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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