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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Thursday, February 10, 2005 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS EU Wants to Curb Greenhouse Gas Emissions Beyond 2012 BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Union head office proposed plans for curbing greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2012 on Wednesday, arguing that environmental protection need not come at the expense of economic growth if countries work together. Mangrove Forests Reduce Impact of Tsunami and Cyclones, Ecological Experts Say BHUBANESHWAR, India — Mangrove forests along coastal shores sharply reduced the impact of the recent tsunami in different parts of Asia, environmental experts meeting in eastern India said Wednesday. Experts Baffled by Finch Die -Off in Alaska FAIRBANKS, Alaska — An increasing number of redpolls are dying off in the Fairbanks area this winter, baffling wildlife biologists. Experts had suspected the red-capped finches were dying of salmonellosis, but preliminary cultures did not confirm the presence of the bacteria. World Bank Chief Says Neutral Expert To Be Appointed in Kashmir Dam Dispute ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The World Bank is set to appoint a neutral expert to arbitrate in a dispute between Pakistan and India over a dam being constructed in Indian-held Kashmir, the bank's president said. Going Once, Going Twice -- A Chance to Name a Monkey WASHINGTON — Britain's Queen Victoria had a pigeon named after her and President Theodore Roosevelt's dedication to conservation earned him an elk bearing his name. China under Pressure on Emissions as Kyoto Looms BEIJING — China is the world's second-largest source of greenhouse gases but when the Kyoto Protocol on climate change comes into force next week it will be under no obligation to cut emissions. Experts Try to Predict What the Next Tsunami Will Do WASHINGTON — Philip Liu of Cornell University in New York and several of his colleagues rushed to Sri Lanka after the Dec. 26 Indian Ocean tsunami. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS Red is the New Green: Organic Roses Make Valentine's Day an Environmental Affair — By Organic Bouquet $21 Million in FY '06 Energy -Efficiency Federal Budget Cuts Aggravates Energy Price, Supply Crises — By Alliance to Save Energy Miriam Fernandez Named Pew Fellow in Marine Conservation — By Pew Fellows Program in Marine Conservation The Mangrove Action Project News, NORTH AMERICA — By Mangrove Action Project ACEEE Advises Senate on Energy Efficiency and Natural Gas Policy — By American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy White House Budget Continues Policy of Slowly Bleeding Key Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programs — By Sustainable Energy Coalition