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ENN Presents Autumn 'Sky Tour' Podcast For the second time this year, ENN is bringing you a very special presentation: Sky Tour, a personal tour of the night sky, hosted by ENN publisher Jerry Kay and featuring Bing Quock of the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences as your tour guide. Former Prime Minister Proposes Australia as World's Nuclear Dump A former Australian prime minister has proposed that the country offer to store the world's nuclear waste in its vast desert interior and use the money earned on environment and social welfare programmes. Cocaine Is Killing Colombian Nature Parks Cocaine is killing the great nature parks of Colombia. Government spraying of coca plant killer is driving growers and traffickers out of their usual territory into national parks where spraying is banned. Here they are burning thousands of acres of virgin rain forest and poisoning rivers with chemicals. Penguins Find Peace in Falklands War Minefields There's a mating ritual going on in the minefield. Fortunately the would-be lovers are penguins, too light to detonate the deadly mines laid more than two decades ago during a war on the far-flung Falkland Islands. Los Angeles Study Finds Higher Pollution Death Risk The risk of dying from air pollution in parts of traffic-clogged Los Angeles appears sharply higher than previously believed, according to a study comparing the risks of living in affluent, beachfront neighborhoods to the hazy and fast-growing inland area. European Commission Includes Airlines in Pollution -Cutting Emissions Trading Plan The European Commission approved plans on Tuesday to include airlines in the EU's emissions trading program aimed at cutting carbon dioxide. Scientists Capture Giant Squid on Camera Japanese scientists have taken the first photographs of one of the most mysterious creatures in the deep ocean -- the giant squid. Effect of Greenhouse Gases Rising, Government Says The effect of greenhouse gases on the Earth's atmosphere has increased 20 percent since 1990, a new government index says. Rita May Worsen Red Tide in South Texas While Hurricane Rita struck days ago and hundreds of miles away, the storm is still creating problems on the southern tip of Texas. Rita's path left South Texas hot and dry -- conditions ideal for one of the worst red tides in memory -- and swells from the storm have created fears that the toxic algae could spread. Malaysia Urges Neighbors To Do More on Haze Malaysia urged its neighbours on Tuesday to ratify an agreement to control air pollution in southeast Asia, a month after forest fires in Indonesia caused some of the worst haze in the region in eight years. Whale-Rich Mexican Sea Named World Heritage Site Hundreds of islands in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, a major whale breeding ground, have been declared protected areas by the United Nations, the government said Monday. Chile's Arid Atacama Desert Bursts into Rare Bloom The Atacama desert in Chile, so dry it is often described as moon-like, has been turned into a giant meadow of bright- colored flowers for as far as the eye can see. For many, it's a once in a lifetime sight. Rita Decimates the Louisiana Cattle Industry Illinois Hospital Goes 'Green' Crocodiles Rock on Former Brazil Dairy Farm
Agreement Reached to Acquire 102-Acre North Pasture Land Pennsylvania Christmas Tree Growers Benefit from IPM New IPCC Report Confirms That CO2 Storage Could Play A Major Role In Combating Climate Change – But Only If Key Constraints Are Addressed Marin Board of Supervisors to Vote on a Letter Supporting Endangered Species Act Teacher Workshops on IPM Academic Standard Offered Throughout State Read all Non-Profit News
Can Americans Eat Locally? 190 Restaurants in 26 States Challenged to Use Only Ingredients from Within a 150-mile Radius Powerflare Corporation to Exhibit at International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference 14 Elite International Jurors Judging Coffee Pacifica's ''Pride of PNG 2005'' Cupping Competition Virgin, Ben & Jerry’s, O2, BP, Starbucks to Discuss How They Brand Their Values Now Playing: ENN TV Read all Company News |
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A personal quest to promote the use of wind energy and hydrogen technology in the Great Lakes area of the United States. The Great Lakes area is in a unique position to become an energy exporting region through these and other renewable energy technologies. *Update 2014: Just do it everywhere - Dan*
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
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