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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Monday, February 14, 2005 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Week In Review: February 7th - 11th Early in the week, the unveiling of the Bush administration's aggressive 2006 budget sparked a number of articles lamenting the president's proposed $7.57 billion cut in EPA funding. NASA: '05 Could Be Warmest Year Recorded NEW YORK — A weak El Nino and human-made greenhouse gases could make 2005 the warmest year since records started being kept in the late 1800s, NASA scientists said this week. Aleutian Oil Spill Biggest in Alaska Since '89 ANCHORAGE — A cargo ship that ran aground, split in two and poured fuel oil into the Bering Sea in December ranks as one of the biggest spills in Alaska, dwarfed only by the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster, state environmental officials said Thursday. $15.5M Grant to Aid Animals NEW YORK — Thousands of unwanted dogs and cats will get another chance at life thanks to a $15.5 million grant awarded to the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals. Planets Could Be Made Of Diamonds, and Other Stories The road to riches may lead to the heart of the Milky Way. Planets hiding layers of diamond many miles thick may exist in the center of our galaxy. Asia Quake, Tsunami Moved Islands, Shortened Days JAKARTA — The massive earthquake that triggered the Asian tsunami wobbled the earth on its axis, forced cartographers back to the drawing board and changed time by a fraction, but there's no need to adjust your clocks. Biologist Says Deer Threaten Ginseng MORGANTOWN, W.Va — American ginseng, sister of the Asian wonder herb and a seasonal cash crop in Appalachia, has two obstacles to long -term survival in the United States: Man and deer. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS Green Energy Resources Announces Certified 'Green' Fuel for Coal Utilities and the Renewable Energy Industry — By Green Energy Resources Philippines' Mangrove Warrior Wins Top Award in Marine Conservation — By Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Pennsylvania Vineyard Pests Under Control with IPM — By Pennsylvania IPM Program Chemical Compounds Found in Whale Blubber Are From Natural Sources, Not Industrial Contamination — By Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution New Web-Based Tool Predicts Profitability of Bt Corn — By Pennsylvania IPM Program McCook Earns First Pew Fellowship for Great Barrier Reef — By Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation Early Registration for the National Environmental Partnership Summit — By National Environmental Partnership Summit