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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Tuesday, May 28, 2005 ::: A Highway through the Amazon Promises Riches, but Some Fear Ecological Catastrophe Burly truckers share thermoses of sweet coffee, cook rice and beans on camp stoves and lounge in the shade of Amazon jungle palms, waiting for their rigs to be towed through a half-mile stretch of waist-deep mud. Base Closings Leave Behind Large Swaths of Pollution For decades, the land around the Navy's oldest submarine base was a dumping ground for whatever it needed to dispose of: sulfuric acid, torpedo fuel, waste oil and incinerator ash. Hurricane Season Could Renew Global Warming Debate If hurricanes again pound the United States this summer, their roar is likely to be accompanied by the din of another storm -- an angry debate among U.S. scientists over the impact of global warming. Wildlife Officials to Kill 4,000 Cormorants Chris Anderson is only half-joking when he offers a solution for the hungry cormorants that are eating the fish in Leech Lake -- and taking money out of his pocket. "Kill them all," he says of the voracious, predatory birds. READ ALL THE LATEST HEADLINES Massachusetts Man Promotes Vegetable Oil Fuels for Autos From the rear of an abandoned rubber factory, under the shadow of Mount Tom, Justin Carven says he has figured out a way for Americans to save money on gas, curb air pollution and reduce their dependence on foreign oil. Aquarium's New Display Seeks to Inspire Conservation When it opened two decades ago, the Monterey Bay Aquarium brought ocean creatures and their habitat closer to visitors than any other aquarium ever had. Now, the aquarium is aiming to turn it's visitors into stewards of the sea. READ ALL SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY NEWS Largest Red Tide Outbreak in 12 Years in Massachusetts Bay Monitored By WHOI Scientists and State Agencies Cradle to Cradle Design & Intelligent Materials Pooling in Practice Workshop Announced World Land Trust Wins Prestigious US Award READ ALL NON PROFIT NEWS