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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, October 15, 2004 :::

Iraq Nuclear Sites Were Stripped Methodically, Say Diplomats VIENNA, Austria — The mysterious removal of Iraq's mothballed nuclear facilities continued long after the U.S.-led invasion and was carried out by people with access to heavy machinery and demolition equipment, diplomats said on Thursday. Amphibian Extinctions Sound Global Eco-alarm, Says Study BANGKOK — They may thrive on land and in water, but amphibians everywhere are in serious trouble, and up to one-third of species are threatened with extinction, a troubling new study said on Friday. Texas Falcon Tracker Finds Foul Environment MARATHON, Texas — Naturalist-adventurer Alan Tennant has tracked peregrine falcons across North America and does not like what he sees. Animals Win and Japan Fumes at U.N. Wildlife Meeting BANGKOK — The future looked brighter for leaf-tailed geckos and great white sharks as a U.N. meeting on trade in wild plants and animals ended on Thursday. Ecuador Is Seen Losing Its Glaciers to Global Warming QUITO, Ecuador — Global warming is melting Ecuador's cherished mountain glaciers and could cause several of them to disappear over the next two decades, Ecuadorean and French scientists said this week. Electric Barrier to Be Built to Keep Asian Carp from Great Lakes CHICAGO — The Army Corps of Engineers will in two weeks begin building a permanent electric barrier to keep the invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes, officials announced this week. Southeast Asian Nations to Set Up Environment Fund; Indonesia Under Pressure to Ratify Antihaze Deal SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian governments agreed Thursday to launch a fund to support environmental projects in the region, and Indonesia's neighbors called on it to ratify a deal to introduce antihaze pollution laws. Peace Prize Is a Well-Deserved Honor Sometimes what at first seems like a minor change can actually signal major shift in understanding. WWF: Big Wins for Conservation at CITES Thirty Business And Environmental Groups Congratulate Russian President ICMA Workshop on Improving Water Resources through Collaboration Women Environmentalists Demand End to Gender Apartheid Global Warming Hits the Front Pages ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. Copyright © 2004 Environmental News Network, Inc. This Newsletter is sent in accordance with the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 Environmental News Network - P.O. Box 6782 - San Rafael, CA 94903 Phone: (415) 459-2248 Fax: (512) 681-0652 To subscribe or unsubscribe from the ENN Daily or Weekly Newsletter please copy and paste the following link into your web browser's address bar http://www.ennmagazine.com/homepage.php