The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Thursday, December 30, 2004 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Notes from Anna: Organic Jazz, and More Food For The Spirit Recently I attended a series of jazz shows played by some of my friends in Boston's small venues. Prior to the shows, witnessing these musicians practice on a day-to-day basis, I also saw how their primary dedication to music grew into a broader commitment to things that are beautiful, fair, and just. Tsunami Threatens Survival of Indian Tribes NEW DELHI — Some primitive Indian tribes could be on the verge of extinction after a deadly tsunami slammed into the far-flung Andaman and Nicobar islands, experts say. Farm Uses Waste Cooking Oil to Heat its Greenhouse FREEPORT, Maine — Ralph and Lisa Turner of Laughing Stock Farm have a new recipe for salad this winter: Take a vat of used cooking oil from restaurants, strain out food bits ranging from bread crumbs to chicken bones, then use it as fuel to heat a greenhouse. The result is lush spinach, radishes and other vegetables that the Turners grow in the warm greenhouse and sell to restaurants and stores for Mainers to enjoy all winter long. Kansas is Proving Ground for Federal Conservation Program WICHITA, Kan. — For more than four decades, Rod Arbuthnot has run his farm in a fashion many conservationists love. Monks, Planes Help Distribute Tsunami Aid BANGKOK — Buddhist monks gave out rice and curry to grieving tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka and aircraft dropped food to isolated Indonesian towns Wednesday as Asia's disaster relief operation struggled to kick in. Lodi, California Winery to Be Solar-Powered LODI, Calif. — Since grapevines are solar-powered, The Lucas Winery should be no less, owner David Lucas concluded. McDonald's Studying More Humane Chicken Slaughter LOS ANGELES — McDonald's Corp. said Wednesday it is studying whether to require its chicken suppliers to use a more humane slaughter method following a proposal by an animal rights group that holds shares in the fast-food chain. Peru Offers U.S.-Based Metals Producer More Time to Clean Up Toxic Contamination LIMA, Peru — The Peruvian government on Wednesday published a decree that could give U.S.-based Doe Run Co. more time to clean up toxic emissions from a metallurgical plant that has contaminated La Oroya, a bleak, smoke-choked town high in the central Andes. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS Environmental Issues Emerging from Wreckage of Asian Tsunami UNEP earmarks $1 million for environmental needs assessments As the Asian earthquake and tsunami death toll is now feared to be approaching 100,000 people, emergency humanitarian assistance remains the top priority, but urgent environmental concerns that threaten human health must be addressed, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today. — By UN Environment Programme ::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Tuesday, January 4, 2005 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Large Gambian Rats Worry Florida Officials KEY WEST, Fla — The Florida Keys, already dealing with invasive exotics from melaleuca to iguanas, have added another to the list of unwanted newcomers: the African Gambian pouch rat. Elephants Pitch in to Clear Debris in Thailand's Tsunami-Affected Areas BANG NIENG, Thailand — A year ago, they were filming battle scenes for the movie "Alexander." Now six elephants are pitching in to help with the massive cleanup from the tsunami that devastated many of Thailand's prime tourist destinations. California Energy Official Sees No Crisis Repeat As a candidate, Arnold Schwarzenegger called for "a rational and consistent power policy" and "a clear energy strategy that focuses on attracting new investments in California.". Deepest U.S. Reef Found off Florida Coast ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Marine researchers have discovered the deepest coral reef ever found in the United States in about 250 feet of water off the Florida coast. Two Dolphins Trapped by Tsunami in Thai Lake KHAO LAK, Thailand — Rescuers failed on Monday to catch two rare dolphins trapped for eight days in a small lake in southern Thailand after they were swept more than a kilometre inland by giant tsunami waves. EcoVillage Provides Challenge, Support ITHACA, N.Y. — When Laura Beck and Greg Pitts realized their marriage was falling apart, one thing was clear: They would work together to maintain a loving, supportive environment for their young son, Ethan. In June 2002, the couple had moved from Austin, Texas, to EcoVillage at Ithaca, an "intentional community" in central New York where environmentally friendly neighbors share space, meals, chores and generally look out for each other. Thousands of Seals at Home in New England NORWALK, Conn. — It's a sight New Englanders aren't entirely used to seeing: thousands of seals swimming through the Long Island Sound or hauling out to Maine, where they like to have their pups. Elders' Sea Knowledge Spares Some Thais BANGKOK, Thailand — Knowledge of the ocean and its currents passed down from generation to generation of a group of Thai fishermen known as the Morgan sea gypsies saved an entire village from the Asian tsunami, a newspaper said Saturday. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS Ingested Fluoride Needless; Children Dangerously Overdosed, Studies Show — By New York State Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation, Inc ACEEE Supports Balanced Natural Gas Policy Initiative — By American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy Student Encourages World to Embrace Precautionary Principle in 2005! — By California Safe Schools (Non-Profit)