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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Thursday, October 28, 2004 :::

Global Fishing Trade Takes Jobs and Food From Poor, Says U.N. UNITED NATIONS — Governments must do more to protect their fishers from being crowded out of the water by industrial fleets that export their catch rather than feed locals and take away jobs, a U.N. human rights investigator said this week. Environmentalists Sue Over Changes in Wildlife Protections WASHINGTON — Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit this week to reverse a Bush administration decision to set aside Reagan-era rules aimed at protecting wildlife in national forests. Greece Insists on Decision to Block E.U. Plans Penalizing Polluters ATHENS, Greece — Greece said on Wednesday it would never retreat from its decision to block European Union proposals setting minimum punishments for shipping companies and captains responsible for oil slicks. Hurricanes Flood Florida's Lake Okeechobee, Experts Fear Long-Term Problems ON THE WATERS OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE, Florida — Standing on an airboat, state biologist Donald Fox surveyed the dying, bare stalks peeking out of the coffee-brown lake water. Biological Weapons Pose Major Threat, Say U.K. Scientists LONDON — Biological weapons that can wipe out whole populations pose one of the biggest threats to the world today, yet remain almost completely uncontrolled, the British Medical Association said this week. Corporate and Environmentalist Alliance Buys Sensitive Coast Land in Mexican Nature Reserve MEXICO CITY — A newly formed international partnership for wetland restoration launched its first environmental protection effort this week donating US$750,000 (euro585,000) to the purchase of a 1.1-mile (1.8 km) stretch of sensitive beach on Mexico's Caribbean coast. As Oil Hits a High of $55, Who's in Pain, Who Stands to Gain? While Americans wince as they fill up their SUVs with $2-a-gallon gasoline, market forces are smiling on the Saudi Arabias and Exxon Mobils of the world. E.U. Trio and Iran Fail to Reach Nuclear Deal VIENNA, Austria — France, Britain, and Germany failed to reach a deal with Iran on Wednesday under which Tehran would scrap its uranium enrichment program in exchange for nuclear power technology, but the two sides agreed to meet again. Remains of New Species of Hobbit-sized Human Is Found LONDON — Scientists in Australia have found a new species of hobbit-sized humans who lived about 18,000 years ago on an Indonesian island in a discovery that adds another piece to the complex puzzle of human evolution. Revolutionizing the World of Recycling CALFED Bill Signed into Law U.S. Should Stop Exposing Poor to Mercury in White Tuna, Say Advocates ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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