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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Tuesday, March 29, 2005 ::: Scientists Debate Quake Vs. Aftershock Earthquake or aftershock? For thousands of Indonesians digging out from the latest devastating geologic jolt, the question is academic. Monday's earthquake was a catastrophic exclamation point on what has been a harrowing three months on Sumatra and surrounding islands. African Union Appoints Nobel Laureate to Key Advisory Position The African Union has appointed Nobel peace laureate Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan environmentalist, to chair an advisory commission on social and environmental policies. Activists Gear up to Fight Seal and Elephant Culls Animal rights groups have begun fresh public campaigns timed for the start of the annual seal hunt off the coast of Canada this week and suggestions that South Africa may kill elephants for population control. Nuclear Power Plants Turning to Dry Casks for Storing Used Fuel About 40 percent of the nation's nuclear power plants have begun moving spent fuel out of cooling pools and into massive dry casks, embracing a storage approach that a National Academy of Sciences panel said offers safety advantages. READ ALL THE LATEST HEADLINES EarthNews Radio: Healthy Vending Do you think "healthy vending machine" is an oxymoron? It doesn't have to be. Environmental Activists Plan Summer Mining Protests Environmental activists from around the country are being urged to descend on Appalachia this summer for a series of protests against mountaintop removal coal mining. READ ALL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY NEWS ACEEE Study Seeks the Link between Demand Response and Energy Efficiency A new study by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) examines recent experience with demand response (DR) programs across the United States and seeks to better understand the relationship between demand response and energy efficiency. The study raises timely issues as the continued growth of electricity demand is putting stress on the U.S. power grid and leading to a resurgence of interest in "demand-side" resource strategies. Canada Kicks Off Annual Hunt for Baby Seals Canada's annual hunt for baby seals began today according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Over the next several weeks up to 319,500 baby seals will be killed for their fur. Canada's annual seal hunt is the largest marine mammal hunt in the world with a three-year kill quota of almost one million seals. Last year, according to statistics provided by the Canadian government, 365,971 seals were killed and 96.6% of those were less than 3 months old. Seals are skinned for their pelts and then sold to fur distributors to feed the demand of the fashion industry. READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS