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::: ENN Daily Newsletter - Wednesday, July 27, 2005 ::: | Today's News | Commentary | Company News | Non Profit News | ENN Radio | ENN Video | Publish on ENN | ENN Media Services | Interactive | Photo Gallery | ENN Forum | Affiliate Program | Contact us with comments on the Newsletter: Technical Editorial Wednesday, July 27, 2005 Today's News Study Warns California Will Need 40 Percent More Water in 25 Years At current rates, California's thirst for water will jump by 40 percent over the next 25 years, with much of the water used for landscaping, a new study warns. Researcher Trying to Breed Tropical Fish A University of New England researcher is working to breed a tropical aquarium fish in captivity in an effort to take pressure off fragile ecosystems in Southeast Asia that are being damaged by unsustainable harvesting of exotic fish species. Australia, U.S. Plan New Emissions Pact as Alternative to Kyoto Protocol The United States will join India, China and Australia in announcing a new pact to limit greenhouse gases as an alternative to the Kyoto Protocol, Australia's environment minister said Wednesday. Energy Compromise has Billions in Tax Breaks for Energy Companies, Cuts Conservation Support Lawmakers scaled back support for energy conservation and efficiency programs as part of a $11.5 billion tax package expected to be added Wednesday to a sweeping energy bill that Congress hopes to complete this week. Canon Unveils Recycling Program to Consumers Imaging and copy giant Canon has announced a recycling program for its products. The recycling of used and obsolete electronic products is becoming an issue throughout the consumer and office electronics products industry. Witnesses Say Bears Back in Switzerland Bears may have returned to Switzerland, more than 100 years after disappearing from their Alpine habitat, according to eyewitnesses. Coalition of Groups Takes Aim at Sacramento, California Public TV Show A 40-member coalition of food safety groups, environmentalists and anti-biotech organizations is demanding that a Sacramento public television station withdraw its national weekly TV series on American food production scheduled to debut in September. Livestock Not Immune from Heat Stress in Midwest Farmers across the Midwest are using everything from electric fans to cold showers to keep their livestock from wilting in the oppressive heat, which is blamed for killing at least 1,200 head of cattle in Nebraska. Environmental Report Names Top Power Plant Polluters in Northeast Ten power plants in the Northeast last year produced a third of the region's carbon dioxide emissions, considered a major contributor to global warming, according to a report released Tuesday by a coalition of environmental groups. Rare Island Birds Threatened by 'Super Mice' "Monster mice" are eating metre-high albatross chicks alive, threatening rare bird species on a remote south Atlantic island seen as the world's most important seabird colony. More Rare Hummingbirds Spotted in Texas The recent sighting of a rare hummingbird has bird biologists in Texas almost giddy. A white-eared hummingbird spotted in Lubbock earlier this month was the first to be seen in the South Plains and Panhandle regions, according to the Llano Estacado Audubon Society. Police Arrest Greenpeace Activists Protesting at Australian Coal Port Four Greenpeace activists were arrested and a fifth was fined Wednesday after the organization's flagship Rainbow Warrior blocked the entrance to a coal harbor to protest what they called Australia's addiction to fossil fuel, the group and police said. Dry-Cleaning Chemical Spurs Worries about Wells Dry cleaners knew nothing about the risks of perchloroethylene, known as perc, when it came into common use in the 1950s. In those days, chemical manufacturers even suggested that old perc or perc waste products could be tossed on dirt piles behind shops, said Mike Frew, a project manager in the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality's voluntary dry cleaner cleanup program. Itochu to Create 'MOTTAINAI' Brand for Environment Conservation Outsourcing Forests to India Non Profit News Releases New Study Demonstrates Benefits of Sustainable Forestry Certification: Working Assets Launches FlowersForChange.com with Organic Bouquet Endangered North Atlantic Right Whale Study Says Population in Crisis Hudson, Kissimmee and St. Croix Rivers Short-Listed for Global Riverprize Children's World Summit for the Environment Convenes in Japan Company News Releases Triton Technologies and Internal Hydro Enter Licensing Agreement; Triton Granted Exclusive License and Distribution Rights for IHDR’s Revolutionary Hydropower Technology in North America Birds of the Peruvian Amazon Coffee Pacifica to Acquire a Coffee Roasting Company Conversion of Coal-Fired Power Plants Presents Opportunities for Renewable Energy Industry EarthShell Corporation to Hold Annual Meeting of Stockholders ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. 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