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Week of October 23, 2005

NEWS THIS WEEK Poll Results Underscore Majority of Americans' Environmental Concerns According to the results of a recently conducted Harris Interactive Poll, nearly three-quarters of American adults agree that protecting the environment is important and standards cannot be too high. Meanwhile, almost half of the 1,200+ respondents surveyed believe the federal government should get more involved in environmental protection. Only one-fifth feel there is too much environmental regulation currently. Go to all articles - Go to this article EPA Proposes Easing Power Plant Pollution Rules Environmentalists are incensed at draft regulations proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week calling on older coal-fired power plants to be judged on hourly pollution output as opposed to the current annual standard. Under the proposed change to the controversial New Source Review program, power plants would be able to emit more pollution than is currently allowed by simply operating for more hours. Go to all articles - Go to this article Reporting by Roddy Scheer THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY Liquefied Natural Gas: The Explosive Energy Debate With consumers facing rising gasoline costs and skyrocketing prices for home heating oil this winter, the debate over the short- and long-term future of America's energy supply rages on. Some observers point out that it's getting tougher for environmentalists to distinguish among sources of energy that are acceptable and those that should be met with picket lines. This question is being raised with regard to the once universally despised specter of nuclear power, and it's also being applied to liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facilities. By Michael LaTronica Go to all articles - Go to this article IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E FEATURES Can Immigration Save the Cities? Wausau, Wisconsin may seem like the furthest thing from a global mega-city, but the forces in play in this small city are echoes of the worldwide issues of population and immigration. Over the past decades Wausau has received a large influx of Hmong, a nomadic Laotian hill people who fought under the direction of CIA advisors during the Vietnam War era. After their communist enemies won control of Laos in that country’s civil war, the Hmong were largely abandoned by the international community, and many fled for fear of being killed in retribution of their pro-American efforts. By Jim Motavalli Go to all articles - Go to this article CURRENTS Whale Falls It’s Not Just a Carcass, It’s Dinner Sinking a gigantic, smelly whale carcass to the bottom of the ocean is an adventure that most of us would not even contemplate undertaking, but it’s one that has been casting a fascinating light on a hitherto unimagined world beneath the waves. For scientific studies are showing that, in death, whales give life, their giant, slowly decaying carcasses supporting communities of fauna that make so-called "whale falls" among the most diverse habitats in the deep sea. By Kieran Mulvaney Go to all articles - Go to this article EARTHTALK Week of 10/24/2005 Dear EarthTalk: How do "affinity" credit cards work that donate a percent of your purchases to environmental organizations? Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that toxins in some common childhood vaccines cause autism, and if so should I not have my children vaccinated? Go to this week's EarthTalk WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT This content is brought to you as a free public service by E/The Environmental Magazine, which is published by Earth Action Network, Inc., a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization. Our address is 28 Knight Street, Norwalk, CT 06851. We ask that you: Subscribe to our magazine ($20/yr. US) Order a Free Trial Issue Make a tax deductible donation

UW-Madison News Release--Astronomical Halloween

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
10/27/05

Contact: Jim Lattis, (608) 263-0360, lattis@sal.wisc.edu

NEW UW SPACE PLACE PLANS HALLOWEEN EVENTS

MADISON - The new University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Place will host an astronomical Halloween party from 7-10 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.

Nonscary family fun activities will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the UW Space Place, 2300 S. Park St. in Villager Mall. From 8-9 p.m., there will be a replay of the 1938 radio program "War of the Worlds" by Orson Welles. From 9-10 p.m., there will be a Mars viewing from the sky deck, weather permitting. Mars will be rising in the east and in prime condition for viewing in late October and early November.

The event is free and open to the public. For more information about the event, call the Space Place at (608) 262-4779.
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Fast ferry gaining riders but still losing money
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The giant car-and-passenger catamaran that zips across Lake Ontario at 80
kilometers an hour lost $4.2-million in its first two months back, but
ridership picked up in August when more than half of its 774 seats were filled.
Source: The Globe and Mail (10/27)


Toronto waterfront plans awash in dissension
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Two competing views for the waterfront may interfere with the Toronto Waterfront
Revitalization Corp.'s attempts to take back the waterfront for the people of
Toronto. Source: The Toronto Star (10/27)


Idea for Chicago's water tanks generates award
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A design that would turn Chicago's water tanks into a network of
electricity-generating wind turbines won the top prize in a city-sponsored
competition to envision ways to re-use the aging tanks. Source: Chicago
Sun-Times (10/27)


Edmund Fitzgerald Memorial Service to be subject of live Web cast
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Thirty years after the sinking of the 720-foot steamer Edmund Fitzgerald in a
Lake Superior storm, relatives of the 29-man crew will gather at the Great
Lakes Shipwreck Museum to remember their loss. Source: The Sault Ste. Marie
Evening News (10/26)


Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve is officially launched
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Wednesday night, two dozen scuba divers plus other interested people gathered at
the Great Lakes Maritime Academy to officially launch the Grand Traverse Bay
Underwater Preserve. Source: Grand Traverse Herald (10/26)


Controversial pipeline decision near
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The Michigan DEQ will rule soon on Nugent Sand Co.'s controversial proposal to
build a pipeline through a coastal dune that would transport 8 million gallons
of wastewater daily into Lake Michigan. Source: Muskegon Chronicle (10/26)


Business groups want more time to meet tighter border security goals
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Chamber of Commerce groups representing U.S. border states and Canadian
provinces sought to delay a U.S. plan that would require people traveling
between the U.S. and Canada to have passports or similar identification.
Source: Detroit Free Press (10/26)


Board approves plan to buy dune property
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About 500 acres of dune property along Lake Michigan, between an Ottawa County
park and a state park, will soon be in the county's possession. Source: The
Grand Rapids Press (10/26)


Emotions run high over Saginaw River spoils site
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Although the Army Corps and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
have signed off, some environmentalists are concerned about the environmental
impacts of moving dredgings from the Upper Saginaw River. Source: The Bay City
Times (10/25)


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Today's News House Moves Toward Easing Offshore Drilling Ban, Opening Alaska Refuge A House committee on Wednesday approved a measure that would clear the way for oil and gas drilling in currently off-limits coastal waters and an Alaska wildlife refuge. Wondrously Blank: A Plea for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- A Guest Commentary The world would be far poorer, Aldo Leopold famously observed, “without a blank spot on the map.” Yet it wasn’t long ago that U.S. Senator Frank Murkowski from Alaska stood in the Senate chamber and declared indignantly that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was no more remarkable than a blank piece of paper. Parks Strive To Improve Tours Depending on who tells the story, visitors to many national and state parks across the country may get the impression that American Indians never inhabited a particular region that in fact holds religious or cultural significance to local indigenous peoples. Brazilian Police Arrest Dozens Accused of Forging Permits To Transport Amazon Lumber Brazilian federal police on Wednesday arrested at least 43 people accused of forging and selling permits for the transport of tens of millions of dollars (Euros) worth of illegally cut lumber, authorities said. Mexico Baby Turtles Thriving as Poachers Kept Out About 13 million endangered Olive Ridley turtles have hatched on Mexico's Pacific beaches and scuttled safely into the sea so far this year, protected from poachers by armed guards deployed by the government, environmentalists said Tuesday. Honda Bets on Natural Gas Cars Selling cars powered by natural gas to American drivers is no small challenge for Honda Motor Co. Natural-gas stations are few and far between, and until recently the vehicles were nearly as expensive to fuel up as their gasoline-powered counterparts. Panel Doesn't Have Stomach for Foie Gras After hearing a Hollywood actress compare the production of a delicacy made from the livers of geese and ducks to abuses at a notorious Iraqi prison, a City Council committee on Tuesday advanced a measure that would make Chicago a foie gras-free zone. Officials Meet To Discuss Venezuelan Nuclear Energy Options Venezuelan officials are meeting with delegates from other Latin American countries this week to discuss nuclear energy and the feasibility of starting a peaceful nuclear program in Venezuela, the energy ministry said Wednesday. Biodiesel Working Its Way into the Nation's Fuel Supply Voluntary Green Power Purchasing up 1000 Percent in 5 Years; Large Corporate Purchasers Driving Growth Ballona Wetland Environmentalists Win Lawsuit against City of Los Angeles, Playa Vista Development Rare Wetland Raises Restoration Hopes Timber Traded for Improved Habitat Non Profit News Releases Conscious, Ecological, Organic Vegan Celebration of Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving Day Anheuser-Busch Awards Thousands of Dollars in Recycling Grants to Keep America Beautiful CCOF Expands Organic Farming Assistance Program Going Organic Program Fact Sheet WSDWTF China 2006 (April 28-30, 2006) Read all Non-Profit News Company News Releases The Green Guide Offers Free Advice to Consumers for One Week Canon U.S.A. Receives Fourth Consecutive WasteWise Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Cites Company As Large Business Partner of the Year Ottman Named 2005 Environmental Champion Internal Hydro International Displayed Powerful, Small Hydro Production Energy Unit Amnesty International USA Partners with Organic Bouquet; Eco-flowers Help Promote International Campaign for Human Rights Read all Company News	ENN TV ENN Announcements
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Today's News Activists Allege Army Distorted Truth about Nerve Agent Disposal Activists in six states have accused the Army of distorting facts about the disposal of waste from the destruction of a deadly nerve agent stockpiled in western Indiana. Wal-Mart Launches Environmental Drive To Cut Energy Use, Waste Wal-Mart Stores Inc. unveiled an environmental plan Tuesday to boost energy efficiency, reduce waste and trim greenhouse gases as part of a wider effort to address issues where it has been pummeled by critics. Using Sun and Earth To Survive in Harsh Eritrea Deforestation is a major threat to Africa's vulnerable communities. An international report said earlier this year that desertification, caused in part by widespread deforestation, threatens to drive millions from their homes. Scientists Draft Blueprint To Protect World Oceans International scientists are mapping out a plan for a network of marine parks to save the world's oceans from fish stock depletion and growing pollution. Ontario Orders Evacuation of Residents of E. Coli- Stricken Reserve About 1,000 residents of a remote northern Ontario Indian reserve will be evacuated this week after authorities said the drinking water was showing dangerously elevated levels of potentially deadly E. coli, Ontario's minister for aboriginal affairs said Tuesday. Study Says Commercial Fishing Threatens Species in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Commercial fishing has sharply depleted numbers of several species in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and threatens the health of the pristine island chain's ecosystem, according to a private study released Monday. Galapagos Volcano Erupts for Third Day A volcano on the largest of the Galapagos Islands erupted for the third straight day Tuesday, but experts said it didn't threaten villagers on the island or the super-sized tortoises that gave the remote archipelago its name. EU Plans Temporary Import Ban of Pet Birds EU veterinary experts will soon discuss plans to ban imports of live captive and pet birds, another measure to prevent the spread of bird flu within the European Union, the EU's health chief said on Monday. NASA Scraps Plan to Wrap Hanger in Panels NASA has scrapped plans to wrap a decommissioned hangar in solar panels after a contractor deemed the project impractical. NASA said the panels would not generate enough energy to justify the $40 million cost of installing them. Rare Asian Black-Tailed Gull Found in Vt. When Julie Hart went down to the Charlotte beach last Tuesday she was in search of a strong cell phone signal, not birds. But while scanning the water for loons, geese and other migrating water birds, Hart noticed a darker gull among the typical ring-billed gulls on Lake Champlain. Nearly 60 Whales Dead after Stranding on Remote Beach in Southern Australia Nearly 60 whales died in a mass stranding on a remote beach in southern Australia, a wildlife official said Tuesday. Rescuers struggled to save about 10 survivors. EarthNews Radio: Natural Medicines Public Interest Groups Ask Government to Ban Common Household Products Containing Controversial Germ-Fighting Ingredient Conservation Groups Applaud European Decision to Ban Import of Wild Birds More Retailers Building Environmentally Friendly Stores Expert Says Conservationists, Chesapeake Bay Farmers Must Work Together Non Profit News Releases Going Organic Program Fact Sheet WSDWTF China 2006 (April 28-30, 2006) Hopi Ways Propagation Empowered Through Your Support of Native Food and Diabetes Project Whole Children, Whole Planet Expo 2006 – Celebrities, Leading Environmental Organizations and the Natural Products Industry Line-Up to Support the First Natural Parenting and Family Expo Invasive Weevils Spread to Southern California Read all Non-Profit News Company News Releases The Green Guide Offers Free Advice to Consumers for One Week Canon U.S.A. Receives Fourth Consecutive WasteWise Award from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; EPA Cites Company As Large Business Partner of the Year Ottman Named 2005 Environmental Champion Internal Hydro International Displayed Powerful, Small Hydro Production Energy Unit Amnesty International USA Partners with Organic Bouquet; Eco-flowers Help Promote International Campaign for Human Rights Read all Company News	ENN TV ENN Announcements
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