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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Thursday, March 10, 2005 ::: READ ALL TODAY'S NEWS Utility Pollution Bill Stalls in Senate WASHINGTON — A Bush administration plan to cut air pollution from coal-fired power plants failed to pass the Senate Environment Committee Wednesday, a setback for a bill that critics said favors the utility industry over public health. Kyoto Protocol Spurs Race to Develop Fuel Cells TOKYO — Competition to develop fuel cells for practical use is intensifying with the coming into effect of the Kyoto Protocol obliging developed countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. Lying about Environmentalists -- An ENN Commentary In the wake of the Indian Ocean tsunami, some were horrified to read that environmentalists had tried to capitalize on the tragedy to score points on the global warming issue. Problem was, the reports were based on mischaracterization – and in some cases outright misrepresentation – of what environmentalists had actually said. Senate Tries New Strategy to Win Alaska Drilling WASHINGTON — The Bush administration's aim to open an Alaskan wildlife refuge to oil drilling was included in a draft Senate budget resolution on Wednesday, improving its chances of passage after repeated filibusters, a senior Republican senator said. Mexico's Gulf Coast in Peril from Global Warming ALVARADO, Mexico — In this sweaty Gulf of Mexico fishing village, poor families in dirt-floor homes dream, like millions of people around the world, of owning air-conditioned cars and refrigerators. Researchers Draw Link Between Second-Hand Smoke and Breast Cancer SAN FRANCISCO — Scientists at an influential state agency have completed a draft report linking second-hand smoke to breast cancer. Canada Smelter Blamed for Lake's Pollution SPOKANE, Wash. — Most of the lead, cadmium and other heavy metals pollution sampled from Lake Roosevelt, the reservoir behind the Grand Coulee Dam, came from a smelter in Trail, British Columbia, according to a new report from the U.S. Geological Survey. Tribes and Forest Service Discuss Sacred Sites CRAZY HORSE, S.D. — Tribal leaders, elders and members met with National Forest Service officials in a two-day consultation/listening session to begin a process of forming an advisory group, define consultation and sacred sites in an atmosphere a majority of people described as powerful and unprecedented in dealings with federal agencies. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS Sleep Better! On Chemical- Free Bedding — By The Green Guide LOHAS 9 Conference and Inspriation Film Festival — By Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability The Bottom Line: Saving Sea Turtles is Good for the Economy — By The Sea Turtle Restoration Project Learning from China: Why the Western Economic Model Will not Work for the World — By Earth Policy Institute