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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Monday, January 10, 2005 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Sticky Gecko Feet Repel Grime, and Other Stories Geckos can climb vertical walls thanks to their sticky feet. Yet geckos never need to groom their feet. Despite these adhesive tendencies, the gecko's tacky toes repel grime automatically, according to new research by Kellar Autumn and Wendy Hansen of Lewis & Clark College. Effort Under Way to Weaken US Endangered Species Law DENVER — For the first time in three decades, critics of the Endangered Species Act are building momentum to rewrite the law implemented to save America's threatened flora and fauna, from the star cactus to the grizzly bear. Mangroves Could Have Reduced Tsunami Damage, U.N. Official Says GENEVA — Damage from the Indian Ocean tsunami could have been reduced if more coastal areas had maintained their protective shields of mangrove swamps and coral reefs, a key U.N. official said Friday. EBay, Intel Launch Initiative to Recycle Used Electronic Gadgets LAS VEGAS — EBay Inc. and Intel Corp. launched a recycling program Thursday to motivate Americans to safely dispose of mounting piles of used computers and other electronic gadgets. Experts Fear Coral Reefs May Have Been Severely Damaged by Tsunami WASHINGTON — The tsunami that took a heavy toll in human life also battered Indian Ocean coral reefs that already were in distress from pollution and global warming, possibly causing damage that will require decades to recover, experts say. Pollution-Eating Bacteria Gives Up Genetic Secrets WASHINGTON — A pollution-eating bacteria first found in sewage sludge may have evolved its talents in response to human contamination of the environment, researchers said Thursday. Tennessee Wind Farm Expands to Generate More Clean Power OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn. — With a "whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," the graceful blades of 18 windmills on the South's first commercial wind farm are now producing enough clean power to be seen as more than just an eco-experiment. Sage Grouse Won't Be Federally Protected PHOENIX — The federal government has decided not to list the sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act, a Colorado senator announced Thursday. Head of Mexican Oil Monopoly Apologizes for Oil Spill MEXICO CITY — The director of state-run oil monopoly Petroleos Mexicanos on Thursday appologized for an oil spil last week that unleashed crude oil into a river feeding the Gulf of Mexico and promised the company would compensate residents whose homes and livlihoods were harmed. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS College Awards IPM Grants — By Pennsylvania IPM Program Disaster Relief Teams en Route to Aid Animal Victims of Tsunami — By World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) Natural and Man-made Disasters Threaten Stability of Small Island Developing States — By UN Environment Programme Loss Of Mangrove Forests Contributed To Greater Impact Of Tsunamis! — By Mangrove Action Project