 HELSINKI, Finland — After tests on 14 European Union government ministers revealed a cocktail of chemicals in their blood on Tuesday, an international environment agency urged for stricter controls on toxins, warning that the effects of many remain unknown. Wild Predators Pose Little Threat to Livestock and Other Stories Wolves and lions, bears and leopards have long been mortal enemies of ranchers. In an attempt to protect their livestock, human herders have hunted many big predators to the brink of extinction. Conservationists Claim Japan Has Illegally Killed Whales in Australian Waters SYDNEY, Australia — An animal rights group claimed Tuesday that Japan has illegally killed hundreds of whales in an Australian whale sanctuary, and it launched legal action aimed at stopping the hunt. Radioactive Materials Seized in Central Russia MOSCOW — Russian security services seized two containers filled with highly radioactive material at a scrap yard in central Russia, Interfax news agency said on Tuesday. Coalition of Environmentalists Petition for Sharp-tailed Grouse Protection ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Environmentalists asking for federal protection of the Columbian sharp-tailed grouse say the bird is in danger of becoming extinct, in part because its native habitat across the West is being lost to livestock grazing and agriculture. Bird Flu Kills 23 Thai Tigers TAK, Thailand — The bird flu epidemic, which has killed 31 people in southeast Asia this year, killed 23 tigers at a zoo in eastern Thailand, a senior government official said on Tuesday. E.U. to Issue Iran with Last Chance on Nuclear Plans VIENNA, Austria — Senior diplomats from France, Britain, and Germany will meet top Iranian officials in Vienna on Thursday to offer Tehran a final chance to halt uranium enrichment plans or face possible U.N. sanctions. Disease Stages Revival in Rebel-Held Ivory Coast ODIENNE, Ivory Coast — A battered pick-up truck weighed down by a dozen passengers sitting on sacks of mangoes crawls though a checkpoint and enters Ivory Coast's rebel zone.  World Sales of Solar Cells Jump 32 Percent Audubon ‘State Of The Birds’ Report Student Activists Deliver “Clean Energy Declaration”
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
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