The Great Lakes Zephyr - Wind Energy & Hydrogen Journal

	NEWS THIS WEEK
	Oil Spill Worst Ever on Alaska's North Slope The worst spill in the history of oil development on Alaska's North Slope last week shut down one of five petroleum-processing centers in the region while clean-up crews hurried to mitigate environmental damage. State officials estimate that as many as 260,000 gallons of crude from a leaking transit pipeline in an oil field jointly owned by ExxonMobil, BP and ConocoPhillips covered about two acres of frozen tundra near Prudhoe Bay. They expect the clean-up to take a couple of weeks, at which point operators will be able to re-open their processing center and restore production to pre-spill levels. Go to all articles - Go to this article
	Biologists Urge Senate to Strengthen, Not Trash, Endangered Species Act With the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee set to take up revisions to the Endangered Species Act, nearly 6,000 of the country's most influential biologists, including six National Medal of Science recipients, signed onto a letter last week urging lawmakers to preserve those protections based on sound science. Many of the scientists who signed onto the letter, prepared by the Union of Concerned Scientists, are fearful that an extreme revision of the law as passed by the House last year could jeopardize the long-term viability of many of the species now protected by the landmark 1973 law. Go to all articles - Go to this article
	Reporting by Roddy Scheer
	THIS WEEK'S COMMENTARY
	Saving Water, Saving Resources College Students Show the Way When students arrive at Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island, Maine, many are chagrined to learn that they are restricted to two showers per week. In addition, those showers are taken in infamous "military style"-no basking in warm water coursing over their bodies after a long day hopping from rock to rock and slogging through cold, salty waves. Instead, they turn on the water only when needed. Not their usual style of bathing. And the water in the toilets? Not freshwater, but salt. By Dr. Erika Iyengar Go to all articles - Go to this article
IN THE CURRENT ISSUE OF E
	GREEN LIVING
	The Ultimate Flattery Learning from Nature through Biomimicry Biomimicry is the concept of looking at natural systems to solve such problems as keeping cool in the heat, recycling toxic wastes or self cleaning. This new science doesn’t involve taking any part from an existing animal or plant, but instead mimicking the means by which the problem has been solved over millennia. Unlike typical human solutions to natural problems, "biomimetics" copy natural designs, which by nature are usually non-polluting and use minimal energy. By Starre Vartan Go to all articles - Go to this article
	CURRENTS
	The Service Economy Car Sharing is the New Consumer Model The rapid growth of "car sharing" companies-five have sprouted up in the U.S. since 2000-do more than fill a growing niche market. Car sharing also reflects a green business trend called "product service systems" (PSS), otherwise known by its more ungainly iteration, "servicizing." Morph a product into a service, so the logic goes, and you reduce the ecological footprint of the product itself. By Linda Baker Go to all articles - Go to this article
	EARTHTALK
	Week of 3/12/2006 Dear EarthTalk: Is it feasible to put up my own wind turbine to provide electricity to my home? Dear EarthTalk: What are some green-friendly hardwood floor waxes I can use in my home that aren’t as toxic as conventional brands? Go to this week's EarthTalk
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