The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Monday, January 17, 2005 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Blocking Logging from Site of Nation's Worst Wildfire in 2002 GRANTS PASS, Ore. — An appeals court Thursday lifted its injunction barring salvage logging from the site of the nation's worst wildfire in 2002 -- an issue that has pitted environmentalists against the timber industry and Bush administration. Academy Report Sees Benefits of Existing Clean Air Program WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's plans for cutting air pollution could achieve less at certain plants than an existing program targeted by the White House, the National Academy of Sciences suggested Thursday in an interim report. Casino Developers Granted Permit to Build Resort Near Wetlands in U.S. Virgin Islands CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands — The government granted casino developers a permit to build a $150 million resort near sensitive wetlands, drawing complaints from environmentalists. Wet Winter Raises Threat of Mississippi River Flooding NEW ORLEANS — For now, the Mississippi River valley, swollen from snow melt and rain, is mostly a nuisance. But with the rest of winter and spring ahead, there are growing worries about the threat of devastating flooding. Small Island Nations Appeal for Help to Deal with Environmental and Economic Woes PORT LOUIS, Mauritius — Small island nations need help dealing with environmental and economic woes that are threatening their survival, a senior official said. Environmentalists Say Sound Wave Research off Yucatan Threatens Marine Life MEXICO CITY — Scientists working off the Yucatan Peninsula are preparing to use sound waves to search for information about an asteroid that may have wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS $2.7M from Santa Fe Southern Railway for Railyard Park and Plaza — By Trust for Public Land (TPL) IFAW Rescues and Rehabilitates Hundreds of Animals Affected by Major Oil Spill in Veracruz, Mexico — By International Fund for Animal Welfare Crop Scouting Program a Success — By Pennsylvania IPM Program Major Caribbean Earthquakes and Tsunamis a Real Risk — By Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Internet-Based IPM reports Benefit Green Industry Growers — By Pennsylvania IPM Program Don’t Blame Canada: Mad Cow Comes from Factory Farms — By GRACE (Global Resource Action Center for the Environment) States Leading the Way with New Energy -Saving Standards — By American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy