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ENN Daily News for 08/11/2004

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EarthTalk: Where can I find Earth-friendly building materials?
More contractors and property owners have chosen to work with environmentally friendly building supplies over the last decade than ever before.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_25994.asp

Sudanese Arab horsemen poach rare Congo rhinos
Sudanese Arab horsemen, whose kin are being recruited by the Janjaweed militias in Darfur, are poaching elephants and endangered white rhinos in neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo, conservationists say.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26462.asp

EPA mercury plan aims to help children and women, sidestep coal politics
New controls for cutting mercury emissions from power plants will aim to protect children and pregnant women and create "a level playing field" for coal-producing regions, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26466.asp

Thai cops see monkey business in monkey business
More than 40 orang-utans at a Bangkok zoo famous for its kick-boxing primates are missing, and Thai police said on Tuesday they did not believe the animals had died of pneumonia, as the owners have reportedly claimed.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26463.asp

USDA for sale?
On this week's radio program Beyond Organic, join host Jerry Kay — publisher of the Environmental News Network (ENN.com) — as we explore how industry manipulates government policy within the USDA.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26468.asp

Kerry says Bush broke his word on Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage
Democratic presidential challenger John Kerry, making a play for a state that supported President Bush four years ago, accused the president of breaking his word with a plan to bury nuclear waste in Nevada.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26465.asp

Peru authorities search for missing radioactive material
The head of the Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy said this week that two stolen nuclear measuring devices used by miners do not contain enough radioactive material to produce a "dirty bomb."
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26448.asp

Unique tire-burning plant in Minnesota town brings promises of jobs and worries
Bob Maust thinks he has the perfect place for all of those scrap tires that litter Midwest landfills and shop yards: his hometown.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26467.asp

Cholera outbreak hits lawless Congo mining area
At least 70 people have died in the past six weeks from cholera in a lawless region of the Democratic Republic of Congo where miners are flocking to excavate ore used to make tin, health officials said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26464.asp

Red Adair, world-renowned oil well firefighter, dies
When an oil well fire raged in the Sahara Desert in 1962, the flames grew so high that astronaut John Glenn said he saw it from space as he orbited Earth.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26450.asp

Canada broadens coverage of mad cow tests
Canada has increased its tests of old, dead, and sick cattle for mad cow disease to assess the prevalence of the brain-wasting illness, a Canadian Food Inspection Agency official said Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26460.asp

Desert shrub may help some cancer patients, says study
Chaparral, an evergreen desert shrub widely discredited as a purported cancer cure, may shrink some tumors when processed and used properly, U.S. researchers reported Tuesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26461.asp

Millions in United States face mega-wave from island collapse
The bad news is that tens of millions of people along the eastern seaboard of the United States and Canada may drown if the slow slippage of a volcano off north Africa becomes a cataclysmic collapse.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-08-11/s_26440.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!

National Audubon Society:
Local Officials, Citizen Groups Expose Bush Administration Plans to Exploit America's Forests

United Nations Environment Programme:
Can the Return of the Olympic Games to Greece Inspire a Return to Nature?

Earth Island Institute:
Stunning Court victory for Dolphin Protection

National Audubon Society:
AUDUBON AND PARTNERS PUBLISH MISSISSIPPI'S FIRST BIRDING TRAIL MAP

World Resources Institute:
Wireless Points the Way in Africa

Rainforest Action Network:
Rainforest Action Network Launches BuyGoodWood.com