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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