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ENN Daily News for 09/07/2004

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EarthTalk: Do airplanes contribute significantly to air pollution?
Airplanes do indeed create a great amount of air pollution. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a nonprofit environmental group, "airport air pollution is similar in scope to that generated by local power plants, incinerators, and refineries, yet is exempt from rules other industrial polluters must follow."
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26774.asp

"Cheetah friendly" beef to make its way to E.U.
Namibian beef certified as "cheetah-friendly" will soon make its way to the European Union as part of a new strategy to reduce conflict between ranchers and the graceful cats.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26889.asp

Hurricanes bring destruction but also environmental renewal
Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26885.asp

Romania says heavy metal spilled into river
Romanian environmental officials on Sunday investigated a spill of toxic heavy metals into a river in the north of the country that has reportedly caused neighbouring Ukraine to cut water supplies to five towns.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26890.asp

Cambodian report warns of environmental damage from use of chemicals in gold mining
The increased use of highly toxic chemicals in gold mining could cause serious environmental damage and health hazards in the Cambodian countryside, a report warned Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26881.asp

Floods kill 76 in China, no let-up in sight
Floods and landslides have killed 76 people in southwest China in the past four days and washed away homes and roads, knocked down power lines, and cut off at least one city, state media said on Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26888.asp

World's oldest field test reveals soil secrets
The world's longest continually running experiment has revealed traces of plutonium in British soil from nuclear tests in the Nevada desert 50 years ago, scientists said on Monday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26892.asp

More Massachusetts communities eye wind power
Like the giant in some children's tale, it looms by the water. More than 160 feet tall, long arms flailing at a startling speed, the wind turbine catches the eye as well as the harbor breezes.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26884.asp

Protests continue against gold prospecting of sacred Peruvian mountain
Some 300 farmworkers and students on Monday blocked the main road to Mount Quilish in northern Peru to protest gold prospecting they fear will pollute the water supply coming off the mountain, which they believe is sacred.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26879.asp

Team plans to recreate famous Kon-Tiki expedition with an environmental twist
Nearly 60 years after Thor Heyerdahl sailed across the Pacific Ocean in an epic journey aboard the balsa raft Kon-Tiki, a team that includes his grandson said they hope to repeat the feat next year — with a 21th-century twist.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26887.asp

Ship said to be carrying hazardous cargo sinks off Turkey's coast
A ship that environmental groups say was carrying hazardous cargo that originated in Spain sank Monday off Turkey's southern coast.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-07/s_26880.asp


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