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ENN Daily News for 08/10/2004

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The motherly love of leeches and other stories
Leeches are actually loving parents, according to evolutionary biologist Fred Govedich of Monash University in Australia. His discovery places the Australian leech (Helobdella papillornata) among the few invertebrates to actively care for young into maturity.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_25691.asp

Accident at Japanese nuclear plant kills at least four, raises worries about reactor safety
Japan suffered its deadliest nuclear power plant accident Monday when a bursting steam pipe killed at least four workers and injured seven in another blow to the industry in an energy-poor country already worried about nuclear plant safety.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26445.asp

Occidental signs controversial $50 million Peru oil deal
North American oil companies Occidental Petroleum Corp., Amerada Hess Corp., and Talisman Energy Inc. agreed Monday to invest $50 million to drill for oil in Peru's northern jungle region, despite fierce resistance from indigenous groups and environmentalists.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26437.asp

Millionaires' resort community in Montana to pay $1.8 million fine over water pollution
A golf and ski community for multimillionaires will pay $1.8 million and complete several environmental restoration projects to settle complaints over construction site discharge into waterways and wetlands, officials said Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26446.asp

Ethnic, criminal bloodletting over oil wealth has Nigeria's petroleum industry reeling
In unrest comparable in scale to Chechnya and Colombia, a year of bloodletting has killed more than 1,000 in the oil-rich Niger Delta, leaving the world's No. 7 oil exporter, and people here, concerned for the future.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26449.asp

Rush for natural resources still fuels war in Congo
On the mud wall of an abandoned thatched hut in the Congolese jungle town of Walikale, the words "Stop, Please" are scrawled in white chalk.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26443.asp

Connecticut dairy farmer is turning manure into cash
Beyond the Freund Farm's picturesque market, boasting fresh tomatoes and homemade apple pies, is a working dairy farm, complete with a half-acre lagoon brimming with cow manure.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26451.asp

Kerry offers plan for U.S. energy independence
With crude oil prices at record highs, Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry offered a 10-year, $30 billion proposal to move the nation toward energy independence.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26442.asp

West Africa fears famine as locusts advance
Nearly a million people in West Africa face famine unless they get international aid to battle swarms of locusts devouring their crops in the region's worst plague in 15 years, farmers and government experts warned.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26444.asp

World Bank plans Iraq infrastructure projects soon
The World Bank plans to embark on its first reconstruction projects in Iraq since the toppling of Saddam Hussein by October, the head of the bank's Iraq program said Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26441.asp

Dirty water provokes hepatitis outbreak in Darfur
An outbreak of hepatitis E shows that teeming camps of refugees from the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region are at growing risk from water and sewage-borne diseases, health agencies said Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26438.asp

Interstate radioactive waste dump compact accepts Nebraska's $141 million settlement
Nebraska will pay $141 million for blocking efforts to build a low-level radioactive waste dump and will be allowed to continue to oppose locating the dump in the state, under the settlement of a lawsuit accepted Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-10/s_26447.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.

Great Ape Trust of Iowa:
Firefighters go extra mile for great apes

Marine Stewardship Council:
First Crab Fishery Seeks Environmental Certification

Earth Island Institute:
Defend the Marine Mammal Protection Act!