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ENN Daily News for 09/10/2004

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Africa MegaFlyover: Michael Fay and the Human Footprint
Michael Fay is looking distinctly out of place in the lounge of a huge Westcliff Ridge house surrounded by beautiful objects of high Western culture. He's dressed in a slightly misshapen red sweater, khaki shorts, and sandals. It turns out he's been sleeping on the lawn. It's midwinter; this is Johannesburg, South Africa; and there are still traces of frost on the grass.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_26722.asp

College Campuses Opt for Sustainable Dining
It took only a few weeks for the news to spread last fall: The food served at Yale University's Berkeley College dining hall was the best on campus. Students assigned to eat in the 11 other residential colleges (Yale's version of dorms) wanted in.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_26555.asp

Extinct species take others along, study finds
More than 6,000 species of butterflies and other insects as well as mites, fungi, and assorted unloved but important species will also be wiped out when listed endangered species go extinct, scientists said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27105.asp

Farmer becomes first in Tennessee to use federal funds for preservation
Dairyman Earl Cruze has become the first farmer in Tennessee to use a new federal program to forever ensure the preservation of his farmland.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27116.asp

Group sues U.S. government for protection of two plant species found only in U.S. Virgin Islands
An environmental group is suing the U.S. government to have two plant species found only in the U.S. Virgin Islands placed under federal protection, officials said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27113.asp

Mexico, U.S. environmental officials take first step to clean up mountains of old tires at border
With 5 million discarded tires littering the background, the United States and Mexico announced an accord Thursday to clean up the mountains of rusty cars, smashed school buses, and rotting rubber that are a blight on the border.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27111.asp

DuPont Offers to Settle C8 Case for up to $343 Million
DuPont agreed on Thursday to pay as much as $343 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging the chemical giant contaminated drinking water supplies in West Virginia and Ohio with a key ingredient of its Teflon product.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27110.asp

Hurricane Ivan devastates Grenada and takes aim for Jamaica after killing 23 people
Hurricane Ivan took aim at Jamaica Thursday and possibly Florida after killing 23 people in five countries and devastating Grenada, where police fired tear gas to stop a looting frenzy and frightened students armed themselves with knives and sticks.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27109.asp

WTC rescue workers' health is suffering, says government
Nearly half of the more than 1,000 screened rescue workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks suffer from new or exacerbated respiratory, mental, and other health problems, according to a government report released Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27108.asp

Lucrative, rare species need trade protections, says WWF
Booming global trade in rare forms of wildlife ranging from tropical fish and trees to African lizards is threatening many of them with extinction, conservation group WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) said on Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27103.asp

South Korea nuclear case likely to go to U.N. Security Council
South Korea is likely to be referred to the U.N. Security Council for conducting an unsanctioned uranium enrichment experiment four years ago, according to U.S. officials.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27106.asp

Villagers flee troops, militia fighting near Nigerian oil city
Nigerian troops battled militia forces Thursday in the creeks and mangrove swamps of Africa's leading oil region, the Niger Delta, pressing an offensive that has forced thousands of villagers to flee their homes for this petroleum hub.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27112.asp

Warming is a hot topic among Arctic scientists
On a cloudy day in the Chukchi Sea near Alaska's northwestern coast, two marine biologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences' Zoological Institute pulled up a small crab that could be proof the Arctic is growing warmer.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27102.asp

Thousands of birds found dead in northern Greece
Thousands of birds have been found dead at a lake in northern Greece, authorities said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-09-10/s_27114.asp


Environmental Marketplace Updates (Become a Member)

NY/NJ Seminar: Green and Business Success - Building owners and operators interested in applying proven sustainable practices to help meet financial, social and environmental goals will find the contacts and tools they need at the New York and Northern New Jersey Sustainable Built Environments Seminar. The event will be held September 14, 2004.
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Today's Press Releases (Become an Affiliate) Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

Save Our Wild Salmon:
Fishing Jobs at Stake in New Salmon Plan

Earth Island Institute:
Pollock Certification Greenwashes Unsound Fishing Practices

WWF-US Communications:
WWF Announces "10 Most Wanted Species"

United Nations Environment Programme:
CITES Conference on Wildlife Trade to Consider New Rules for High-Value Species

National Environmental Education and Training Foundation:
Public Lands Day Volunteers To Get Fee Free Day

Save Our Wild Salmon:
Bush Administration Fails Northwest Salmon...Again

The Trust for Public Land:
596-Acre Ranch Protected for Balcones NWR (TX)

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Conference Attendees to Address "Cutting the High Cost of Energy"

The Trust for Public Land:
350 Acres on Otay Mt. Protected (CA)