets
Millions of casual fishers reel in a higher take of the United States' most prized saltwater fish than previously thought, researchers say, prompting them to urge improved regulation of recreational fishing.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26747.asp
WTO ruling delayed in trans-Atlantic row over food
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has put off until March a decision on whether the European Union broke trade rules by not allowing imports of genetically modified foods, officials said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26759.asp
Environmental groups object to eco-label for Alaska's pollock industry
Several environmental groups are objecting to Alaska's pollock fishery, the largest fishery in the United States, getting approval for an eco-label.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26751.asp
Olympics-bug-shy New Zealand says no to Athens victors' crowns
New Zealand is glad three of its athletes have been crowned Olympic champions, but if their Athens olive wreaths come home, they risk going up in smoke.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26757.asp
Rift in Kenya Cabinet over Masai land rights
A Kenyan Cabinet minister threw his weight behind a campaign by Masai tribesmen to reclaim ancestral land allocated to British settlers Thursday, breaking ranks with the government on the controversial issue.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26754.asp
Typhoon Aere kills 35; 930,000 evacuated from coastal areas in mainland China
Typhoon Aere crashed into mainland China unleashing torrential rains and prompting the evacuation of nearly a million people, as the death toll climbed to 35 Thursday after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26750.asp
U.S. study links human activity to global warming
Warmer temperatures in North America since 1950 were likely caused in part by human activities, the Bush administration said in a report that seems to contradict the White House position there was no clear scientific proof on the causes of global warming.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26758.asp
French foreign minister maps out diplomatic mission for coming year, lists global dangers
Pollution, epidemics like AIDS, and terrorism are among the world's greatest threats and also among the toughest challenges facing diplomats, France's foreign minister said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26749.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.
Wild Salmon Center:
Wild Salmon Center Sponsors First Sakhalin Salmon Festival
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
ACEEE Names Five Champions of Energy Efficiency
Canary Coalition:
Weather Turns Relay for Clean Air Into Odyssey of Determination
WWF-US Communications:
U.S. Senators Visit Arctic, Investigate Climate Change
Environmental Education Foundation:
New Indoor Air Quality Advisory Group Formed
Wildlife Conservation Network:
Wildlife Conservation Network Announces Plans for Third Annual Conservaiton Expo
Wildlife Conservation Society:
Tiny Collars Fitted on Youngest-Ever Tiger Cubs
Rainforest Action Network:
Ford Forced To 'Th!nk Twice' About Crushing Zero Emission Cars
IUCN - The World Conservation Union:
IUCN Convenes an Independent Scientific Panel to Look into Sakhalin II Project's Impact on the Western Gray Whale
ENN
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com
E-mail Edition
Drought boosts campaign to drain one of the West's biggest reservoirs
Maintenance workers at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area are playing tag with Lake Powell. Each time they think they have it cornered, it slips away again.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26723.asp
Alaska brown bears gather for summer salmon feast
Each summer, the falls at McNeil River turn into a mosh pit of bears. Instead of thumping music, it's the sound of salmon slapping their way up the falls at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary that sends the bears into a fishing frenzy.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26752.asp
Fifteen years after Exxon Valdez, Alaskan fishers are still waiting for a settlement
In a tiny bakery just across the street from the Fisherman's Memorial in Cordova, Alaska, Brian O'Neill is using a tablecloth — a laminated nautical chart of Prince William Sound — to diagram the worst environmental disaster in North American history.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26624.asp
World is meeting goals on safe drinking water but falling behind on sanitation, says U.N.
Countries are improving access to clean drinking water but falling behind on sanitation goals fixed at a summit four years ago, the United Nations said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26748.asp
Casual fishers reel in more prized fish than commercial fleets
Millions of casual fishers reel in a higher take of the United States' most prized saltwater fish than previously thought, researchers say, prompting them to urge improved regulation of recreational fishing.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26747.asp
WTO ruling delayed in trans-Atlantic row over food
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has put off until March a decision on whether the European Union broke trade rules by not allowing imports of genetically modified foods, officials said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26759.asp
Environmental groups object to eco-label for Alaska's pollock industry
Several environmental groups are objecting to Alaska's pollock fishery, the largest fishery in the United States, getting approval for an eco-label.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26751.asp
Olympics-bug-shy New Zealand says no to Athens victors' crowns
New Zealand is glad three of its athletes have been crowned Olympic champions, but if their Athens olive wreaths come home, they risk going up in smoke.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26757.asp
Rift in Kenya Cabinet over Masai land rights
A Kenyan Cabinet minister threw his weight behind a campaign by Masai tribesmen to reclaim ancestral land allocated to British settlers Thursday, breaking ranks with the government on the controversial issue.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26754.asp
Typhoon Aere kills 35; 930,000 evacuated from coastal areas in mainland China
Typhoon Aere crashed into mainland China unleashing torrential rains and prompting the evacuation of nearly a million people, as the death toll climbed to 35 Thursday after a mudslide killed 15 villagers in Taiwan.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26750.asp
U.S. study links human activity to global warming
Warmer temperatures in North America since 1950 were likely caused in part by human activities, the Bush administration said in a report that seems to contradict the White House position there was no clear scientific proof on the causes of global warming.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26758.asp
French foreign minister maps out diplomatic mission for coming year, lists global dangers
Pollution, epidemics like AIDS, and terrorism are among the world's greatest threats and also among the toughest challenges facing diplomats, France's foreign minister said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-27/s_26749.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.
Wild Salmon Center:
Wild Salmon Center Sponsors First Sakhalin Salmon Festival
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
ACEEE Names Five Champions of Energy Efficiency
Canary Coalition:
Weather Turns Relay for Clean Air Into Odyssey of Determination
WWF-US Communications:
U.S. Senators Visit Arctic, Investigate Climate Change
Environmental Education Foundation:
New Indoor Air Quality Advisory Group Formed
Wildlife Conservation Network:
Wildlife Conservation Network Announces Plans for Third Annual Conservaiton Expo
Wildlife Conservation Society:
Tiny Collars Fitted on Youngest-Ever Tiger Cubs
Rainforest Action Network:
Ford Forced To 'Th!nk Twice' About Crushing Zero Emission Cars
IUCN - The World Conservation Union:
IUCN Convenes an Independent Scientific Panel to Look into Sakhalin II Project's Impact on the Western Gray Whale
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EPA report: Mercury contamination widespread
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More and more Americans are being warned that the local fish they eat could
be contaminated with mercury and other toxins, according to a new report by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (8/30)
Tree companies recycle emerald ash borer victims
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Rather than see all that wood chipped, entrepreneurs are starting to recycle
ash wood and mill it into railroad ties and rough cut lumber for kitchen
cabinets, furniture and flooring. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/30)
Historic castle fortifies Great Lakes research
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Unlike the other southwest Lake Erie islands that draw lots of tourists
during the summer, Gibralter Island is reserved for scientific research.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (8/30)
Piloting concerns pervade ports
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Great Lakes ports, such as Duluth-Superior, depend upon a small corps of
pilots to keep foreign trade flowing, but higher pay demands are leading to
delays and costing carriers money. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/30)
Two forums to examine Great Lakes water issues
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The Muskegon area will host a pair of meetings this week on two proposals to
regulate the use of Great Lakes water, one by state law and the other by
international agreement. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (8/30)
Filling in the gaps
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In response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. Border Patrol
has raised its numbers dramatically to improve security along the
U.S.-Canadian border. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/29)
Creating Lake Harbor oasis hasn't always been a walk in the park
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Creating and preserving the tranquilty of Lake Harbor Park has been anything
but serene. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (8/29)
Travel: Minnesota's wild isle
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With a shoreline littered with rocky islets, reefs and shoals, Isle Royale
looks like a cross between Minnesota's North Shore and the Boundary Waters
Canoe Wilderness Area. But its inaccessibility makes it even more exotic.
Source: Star Tribune (8/29)
Highway named for O'Bannon
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A southern Indiana highway extension that the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon
pushed for when campaigning for the state Senate more than three decades ago
will bear his name. Source: The Indianapolis Star (8/27)
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EPA report: Mercury contamination widespread
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More and more Americans are being warned that the local fish they eat could
be contaminated with mercury and other toxins, according to a new report by
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Source: Great Lakes Radio
Consortium (8/30)
Tree companies recycle emerald ash borer victims
----------------------------------------
Rather than see all that wood chipped, entrepreneurs are starting to recycle
ash wood and mill it into railroad ties and rough cut lumber for kitchen
cabinets, furniture and flooring. Source: Detroit Free Press (8/30)
Historic castle fortifies Great Lakes research
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Unlike the other southwest Lake Erie islands that draw lots of tourists
during the summer, Gibralter Island is reserved for scientific research.
Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium (8/30)
Piloting concerns pervade ports
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Great Lakes ports, such as Duluth-Superior, depend upon a small corps of
pilots to keep foreign trade flowing, but higher pay demands are leading to
delays and costing carriers money. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/30)
Two forums to examine Great Lakes water issues
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The Muskegon area will host a pair of meetings this week on two proposals to
regulate the use of Great Lakes water, one by state law and the other by
international agreement. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (8/30)
Filling in the gaps
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In response to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. Border Patrol
has raised its numbers dramatically to improve security along the
U.S.-Canadian border. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/29)
Creating Lake Harbor oasis hasn't always been a walk in the park
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Creating and preserving the tranquilty of Lake Harbor Park has been anything
but serene. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (8/29)
Travel: Minnesota's wild isle
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With a shoreline littered with rocky islets, reefs and shoals, Isle Royale
looks like a cross between Minnesota's North Shore and the Boundary Waters
Canoe Wilderness Area. But its inaccessibility makes it even more exotic.
Source: Star Tribune (8/29)
Highway named for O'Bannon
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A southern Indiana highway extension that the late Gov. Frank O'Bannon
pushed for when campaigning for the state Senate more than three decades ago
will bear his name. Source: The Indianapolis Star (8/27)
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6 new wells test positive for E. coli; don't drink water, 4 businesses told
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Six new wells have tested positive for E. coli bacteria on South Bass Island
in the midst of an investigation into what has sickened more than 1,000
people at the Lake Erie tourist destination. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/27)
Sea lamprey making return to Lake Erie
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Sea lampreys seem to be making a Lake Erie comeback, much to the dismay of
fisheries biologists. Source: The Plain Dealer (8/27)
Ohioans huddle to protect a resource
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At the first of three Annex 2001 hearings in Ohio, most Observers praised
the plan, with some contention over fine details intended to benefit the
powerful agricultural industry. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/27)
Spiny waterfleas invade two lakes near Gunflint
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The Spiny Waterflea, a non-native species first found in Lake Superior in
1987, is slowly invading Northland lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/27)
The joy of filth
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Under-the-radar Canadian entrepreneurs are cleaning up a polluted planet
with innovative technology. Source: The Globe and Mail (8/27)
Lakes' restoration agenda defended
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EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt on Thursday defended the Bush
administration's plan to study the Great Lakes before the government spends
additional money on restoring it. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/26)
Activists oppose waste-burning plan
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An environmental group is urging the province of Ontario to deny a request
from two companies that want to burn recyclable hazardous waste, which could
release dangerous pollutants. Source: The Toronto Star (8/26)
Farm groups protest cranberry run-off suit
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A controversial lawsuit contends that a large cranberry farm has polluted
Wisconsin's eighth largest natural lake by releasing fertilizer and other
pollutants, feeding the growth of dense, choking weeds and toxic blue green
algae and restricting citizens' rights to use and enjoy the navigable waters
of the state. Source: Madison Capital Times (8/25)
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Six new wells have tested positive for E. coli bacteria on South Bass Island
in the midst of an investigation into what has sickened more than 1,000
people at the Lake Erie tourist destination. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/27)
Sea lamprey making return to Lake Erie
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Sea lampreys seem to be making a Lake Erie comeback, much to the dismay of
fisheries biologists. Source: The Plain Dealer (8/27)
Ohioans huddle to protect a resource
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At the first of three Annex 2001 hearings in Ohio, most Observers praised
the plan, with some contention over fine details intended to benefit the
powerful agricultural industry. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/27)
Spiny waterfleas invade two lakes near Gunflint
----------------------------------------
The Spiny Waterflea, a non-native species first found in Lake Superior in
1987, is slowly invading Northland lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/27)
The joy of filth
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Under-the-radar Canadian entrepreneurs are cleaning up a polluted planet
with innovative technology. Source: The Globe and Mail (8/27)
Lakes' restoration agenda defended
----------------------------------------
EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt on Thursday defended the Bush
administration's plan to study the Great Lakes before the government spends
additional money on restoring it. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/26)
Activists oppose waste-burning plan
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An environmental group is urging the province of Ontario to deny a request
from two companies that want to burn recyclable hazardous waste, which could
release dangerous pollutants. Source: The Toronto Star (8/26)
Farm groups protest cranberry run-off suit
----------------------------------------
A controversial lawsuit contends that a large cranberry farm has polluted
Wisconsin's eighth largest natural lake by releasing fertilizer and other
pollutants, feeding the growth of dense, choking weeds and toxic blue green
algae and restricting citizens' rights to use and enjoy the navigable waters
of the state. Source: Madison Capital Times (8/25)
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[Fwd: Small Wind E-Newsletter - September 2004]
SMALL WIND E-NEWSLETTER
September 2004
Issue No. 12, August 30, 2004
Editor: Larry Sherwood, Interstate Renewable
Energy Council
You can receive this newsletter as an e-mail every other month. See the
details on subscribing at the end of the newsletter.
Article summaries follow the Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
(1) IOWA - State Supreme Court Orders Net Metering
(2) MONTANA County Installs Wind Turbine
(3) OHIO - Six 10-kW Turbines Installed at Farm
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Begins
(5) IOWA Wind Feasibility Analysis Guidelines
(6) IOWA Wind Energy Checklist
(7) HAWAII - Guide to Permits
(8) OHIO Small Wind Case Studies
(9) COLORADO Anemometer Loan Program
(10) IDAHO Energy Division Launches Updated Website
(11) WYOMING Schedules Roping the Wind Conference
(12) OHIO Wind Power Conference
(13) Wind Energy Teacher Workshops
(14) Upcoming Small Wind Events
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
(15) MINNESOTA - PUC Wrapping up Development of Interconnection Standards
(16) NEW YORK - PSC Ruling Allows Net Metering for Model Homes
RESOURCES
(17) PUBLICATION: Wind Hybrid Electricity Applications
(18) Windustry WindProject Calculator
(19) State Wind Resource Maps
(20) State Anemometer Loan Programs
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(21) New Farm
(22) Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
(23) Kansas City Star
ABOUT THE SMALL WIND NEWSLETTER
Includes information on how to subscribe and unsubscribe.
NEWS
(1) IOWA - State Supreme Court Orders Net Metering
On July 21, 2004, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case
of Windway v. Midland Power Cooperative, ordering Midland to allow net
metering to the owner of a 65-kilowatt wind turbine. The system owner
previously had sued Midland, requesting that the cooperative provide net
metering for his facility. Full article
(2) MONTANA County Installs Wind Turbine
Liberty County, Montana installed a 10 kW wind turbine at the county
shop. Our Wind Cooperative facilitated the installation. Full article
.
(3) OHIO - Six 10-kW Turbines Installed at Farm
The Dull Homestead, located near Brookville, Ohio, recently installed
six 10 kW wind generators. They are placed in a row running north-south
in order to harvest the predominant wind from the west. Full article
.
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Begins
The North Carolina Small Wind Initiative has begun and includes several
major components. The In June, about 100 people attended a very
successful ribbon cutting ceremony and the Initiative will host 4
workshops this fall. Full article
.
(5) IOWA Wind Feasibility Analysis Guidelines
This document gives guidelines for Wind Feasibility Analysis reports and
is published by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Energy Bureau.
The guidelines are required for any project associated with Iowa
Department of Natural Resources, Energy Bureau programs and provide good
recommendations for anyone preparing a wind feasibility report. Full
article
.
(6) IOWA Wind Energy Checklist
The Iowa Wind Energy Checklist is a step-by-step guide for cities,
schools, municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives, businesses
and landowners and was published by the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources. It will help you determine whether wind energy will work for
you and how to develop a wind turbine. Full article
.
(7) HAWAII - Guide to Permits
The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
maintains a web site, which identifies permits that may be required for
energy projects in the state. Full article
.
(8) OHIO Small Wind Case Studies
In 2002, Green Energy Ohio published a set of case studies of small wind
installations in the state. Included are 11 residential installations
and 2 installations on public places. Full article
(9) COLORADO Anemometer Loan Program
The Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation
(OEMC) has chosen Sustainable Settings' whole systems learning center at
Thompson Creek Ranch in Pitkin County to receive an anemometer through
its Anemometer Loan Program. The anemometers were first installed in
2003 to locations in Lamar, Julesburg, Aurora, Montrose, Leadville;
Walden, and Meeker. Many of the original sites have completed their data
collection and the anemometers have been removed and installed in new
locations such as Carbondale, Sedgwick, Deer Trail and Paonia. Full
article.
(10) IDAHO Energy Division Lau nches Updated Website
The potential for wind power in Idaho continues to grow and to help
people realize the possibilities, the Idaho Energy Division of the Idaho
Department of Water Resources has launched a new updated website to help
answer questions. Full article
.
(11) WYOMING Schedules Roping the Wind Conference
Roping the Wind is back. Due to the overwhelming success of last year's
renewable energy conference, the Wyoming Business Council State Energy
Office, along with support from the US Department of Energy, is again
sponsoring this event on September 12th and 13th in Cody, Wyoming. Full
article.
(12) OHIO Wind Power Conference
Following the first successful Ohio Wind Power Conference in 2002
attended by 350 people, Ohioans will gather for the Second Ohio Wind
Power Conference in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 9
& 10, 2004 and learn about the latest developments for wind power
development in Ohio. Full article
.
(13) Wind Energy Teacher Workshops
Throughout the Northeast, middle and high school science teachers are
wrapping their minds and hands around the science that surrounds wind
energy. Over 100 teachers from New York, Vermont, Maine and
Massachusetts took part in KidWind workshops this summer. As part of an
eight hours course, teachers learned wind energy basics and experimented
with activities, which will help them and their students get excited
about the science and engineering of wind energy. Full article
.
(14) Upcoming Small Wind Events
Listing of upcoming small wind events.
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
Check the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's Connecting to the Grid
web sitefor the latest interconnection news.
(15) MINNESOTA - PUC Wrapping up Development of Interconnection Standards
After a one-year period of inactivity, Minnesota's three-year effort to
develop interconnection standards for distributed generation (DG) is
nearing completion. Full article
.
(16) NEW YORK - PSC Ruling Allows Net Metering for Model Homes
In May of this year, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) ruled
in favor of December 2003 petitions from New York State Electric & Gas
Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation (RG&E)
requesting the waiver of two provisions of their tariffs governing the
net metering of photovoltaic (PV) generating systems. The PSC's order
allows for the interconnection and net metering of PV systems in model
homes that builders construct and own. These model homes are otherwise
ineligible for net metering under the tariffs prior to their purchase by
residential owners. Full article
.
INCENTIVES
New Incentives reported by DSIRE. The
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a
comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and
selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy. To access
state-by-state incentives and policies that promote wind energy
technologies, click here and select "wind" from the drop-down menu.
No new small wind incentives this issue.
RESOURCES
Click herefor archived articles and links to Small Wind Resources.
(17) PUBLICATION: Wind Hybrid Electricity Applications
This publication discusses technology options that mix wind with other
power sources and storage devices to help deal with the intermittent
nature of wind power. Included are technologies appropriate to small
wind systems as well as technologies for utility systems. Full article
.
(18) Windustry WindProject Calculator
This spreadsheet was developed to assist farm owners and operators in
evaluating the economics of installing a wind turbine on their farms to
provide electricity for the farm and home. Full article
.
(19) State Wind Resource Maps
Links to State Wind Resource Maps. Full article
.
(20) State Anemometer Loan Programs
Links to State Anemometer Loan Programs. Full article
.
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(21) New Farm, June 10, 2004, Wind in the Silos: Making wind power safe
and cost-effective on your farm. Full article
.
(22) Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, July 12, 2004, Harnessing the Wind:
Potential future source of power may face fight over whether it spoils
natural views. Article on NC small wind R&D center. Full article
.
(23) Kansas City Star, August 20, 2004, Russian scientists, California
lab developing new wind turbines. Article about development of vertical
axis small wind turbine. Full article
.
(Note: free registration required to view article)
ABOUT THE SMALL WIND NEWSLETTER
The Small Wind Newsletter is published electronically every other month
by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council. The Small Wind Web Site contains news,
resources, and links.
To subscribe, go to
http://www.irecusa.org/smallwindenergy/newslettersub.html, fill in the
subscription form, and then click on subscribe. There is no fee for
subscriptions.
If you have comments or news items, please send them to Larry Sherwood
.
Disclaimer: The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) does not
assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or
process that is referred to or linked to in this newsletter. Reference
to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name,
trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute
or imply IREC's endorsement or recommendation.
September 2004
Issue No. 12, August 30, 2004
Editor: Larry Sherwood
Energy Council
You can receive this newsletter as an e-mail every other month. See the
details on subscribing at the end of the newsletter.
Article summaries follow the Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS
NEWS
(1) IOWA - State Supreme Court Orders Net Metering
(2) MONTANA County Installs Wind Turbine
(3) OHIO - Six 10-kW Turbines Installed at Farm
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Begins
(5) IOWA Wind Feasibility Analysis Guidelines
(6) IOWA Wind Energy Checklist
(7) HAWAII - Guide to Permits
(8) OHIO Small Wind Case Studies
(9) COLORADO Anemometer Loan Program
(10) IDAHO Energy Division Launches Updated Website
(11) WYOMING Schedules Roping the Wind Conference
(12) OHIO Wind Power Conference
(13) Wind Energy Teacher Workshops
(14) Upcoming Small Wind Events
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
(15) MINNESOTA - PUC Wrapping up Development of Interconnection Standards
(16) NEW YORK - PSC Ruling Allows Net Metering for Model Homes
RESOURCES
(17) PUBLICATION: Wind Hybrid Electricity Applications
(18) Windustry WindProject Calculator
(19) State Wind Resource Maps
(20) State Anemometer Loan Programs
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(21) New Farm
(22) Winston-Salem (NC) Journal
(23) Kansas City Star
ABOUT THE SMALL WIND NEWSLETTER
Includes information on how to subscribe and unsubscribe.
NEWS
(1) IOWA - State Supreme Court Orders Net Metering
On July 21, 2004, the Iowa Supreme Court issued an opinion in the case
of Windway v. Midland Power Cooperative, ordering Midland to allow net
metering to the owner of a 65-kilowatt wind turbine. The system owner
previously had sued Midland, requesting that the cooperative provide net
metering for his facility. Full article
(2) MONTANA County Installs Wind Turbine
Liberty County, Montana installed a 10 kW wind turbine at the county
shop. Our Wind Cooperative facilitated the installation. Full article
(3) OHIO - Six 10-kW Turbines Installed at Farm
The Dull Homestead, located near Brookville, Ohio, recently installed
six 10 kW wind generators. They are placed in a row running north-south
in order to harvest the predominant wind from the west. Full article
(4) NORTH CAROLINA Small Wind Initiative Begins
The North Carolina Small Wind Initiative has begun and includes several
major components. The In June, about 100 people attended a very
successful ribbon cutting ceremony and the Initiative will host 4
workshops this fall. Full article
(5) IOWA Wind Feasibility Analysis Guidelines
This document gives guidelines for Wind Feasibility Analysis reports and
is published by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Energy Bureau.
The guidelines are required for any project associated with Iowa
Department of Natural Resources, Energy Bureau programs and provide good
recommendations for anyone preparing a wind feasibility report. Full
article
(6) IOWA Wind Energy Checklist
The Iowa Wind Energy Checklist is a step-by-step guide for cities,
schools, municipal utilities, rural electric cooperatives, businesses
and landowners and was published by the Iowa Department of Natural
Resources. It will help you determine whether wind energy will work for
you and how to develop a wind turbine. Full article
(7) HAWAII - Guide to Permits
The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
maintains a web site, which identifies permits that may be required for
energy projects in the state. Full article
(8) OHIO Small Wind Case Studies
In 2002, Green Energy Ohio published a set of case studies of small wind
installations in the state. Included are 11 residential installations
and 2 installations on public places. Full article
(9) COLORADO Anemometer Loan Program
The Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation
(OEMC) has chosen Sustainable Settings' whole systems learning center at
Thompson Creek Ranch in Pitkin County to receive an anemometer through
its Anemometer Loan Program. The anemometers were first installed in
2003 to locations in Lamar, Julesburg, Aurora, Montrose, Leadville;
Walden, and Meeker. Many of the original sites have completed their data
collection and the anemometers have been removed and installed in new
locations such as Carbondale, Sedgwick, Deer Trail and Paonia. Full
article
(10) IDAHO Energy Division Lau nches Updated Website
The potential for wind power in Idaho continues to grow and to help
people realize the possibilities, the Idaho Energy Division of the Idaho
Department of Water Resources has launched a new updated website to help
answer questions. Full article
(11) WYOMING Schedules Roping the Wind Conference
Roping the Wind is back. Due to the overwhelming success of last year's
renewable energy conference, the Wyoming Business Council State Energy
Office, along with support from the US Department of Energy, is again
sponsoring this event on September 12th and 13th in Cody, Wyoming. Full
article
(12) OHIO Wind Power Conference
Following the first successful Ohio Wind Power Conference in 2002
attended by 350 people, Ohioans will gather for the Second Ohio Wind
Power Conference in Cleveland, Ohio on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 9
& 10, 2004 and learn about the latest developments for wind power
development in Ohio. Full article
(13) Wind Energy Teacher Workshops
Throughout the Northeast, middle and high school science teachers are
wrapping their minds and hands around the science that surrounds wind
energy. Over 100 teachers from New York, Vermont, Maine and
Massachusetts took part in KidWind workshops this summer. As part of an
eight hours course, teachers learned wind energy basics and experimented
with activities, which will help them and their students get excited
about the science and engineering of wind energy. Full article
(14) Upcoming Small Wind Events
Listing of upcoming small wind events.
INTERCONNECTION AND NET METERING
Check the Interstate Renewable Energy Council's Connecting to the Grid
web site
(15) MINNESOTA - PUC Wrapping up Development of Interconnection Standards
After a one-year period of inactivity, Minnesota's three-year effort to
develop interconnection standards for distributed generation (DG) is
nearing completion. Full article
(16) NEW YORK - PSC Ruling Allows Net Metering for Model Homes
In May of this year, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) ruled
in favor of December 2003 petitions from New York State Electric & Gas
Corporation (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas & Electric Corporation (RG&E)
requesting the waiver of two provisions of their tariffs governing the
net metering of photovoltaic (PV) generating systems. The PSC's order
allows for the interconnection and net metering of PV systems in model
homes that builders construct and own. These model homes are otherwise
ineligible for net metering under the tariffs prior to their purchase by
residential owners. Full article
INCENTIVES
New Incentives reported by DSIRE
Database of State Incentives for Renewable Energy (DSIRE) is a
comprehensive source of information on state, local, utility, and
selected federal incentives that promote renewable energy. To access
state-by-state incentives and policies that promote wind energy
technologies, click here and select "wind" from the drop-down menu.
No new small wind incentives this issue.
RESOURCES
Click here
(17) PUBLICATION: Wind Hybrid Electricity Applications
This publication discusses technology options that mix wind with other
power sources and storage devices to help deal with the intermittent
nature of wind power. Included are technologies appropriate to small
wind systems as well as technologies for utility systems. Full article
(18) Windustry WindProject Calculator
This spreadsheet was developed to assist farm owners and operators in
evaluating the economics of installing a wind turbine on their farms to
provide electricity for the farm and home. Full article
(19) State Wind Resource Maps
Links to State Wind Resource Maps. Full article
(20) State Anemometer Loan Programs
Links to State Anemometer Loan Programs. Full article
LINKS TO SMALL WIND IN THE NEWS
(21) New Farm, June 10, 2004, Wind in the Silos: Making wind power safe
and cost-effective on your farm. Full article
(22) Winston-Salem (NC) Journal, July 12, 2004, Harnessing the Wind:
Potential future source of power may face fight over whether it spoils
natural views. Article on NC small wind R&D center. Full article
(23) Kansas City Star, August 20, 2004, Russian scientists, California
lab developing new wind turbines. Article about development of vertical
axis small wind turbine. Full article
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completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or
process that is referred to or linked to in this newsletter. Reference
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trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute
or imply IREC's endorsement or recommendation.
Saturday, August 28, 2004
More on Green Energy from Wired News:
Stars Power Move to Green Energy
Renewable Energy Gathers Steam
Business Buys Into Fuel Cells
Solar's Seen in Shades of Green
Biodiesel Boom Well-Timed
For Speeders, Hybrids Suck Gas
TDIs Fuel Diesel Obsessions
Pump the Eco Fuel of Your Choice
Green: A Thing Raitt Talks About
Choo-Choo Trains on Energy Crunch
Alternative Fuel Rules in School
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Stars Power Move to Green Energy
Renewable Energy Gathers Steam
Business Buys Into Fuel Cells
Solar's Seen in Shades of Green
Biodiesel Boom Well-Timed
For Speeders, Hybrids Suck Gas
TDIs Fuel Diesel Obsessions
Pump the Eco Fuel of Your Choice
Green: A Thing Raitt Talks About
Choo-Choo Trains on Energy Crunch
Alternative Fuel Rules in School
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Wired News - a must-read for the latest information and commentary on
our rapidly changing digital world.
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 26.Aug.04.PDT
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Induce Act Draws Support, Venom (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64723,00.html/wn_ascii
Hollywood loves it. Techies hate it. And now, nine senators are
signing on to help it pass. That's the latest chapter in the short
history of the Induce Act, a bill aimed at cracking down on
technologies that can be used to steal copyright works. By Xeni Jardin.
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Selling the High Life in Iraq (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64693,00.html/wn_ascii
More than a year after Saddam's ouster, a website hawking real estate
in Iraq is seeing something of a mini-bubble. Asking prices in the
swankier neighborhoods of Baghdad and Najaf are surging against a
backdrop of civil unrest. By Joanna Glasner.
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Where Do the Extra Embryos Go? (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64722,00.html/wn_ascii
Every year, in vitro fertilization clinics produce more embryos than
they use in helping women get pregnant. A new study shows a wide
discrepancy in what happens to the extras, from incineration to
freezing. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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Seas Seen as Viable Power Source (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64695,00.html/wn_ascii
Escalating oil prices and global warming concerns have shifted the
quest for renewable energy sources into high gear. While wind and solar
claim most of the attention, the dark horse in this race may be the
restless energy of the sea. By Stephen Leahy.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RSS Attracts Really Serious Money (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64716,00.html/wn_ascii
Really Simple Syndication technology, which lets news junkies get
instant info feeds from multiple sites, is grabbing investors'
attention. The latest evidence: a multimillion-dollar funding round for
RSS developer Technorati. By Daniel Terdiman.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weapons of Mass Mobilization (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/moveon.html
A quiet couple in Berkeley, California, got sick of being ignored by
the system. So they built a new one. How MoveOn.org changed the face of
fund raising, brought P2P to political advertising and reinvented
grass-roots activism. By Gary Wolf from Wired magazine.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
our rapidly changing digital world.
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 26.Aug.04.PDT
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Induce Act Draws Support, Venom (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64723,00.html/wn_ascii
Hollywood loves it. Techies hate it. And now, nine senators are
signing on to help it pass. That's the latest chapter in the short
history of the Induce Act, a bill aimed at cracking down on
technologies that can be used to steal copyright works. By Xeni Jardin.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selling the High Life in Iraq (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64693,00.html/wn_ascii
More than a year after Saddam's ouster, a website hawking real estate
in Iraq is seeing something of a mini-bubble. Asking prices in the
swankier neighborhoods of Baghdad and Najaf are surging against a
backdrop of civil unrest. By Joanna Glasner.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Where Do the Extra Embryos Go? (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,64722,00.html/wn_ascii
Every year, in vitro fertilization clinics produce more embryos than
they use in helping women get pregnant. A new study shows a wide
discrepancy in what happens to the extras, from incineration to
freezing. By Kristen Philipkoski.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seas Seen as Viable Power Source (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64695,00.html/wn_ascii
Escalating oil prices and global warming concerns have shifted the
quest for renewable energy sources into high gear. While wind and solar
claim most of the attention, the dark horse in this race may be the
restless energy of the sea. By Stephen Leahy.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
RSS Attracts Really Serious Money (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64716,00.html/wn_ascii
Really Simple Syndication technology, which lets news junkies get
instant info feeds from multiple sites, is grabbing investors'
attention. The latest evidence: a multimillion-dollar funding round for
RSS developer Technorati. By Daniel Terdiman.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weapons of Mass Mobilization (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/moveon.html
A quiet couple in Berkeley, California, got sick of being ignored by
the system. So they built a new one. How MoveOn.org changed the face of
fund raising, brought P2P to political advertising and reinvented
grass-roots activism. By Gary Wolf from Wired magazine.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Friday, August 27, 2004
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6 new wells test positive for E. coli; don't drink water, 4 businesses told
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Six new wells have tested positive for E. coli bacteria on South Bass Island
in the midst of an investigation into what has sickened more than 1,000
people at the Lake Erie tourist destination. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/27)
Sea lamprey making return to Lake Erie
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Sea lampreys seem to be making a Lake Erie comeback, much to the dismay of
fisheries biologists. Source: The Plain Dealer (8/27)
Ohioans huddle to protect a resource
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At the first of three Annex 2001 hearings in Ohio, most Observers praised
the plan, with some contention over fine details intended to benefit the
powerful agricultural industry. Source: The Toledo Blade (8/27)
Spiny waterfleas invade two lakes near Gunflint
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The Spiny Waterflea, a non-native species first found in Lake Superior in
1987, is slowly invading Northland lakes. Source: Duluth News Tribune (8/27)
The joy of filth
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Under-the-radar Canadian entrepreneurs are cleaning up a polluted planet
with innovative technology. Source: The Globe and Mail (8/27)
Lakes' restoration agenda defended
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EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt on Thursday defended the Bush
administration's plan to study the Great Lakes before the government spends
additional money on restoring it. Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (8/26)
Activists oppose waste-burning plan
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An environmental group is urging the province of Ontario to deny a request
from two companies that want to burn recyclable hazardous waste, which could
release dangerous pollutants. Source: The Toronto Star (8/26)
Farm groups protest cranberry run-off suit
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A controversial lawsuit contends that a large cranberry farm has polluted
Wisconsin's eighth largest natural lake by releasing fertilizer and other
pollutants, feeding the growth of dense, choking weeds and toxic blue green
algae and restricting citizens' rights to use and enjoy the navigable waters
of the state. Source: Madison Capital Times (8/25)
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[Fwd: Illinois PIRG : Tell the Bush administration to stop mercury pollution]
Dear Illinois PIRG supporter,
Recently you might have read in your local paper about the Bush administration's announcement that more of
America's rivers and lakes are polluted with poisonous mercury pollution than ever before. "Mercury is
everywhere," EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt told the New York Times.
Unfortunately, instead of taking action to solve the problem by requiring power plants to install the modern
pollution controls that could reduce mercury pollution by 90%, the Bush administration has proposed delaying
mercury rules for power plants by a decade.
Warning the public about mercury isn't enoughâ??we need to stop the pollution at its source. In the past two
months you've helped us set an all-time record by submitting over 600,000 public comments urging the Bush
administration to strengthen their proposal. Then we asked you to help us find doctors and small business
owners to sign onto a letter calling for protections against mercury pollution, and a stunning 700 doctors
and business owners replied.
Now you can help raise the heat on the Bush administration by asking your representative in Congress to tell
the Bush administration to stop mercury pollution.
Follow the link below to go to a web page where you can email your representative. Then ask your family and
friends to take action by forwarding this email to them.
http://pirg.org/alerts/route.asp?id=806&id4=ES
To see the New York Times story about the Bush administrationâ??s announcement, click this link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/25/politics/25fish.html.
Sincerely,
Rebecca D. Stanfield
Illinois PIRG Environmental Attorney
RebeccaS@illinoispirg.org
http://www.IllinoisPIRG.org
P.S. Thanks again for your support. Please feel free to share this e-mail with your family and friends.
Recently you might have read in your local paper about the Bush administration's announcement that more of
America's rivers and lakes are polluted with poisonous mercury pollution than ever before. "Mercury is
everywhere," EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt told the New York Times.
Unfortunately, instead of taking action to solve the problem by requiring power plants to install the modern
pollution controls that could reduce mercury pollution by 90%, the Bush administration has proposed delaying
mercury rules for power plants by a decade.
Warning the public about mercury isn't enoughâ??we need to stop the pollution at its source. In the past two
months you've helped us set an all-time record by submitting over 600,000 public comments urging the Bush
administration to strengthen their proposal. Then we asked you to help us find doctors and small business
owners to sign onto a letter calling for protections against mercury pollution, and a stunning 700 doctors
and business owners replied.
Now you can help raise the heat on the Bush administration by asking your representative in Congress to tell
the Bush administration to stop mercury pollution.
Follow the link below to go to a web page where you can email your representative. Then ask your family and
friends to take action by forwarding this email to them.
http://pirg.org/alerts/route.asp?id=806&id4=ES
To see the New York Times story about the Bush administrationâ??s announcement, click this link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/25/politics/25fish.html.
Sincerely,
Rebecca D. Stanfield
Illinois PIRG Environmental Attorney
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UW-Madison News Release--Fuel cell discovery
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
8/26/2004
CONTACT: Won Bae Kim, (608) 262-0327, wombat@che.wisc.edu
UW ENGINEERS CLEAR BOTTLENECK IN PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN
Discovery could lead to new strategies for operating fuel cells
MADISON - Carbon monoxide, or CO, has long been a major technical barrier to the efficient operation of fuel cells.
But now, chemical and biological engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have not only cleared that barrier
- they also have discovered a method to capture carbon monoxide's energy.
To be useful in a power-generating fuel cell, hydrocarbons such as gasoline, natural gas or ethanol must be reformed
into a hydrogen-rich gas. A large, costly and critical step to this process requires generating steam and reacting it
with carbon monoxide (CO). This process, called water-gas shift, produces hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2).
Additional steps then are taken to reduce the CO levels further before the hydrogen enters a fuel cell.
James Dumesic, professor of chemical and biological engineering , postdoctoral researcher Won Bae Kim, and graduate
students Tobias Voitl and Gabriel Rodriguez-Rivera eliminated the water-gas shift reaction from the process, removing
the need to transport and vaporize liquid water in the production of energy for portable applications.
The team, as reported in the Aug. 27 issue of Science, uses an environmentally benign polyoxometalate (POM) compound
to oxidize CO in liquid water at room temperature. The compound not only removes CO from gas streams for fuel cells,
but also converts the energy content of CO into a liquid that subsequently can be used to power a fuel cell.
"CO has essentially as much energy as hydrogen," Dumesic says. "It has a lot of energy in it. If you take a hydrocarbon
and partially oxidize it at high temperature, it primarily makes CO and hydrogen. Conventional systems follow that with
a series of these 'water-gas shift' steps. Our discovery has the potential of eliminating those steps. Instead, you can
send the CO through our process, which works efficiently at room temperature, and takes the CO out of the gas to make
energy."
The research team says the process is especially promising for producing electrical energy from renewable
biomass-derived oxygenated hydrocarbons - such as ethylene glycol derived from corn - because these fuels generate H2
and CO in nearly equal amounts during catalytic decomposition. The hydrogen could be used directly in a
proton-exchange-membrane fuel cell operating at 50 percent efficiency, and the remaining CO could be converted to
electricity via the researchers' new process.
The overall efficiency of such a system is equal to 40 percent and, unlike traditional ethylene glycol reforming, does
not require water. The overall efficiency is equivalent to 60 percent of the energy content of octane.
Dumesic's team believes the advance will make possible a new generation of inexpensive fuel cells operating with
solutions of reduced POM compounds. While higher current densities can be achieved in fuel cells using electrodes
containing precious metals, the researchers found that good current densities can be generated using a simple carbon
anode.
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ENN Daily News for 08/26/2004
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Focus on hydrogen economy has things backwards
As summer slides towards fall, fuel-cell manufacturers and automakers are out on the streets of major cities around the world, showing off million-dollar prototypes of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26725.asp
Asian farmers are sucking the continent dry, says report
Asian farmers drilling millions of pump-operated wells in an ever-deeper search for water are threatening to suck the continent's underground reserves dry, a science magazine warned Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26729.asp
Ecuador gives Petrobras the OK to drill inside Amazon reserve
Ecuador's President Lucio Gutierrez on Wednesday gave Brazil's state-run oil firm a green light to start drilling inside an Amazon jungle reserve, prompting an immediate court challenge by environmentalists.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26726.asp
Nigerian senate orders Shell unit to pay tribe US$1.5 billion
Nigeria's Senate has ordered a subsidiary of petroleum giant Royal/Dutch Shell to pay a Nigerian ethnic group US$1.5 billion (euro1.2 billion) for oil spills in their homelands, but the legislative body can't enforce the resolution, an official said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26728.asp
EPA, GSA, and World Bank Seek to Buy Renewable Energy Credits
Government agencies are finding the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs) to be a simple way to meet their renewable-energy goals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26511.asp
Botswana Bushmen head to United States to raise money
Botswana's Bushmen called Wednesday for international funding to help a court battle against their eviction by the government from ancestral lands in the Kalahari Desert.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26733.asp
Cleaning products, solvents may cause asthma, says study
Exposure to fumes emitted by cleaning products in the home could cause asthma in children, a study published Thursday shows.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26736.asp
AIDS is killing Africa's traditional survival skills
AIDS is killing off African farmers before they can pass on the centuries of local knowledge that their orphans will need to survive, a new study says.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26734.asp
China's inbreeding pandas to be given more space
China is trying to stop its pandas, rebounding from the brink of extinction, from inbreeding by building them a giant safari park, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26735.asp
NASA experts report drought forecast breakthrough
Climate experts at NASA believe they have found a way of forecasting droughts and floods months in advance, the New Scientist magazine reported Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26730.asp
Bird flu may be in Asia to stay, officials fear
World health officials who only a few months ago were confident of controlling a fatal form of bird flu that keeps popping up in Asia are now less certain that they will be able to do so.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26732.asp
Global warming means more frost-free days, says report
Frost will become less and less common across much of the world as global warming accelerates, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26731.asp
Even after vote, concerns about Venezuela's oil sector persist
When Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez survived a vote to oust him last week, the victory eased worries that the world's fifth-largest oil exporter might erupt in political turmoil. Yet trouble still lurks in the country's massive oil sector, with industry experts warning that Venezuela needs long-overdue investment in aging oil fields.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26727.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.
Earth Policy Institute:
Coal Takes Heavy Human Toll: Some 25,100 U.S. Deaths from Coal Use Largely Preventable
United Nations Environment Programme:
New UNEP report warns of threats to unique Arctic ecosystem of Barents Sea
World Resources Institute:
In the Aftermath of "India Shining"
Mangrove Action Project:
Read about the latetst in mangrove preservation and restoration around the globe.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
ACEEE Names Five Champions of Energy Efficiency
Canary Coalition:
Weather Turns Relay for Clean Air Into Odyssey of Determination
Wild Salmon Center:
Wild Salmon Center Sponsors First Sakhalin Salmon Festival
Environmental Education Foundation:
New Indoor Air Quality Advisory Group Formed
WWF-US Communications:
U.S. Senators Visit Arctic, Investigate Climate Change
ENN
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com
E-mail Edition
Focus on hydrogen economy has things backwards
As summer slides towards fall, fuel-cell manufacturers and automakers are out on the streets of major cities around the world, showing off million-dollar prototypes of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26725.asp
Asian farmers are sucking the continent dry, says report
Asian farmers drilling millions of pump-operated wells in an ever-deeper search for water are threatening to suck the continent's underground reserves dry, a science magazine warned Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26729.asp
Ecuador gives Petrobras the OK to drill inside Amazon reserve
Ecuador's President Lucio Gutierrez on Wednesday gave Brazil's state-run oil firm a green light to start drilling inside an Amazon jungle reserve, prompting an immediate court challenge by environmentalists.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26726.asp
Nigerian senate orders Shell unit to pay tribe US$1.5 billion
Nigeria's Senate has ordered a subsidiary of petroleum giant Royal/Dutch Shell to pay a Nigerian ethnic group US$1.5 billion (euro1.2 billion) for oil spills in their homelands, but the legislative body can't enforce the resolution, an official said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26728.asp
EPA, GSA, and World Bank Seek to Buy Renewable Energy Credits
Government agencies are finding the purchase of renewable energy credits (RECs) to be a simple way to meet their renewable-energy goals.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26511.asp
Botswana Bushmen head to United States to raise money
Botswana's Bushmen called Wednesday for international funding to help a court battle against their eviction by the government from ancestral lands in the Kalahari Desert.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26733.asp
Cleaning products, solvents may cause asthma, says study
Exposure to fumes emitted by cleaning products in the home could cause asthma in children, a study published Thursday shows.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26736.asp
AIDS is killing Africa's traditional survival skills
AIDS is killing off African farmers before they can pass on the centuries of local knowledge that their orphans will need to survive, a new study says.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26734.asp
China's inbreeding pandas to be given more space
China is trying to stop its pandas, rebounding from the brink of extinction, from inbreeding by building them a giant safari park, Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26735.asp
NASA experts report drought forecast breakthrough
Climate experts at NASA believe they have found a way of forecasting droughts and floods months in advance, the New Scientist magazine reported Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26730.asp
Bird flu may be in Asia to stay, officials fear
World health officials who only a few months ago were confident of controlling a fatal form of bird flu that keeps popping up in Asia are now less certain that they will be able to do so.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26732.asp
Global warming means more frost-free days, says report
Frost will become less and less common across much of the world as global warming accelerates, U.S. researchers reported Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26731.asp
Even after vote, concerns about Venezuela's oil sector persist
When Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez survived a vote to oust him last week, the victory eased worries that the world's fifth-largest oil exporter might erupt in political turmoil. Yet trouble still lurks in the country's massive oil sector, with industry experts warning that Venezuela needs long-overdue investment in aging oil fields.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-26/s_26727.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.
Earth Policy Institute:
Coal Takes Heavy Human Toll: Some 25,100 U.S. Deaths from Coal Use Largely Preventable
United Nations Environment Programme:
New UNEP report warns of threats to unique Arctic ecosystem of Barents Sea
World Resources Institute:
In the Aftermath of "India Shining"
Mangrove Action Project:
Read about the latetst in mangrove preservation and restoration around the globe.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
ACEEE Names Five Champions of Energy Efficiency
Canary Coalition:
Weather Turns Relay for Clean Air Into Odyssey of Determination
Wild Salmon Center:
Wild Salmon Center Sponsors First Sakhalin Salmon Festival
Environmental Education Foundation:
New Indoor Air Quality Advisory Group Formed
WWF-US Communications:
U.S. Senators Visit Arctic, Investigate Climate Change
ENN Daily News for 08/25/2004
ENN
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com
E-mail Edition
Oak disease spreads via human hikers and other stories
Human hikers and mountain bikers are spreading a disease threatening California forests. The fungus that causes sudden oak death, Phytophthora ramorum, has killed thousands of oak trees around the state and afflicted other native plants such as rhododendrons and bay laurel with a leaf disease.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26486.asp
Polluted fish warnings cover one-third of lakes, one-fourth of rivers
One of every three lakes in the United States and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26693.asp
Workers and officials celebrate removal of 3 million gallons of waste from Hanford nuclear reservation
Workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation celebrated the removal of millions of gallons of liquid radioactive waste from old, leak-prone tanks this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26701.asp
Brazil police seize black market uranium ore
Police have seized a load of uranium and thorium ore taken from a secret mine in the jungle in northern Brazil and destined for sale in the black market, an official said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26688.asp
Cafeteria management chain pushes for sustainable agriculture
A major cafeteria management chain has rewritten its mission statement to emphasize sustainable agriculture, asking its chefs to use locally grown produce and meat free of hormones, antibiotics, and genetically modified feed.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26699.asp
China grabs antelope contraband by the horns
Customs officers in southern China have seized more than 8,000 horns of endangered antelopes smuggled in from Russia for use in making traditional medicines, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26686.asp
World Bank lends Brazil $1.2 billion to protect environment
The World Bank announced Tuesday it will lend $1.2 billion to Brazil over the next four years to help protect the environment.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26695.asp
Ecuador attorney general files to cancel Occidental Oil concession
Ecuador's attorney general asked the Energy Ministry to cancel a contract with U.S. company Occidental Petroleum Corp., alleging Tuesday that the company failed to fully comply with a concession to operate oil fields in the Amazon jungle. Occidental denied any wrongdoing, saying that it had "complied with all of the substantial obligations of the contract."
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26696.asp
Whale is trapped at Nova Scotia power plant after swimming through sluice gates
A hydroelectric plant in Nova Scotia has been shut down after a wayward whale swam through the facility's underwater gates in the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26694.asp
Hungary restarts troubled nuclear reactor
Hungary's only nuclear power plant has restarted a reactor shut down since April 2003 due to an accident, officials said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26698.asp
Hormone-charged birds force out rivals in U.S. West
Hormone-fueled songbirds are steadily forcing out a rival species in Northwestern fir forests and threatening the more timid warblers with extinction, U.S. researchers said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26687.asp
One killed in Kenya in Masai protests over land
Kenyan police shot dead a 70-year-old Masai man and wounded four other herdsmen grazing their cattle on private land given to British settlers 100 years ago, a local leader said on recently.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26651.asp
Two Iraq ministers survive bombs, 5 guards killed
Insurgents tried to assassinate Iraq's environment and education ministers in separate bombings on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded more than a dozen people, officials said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26685.asp
Greenpeace protests Ford's plans to destroy Norwegian-built electric cars
Greenpeace activists scaled the walls of Ford carmaker's Norwegian headquarters Tuesday to protest plans to destroy hundreds of pollution-free cars.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26697.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.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
How Far Can Efficiency Take Us? ACEEE Offers Answers
Rainforest Action Network:
Ford Crushes 'Clean Cars' While Greenwashing Gas Guzzlers
Earth Policy Institute:
Coal Takes Heavy Human Toll: Some 25,100 U.S. Deaths from Coal Use Largely Preventable
United Nations Environment Programme:
New UNEP report warns of threats to unique Arctic ecosystem of Barents Sea
Mangrove Action Project:
Read about the latetst in mangrove preservation and restoration around the globe.
World Resources Institute:
In the Aftermath of "India Shining"
ENN
Environmental News Network
http://www.enn.com
E-mail Edition
Oak disease spreads via human hikers and other stories
Human hikers and mountain bikers are spreading a disease threatening California forests. The fungus that causes sudden oak death, Phytophthora ramorum, has killed thousands of oak trees around the state and afflicted other native plants such as rhododendrons and bay laurel with a leaf disease.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26486.asp
Polluted fish warnings cover one-third of lakes, one-fourth of rivers
One of every three lakes in the United States and nearly one-quarter of the nation's rivers contain enough pollution that people should limit or avoid eating fish caught there.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26693.asp
Workers and officials celebrate removal of 3 million gallons of waste from Hanford nuclear reservation
Workers at the Hanford nuclear reservation celebrated the removal of millions of gallons of liquid radioactive waste from old, leak-prone tanks this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26701.asp
Brazil police seize black market uranium ore
Police have seized a load of uranium and thorium ore taken from a secret mine in the jungle in northern Brazil and destined for sale in the black market, an official said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26688.asp
Cafeteria management chain pushes for sustainable agriculture
A major cafeteria management chain has rewritten its mission statement to emphasize sustainable agriculture, asking its chefs to use locally grown produce and meat free of hormones, antibiotics, and genetically modified feed.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26699.asp
China grabs antelope contraband by the horns
Customs officers in southern China have seized more than 8,000 horns of endangered antelopes smuggled in from Russia for use in making traditional medicines, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26686.asp
World Bank lends Brazil $1.2 billion to protect environment
The World Bank announced Tuesday it will lend $1.2 billion to Brazil over the next four years to help protect the environment.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26695.asp
Ecuador attorney general files to cancel Occidental Oil concession
Ecuador's attorney general asked the Energy Ministry to cancel a contract with U.S. company Occidental Petroleum Corp., alleging Tuesday that the company failed to fully comply with a concession to operate oil fields in the Amazon jungle. Occidental denied any wrongdoing, saying that it had "complied with all of the substantial obligations of the contract."
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26696.asp
Whale is trapped at Nova Scotia power plant after swimming through sluice gates
A hydroelectric plant in Nova Scotia has been shut down after a wayward whale swam through the facility's underwater gates in the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26694.asp
Hungary restarts troubled nuclear reactor
Hungary's only nuclear power plant has restarted a reactor shut down since April 2003 due to an accident, officials said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26698.asp
Hormone-charged birds force out rivals in U.S. West
Hormone-fueled songbirds are steadily forcing out a rival species in Northwestern fir forests and threatening the more timid warblers with extinction, U.S. researchers said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26687.asp
One killed in Kenya in Masai protests over land
Kenyan police shot dead a 70-year-old Masai man and wounded four other herdsmen grazing their cattle on private land given to British settlers 100 years ago, a local leader said on recently.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26651.asp
Two Iraq ministers survive bombs, 5 guards killed
Insurgents tried to assassinate Iraq's environment and education ministers in separate bombings on Tuesday that killed five of their bodyguards and wounded more than a dozen people, officials said.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26685.asp
Greenpeace protests Ford's plans to destroy Norwegian-built electric cars
Greenpeace activists scaled the walls of Ford carmaker's Norwegian headquarters Tuesday to protest plans to destroy hundreds of pollution-free cars.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-25/s_26697.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.
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
How Far Can Efficiency Take Us? ACEEE Offers Answers
Rainforest Action Network:
Ford Crushes 'Clean Cars' While Greenwashing Gas Guzzlers
Earth Policy Institute:
Coal Takes Heavy Human Toll: Some 25,100 U.S. Deaths from Coal Use Largely Preventable
United Nations Environment Programme:
New UNEP report warns of threats to unique Arctic ecosystem of Barents Sea
Mangrove Action Project:
Read about the latetst in mangrove preservation and restoration around the globe.
World Resources Institute:
In the Aftermath of "India Shining"
Florida Voting News
Report targets possible election flaws
The inspector general reviewed the county's election readiness, issuing
a report that focuses on training, absentee ballots and poll security.
BY AMY DRISCOLL AND CHARLES RABIN
adriscoll@herald.com
With the primary just days away, Inspector General Christopher Mazzella
issued a report Wednesday on Miami-Dade County's election readiness.
Among his recommendations: more training for some elections workers,
additional security for voting machines and stronger guidelines for
handling absentee ballots.
Full story: http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/9497067.htm
By Molly Ivins: Bye Bye Overtime...
All newspaper editors want to know what their readers like. If you would like to read this feature in your local newspaper, please do not hesitate to share your enthusiasm with your local newspaper editor.
RELEASE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2004, AND THEREAFTER AUSTIN, Texas -
It's an early Labor Day SURPRISE!
Congratulations, if you make between $23,660 and $100,000, you have just very likely lost your right to overtime pay, courtesy of the Bush administration. If this comes as news to you, thank your friendly media, who are much too busy reporting lies abut John Kerry's heroism in Vietnam to bother with this story affecting your life. But next time you hear someone say, "Oh, I just don't care much about politics," you might want to recall this particular connection -- especially if it means you have to go out and get another job.
This stunner is brought to you by President Bush and his big-business campaign donors. The Senate has voted twice to stop the change, so there's no point in raising hell with them. The House of Representatives, the "people's house," dodged the question. So Bush's Department of Labor just up and issued hundreds of pages of new rules on who gets overtime pay.
Full story: http://www.creators.com/opinion_show.cfm?columnsName=miv
All newspaper editors want to know what their readers like. If you would like to read this feature in your local newspaper, please do not hesitate to share your enthusiasm with your local newspaper editor.
RELEASE: TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2004, AND THEREAFTER AUSTIN, Texas -
It's an early Labor Day SURPRISE!
Congratulations, if you make between $23,660 and $100,000, you have just very likely lost your right to overtime pay, courtesy of the Bush administration. If this comes as news to you, thank your friendly media, who are much too busy reporting lies abut John Kerry's heroism in Vietnam to bother with this story affecting your life. But next time you hear someone say, "Oh, I just don't care much about politics," you might want to recall this particular connection -- especially if it means you have to go out and get another job.
This stunner is brought to you by President Bush and his big-business campaign donors. The Senate has voted twice to stop the change, so there's no point in raising hell with them. The House of Representatives, the "people's house," dodged the question. So Bush's Department of Labor just up and issued hundreds of pages of new rules on who gets overtime pay.
Full story: http://www.creators.com/opinion_show.cfm?columnsName=miv
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 25.Aug.04.PDT
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Reactors Trim Radioactive Waste (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64690,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers at a Department of Energy lab are developing fuel rods
that could halve the amount of nuclear waste produced. That's good news
for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where 40 years' worth of radioactive
material is slated to be stored. By John Gartner.
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Copyright Bill Needs Big Changes (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64697,00.html/wn_ascii
Technology companies and public-interest groups want to narrow the
scope of the controversial Induce Act to focus on those who engage in
'mass, indiscriminate infringing conduct.' By Katie Dean.
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JibJab Is Free for You and Me (DAT's Entertainment Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64704,00.html/wn_ascii
Turns out that Ludlow Music, which claims to own the copyright on a
classic Woody Gutherie song, may not actually own it after all. Which
means JibJab, a scrappy web animation site, gets to use 'This Land Is
Your Land' to its heart's content. By Katie Dean.
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Poll: Voters Want Paper Trail (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64700,00.html/wn_ascii
Almost three-quarters of likely voters think electronic voting systems
should produce a paper record the voter can verify, according to a new
poll. But that's not likely to happen for many of them in November. By
Laila Weir.
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Service Mixes Ads in Blog Chatter (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64658,00.html/wn_ascii
A new service wants to match up popular bloggers with marketers to
create the online equivalent of magazine 'advertorials.' Some worry it
would bring blogs' integrity into question. By Daniel Terdiman.
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Attacking the Fourth Estate (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64680,00.html/wn_ascii
A series of subpoenas issued to reporters as part of the Justice
Department's investigation of the leak of a CIA operative's identity
seems more like a tactic of intimidation than legitimate information
gathering. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Master of the Nerdiverse (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/craigslist.html
Craig Newmark could become a dot-org millionaire. He'd rather help you
find a cheap sublet, a cool job and maybe even a date. By Josh McHugh
from Wired magazine.
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Reactors Trim Radioactive Waste (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64690,00.html/wn_ascii
Researchers at a Department of Energy lab are developing fuel rods
that could halve the amount of nuclear waste produced. That's good news
for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where 40 years' worth of radioactive
material is slated to be stored. By John Gartner.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copyright Bill Needs Big Changes (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64697,00.html/wn_ascii
Technology companies and public-interest groups want to narrow the
scope of the controversial Induce Act to focus on those who engage in
'mass, indiscriminate infringing conduct.' By Katie Dean.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JibJab Is Free for You and Me (DAT's Entertainment Tuesday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,64704,00.html/wn_ascii
Turns out that Ludlow Music, which claims to own the copyright on a
classic Woody Gutherie song, may not actually own it after all. Which
means JibJab, a scrappy web animation site, gets to use 'This Land Is
Your Land' to its heart's content. By Katie Dean.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poll: Voters Want Paper Trail (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64700,00.html/wn_ascii
Almost three-quarters of likely voters think electronic voting systems
should produce a paper record the voter can verify, according to a new
poll. But that's not likely to happen for many of them in November. By
Laila Weir.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service Mixes Ads in Blog Chatter (Business 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/business/0,1367,64658,00.html/wn_ascii
A new service wants to match up popular bloggers with marketers to
create the online equivalent of magazine 'advertorials.' Some worry it
would bring blogs' integrity into question. By Daniel Terdiman.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attacking the Fourth Estate (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64680,00.html/wn_ascii
A series of subpoenas issued to reporters as part of the Justice
Department's investigation of the leak of a CIA operative's identity
seems more like a tactic of intimidation than legitimate information
gathering. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Master of the Nerdiverse (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/craigslist.html
Craig Newmark could become a dot-org millionaire. He'd rather help you
find a cheap sublet, a cool job and maybe even a date. By Josh McHugh
from Wired magazine.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Are Oil Companies Keeping Prices Low At the Pump to Save Bush's Backside?
Full Op-Ed:
http://www.opednews.com/murphy_081904_oil_prices.htm
WIRED NEWS
W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 23.Aug.04.PDT
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Army: JetBlue Data Use Was Legal (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64647,00.html/wn_ascii
A report by the Army's inspector general concludes that a
controversial data-mining project involving airline passenger records
did not violate federal privacy law. Critics say the report
misinterprets the law. By Ryan Singel.
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Politicos Dig Deep for Your Data (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64645,00.html/wn_ascii
This election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters
through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic
formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and
what they buy. By John Gartner.
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E-Vote Machines: Secret Testing (Machine Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64668,00.html/wn_ascii
Even though tax money pays for voting machines, the three companies
that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secret. The
reason? Their contracts with the voting machine makers specify secrecy.
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Electricity Revives Coral Reef (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64671,00.html/wn_ascii
A Balinese project uses low-wattage electrical current to stimulate
the regrowth of a badly damaged coral reef. It's the world's largest
coral nursery ever built using this technology, in an area where most
of the world's coral species live.
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Catching Meth Cooks Pink-Handed (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64672,00.html/wn_ascii
Midwestern farmers welcome a new fertilizer additive that leaves a
telltale fluorescent pink stain on the hands of anyone who touches it.
Theft of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, used to make methamphetamine,
has become a major problem for farmers.
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Reporting to Work Mid-Flight (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64667,00.html/wn_ascii
Business travelers will soon take advantage of airborne internet if
two companies have their way. Boeing and software maker iPass plan to
use satellite and Wi-Fi to connect high fliers to the office.
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Army: JetBlue Data Use Was Legal (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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A report by the Army's inspector general concludes that a
controversial data-mining project involving airline passenger records
did not violate federal privacy law. Critics say the report
misinterprets the law. By Ryan Singel.
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Politicos Dig Deep for Your Data (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64645,00.html/wn_ascii
This election year, activist groups are targeting undecided voters
through consumer databases. But veteran campaigners say no magic
formula can predict how people will vote based on where they live and
what they buy. By John Gartner.
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E-Vote Machines: Secret Testing (Machine Politics Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64668,00.html/wn_ascii
Even though tax money pays for voting machines, the three companies
that certify the nation's voting technologies operate in secret. The
reason? Their contracts with the voting machine makers specify secrecy.
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Electricity Revives Coral Reef (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64671,00.html/wn_ascii
A Balinese project uses low-wattage electrical current to stimulate
the regrowth of a badly damaged coral reef. It's the world's largest
coral nursery ever built using this technology, in an area where most
of the world's coral species live.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Catching Meth Cooks Pink-Handed (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64672,00.html/wn_ascii
Midwestern farmers welcome a new fertilizer additive that leaves a
telltale fluorescent pink stain on the hands of anyone who touches it.
Theft of anhydrous ammonia fertilizer, used to make methamphetamine,
has become a major problem for farmers.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reporting to Work Mid-Flight (Technology Sunday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64667,00.html/wn_ascii
Business travelers will soon take advantage of airborne internet if
two companies have their way. Boeing and software maker iPass plan to
use satellite and Wi-Fi to connect high fliers to the office.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .