The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Friday, April 15, 2005 ::: ENN Weekly: April 11th - 15th ENN's editors summarize the most compelling environmental and sustainable economy themes of the week. EPA Likely to Miss Deadline for Issuing Rule on Views, Air Quality in National Parks The Environmental Protection Agency seemed likely to miss a court-ordered deadline Friday for issuing new rules intended to improve the views and air quality in 156 national parks and wilderness areas. New Zealand to Protest Japan's Bigger Whale Kill Plan at Whaling Meeting New Zealand on Thursday rejected Japan's plan to expand its slaughter of Antarctic whales, saying it will fight the move at an International Whaling Commission meeting next month. Singapore Finds it Hard to Expand without Sand Few islands have ballooned in size like Singapore, whose original beaches, dunes and mangroves have disappeared under the pavement of its expanding metropolis. Over the last four decades, Singapore's borders have swollen by nearly 20 percent with a relentless series of land reclamation projects. READ ALL THE LATEST HEADLINES Sustainable Economy This Week A look at what ENN has covered in Sustainable Economy in the past week. EarthNews Radio in Review A review of some of Jerry Kay's EarthNews Radio interviews that we've featured recently on ENN. READ ALL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY NEWS EERC Receives Award for Outstanding Coal Ash Research Weak House Bill Moves Backwards on Energy Savings: ACEEE Report Highlights the Efficiency Gap Top U.S. Furniture Makers Warned: Illegal Mahogany from Peru Threatens Native People, Amazon Forest READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS New Software Tool for Low Impact Development (LID) Site and Stormwater Management Design Released by TSA TOOLS READ ALL COMPANY NEWS