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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, October 29, 2004 :::

Sri Lanka Wants to Become a Whale Watchers' Paradise COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's government plans to develop an eastern port city as a center for tourists hoping to spot whales migrating along its coastline, an official said Thursday. Politics and Gas Fuel Battle over New Mexico Forest SANTA FE, New Mexico — A Texas energy company may get rights to drill in a pristine swathe of a New Mexico national forest after a White House task force intervened on its behalf, a move that has become a hot issue in the battleground state of New Mexico before next week's presidential election. Chile Uses Anti-Terror Law Against Indians, Says Report SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile's center-left government is using a draconian anti-terror law inherited from former dictator Augusto Pinochet to repress Indian protesters battling for land rights, rights groups said this week. Africa Power Firms Join to Light Up Dark Continent JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — The latest scheme to spread electric light in Africa may sound familiar, but this time African leaders say they have the will, and financial backing, to succeed. Indian State to Export Farmers to East Africa HYDERABAD, India — A southern Indian state plans to send hundreds of farmers to east Africa to cultivate farmland in countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, officials said on Thursday. Drought Threatens the Lives of Some 4 Million People in Southeastern Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Four years of successive rain failures in southeastern Ethiopia have set off a drought that is threatening the lives of 4 million people, the United Nations warned Thursday. Polish Ex-spy Chief Says Russia Flexes Oil Muscle WARSAW, Poland — Russia is seeking to re-establish its grip on ex-communist countries in central Europe through its near monopoly on oil and gas, a former Polish chief spy says. Refinery and Chemical Workers Are Not Ready for an Attack, Says Survey HOUSTON, Texas — Workers at U.S. refineries, chemical plants, and paper mills that might be attractive terrorist targets are not adequately trained to prevent or respond to attacks, according a survey released this week. China Welcomes Russian Approval of Kyoto Protocol BEIJING — China welcomed on Thursday Russia's ratification of the Kyoto climate change protocol and urged countries that have not done so to follow suit. Revolutionizing the World of Recycling Sardines May Prevent Toxic Gas Eruptions off the California and African Coasts Improved Wildlife Management Plan Brings Hope to Mozambique Migratory Bird Flyway Protection Campaign ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) 479-5300