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Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Today's News Climate Change Could Slash U.S. Wine Industry Global warming could slash productivity in prime U.S. wine-making areas like California's Napa and Sonoma valleys by century's end, leaving some of the best temperatures for grape-growing in New England, researchers reported Monday. Socializing Helped Ebola Wipe Out Gorillas A 2004 outbreak of the Ebola virus, which also kills people, killed 97 percent of gorillas who lived in groups and 77 percent of solitary males, researchers reported Monday. Bush Urges Senate to Approve Science Research Funds To help U.S. companies maintain a "competitive edge" in the global economy, Bush says he has proposed doubling federal funding for research in areas such as nanotechnology, supercomputing and alternative energy sources. Ethanol Won't Solve Energy Problems Ethanol is far from a cure-all for the nation's energy problems. It's not as environmentally friendly as some supporters claim and would supply only 12 percent of U.S. motoring fuel -- even if every acre of corn were used. Endangered Cuckoo Spotted in Indonesia Scientists trying to photograph wild tigers deep in the Indonesian jungle captured a glimpse of another endangered species instead -- the Sumatran ground cuckoo. Drought Makes Louisiana Feel More Like Texas than Subtropics After dealing with far too much water, southern Louisianans must now cope with far too little: In the century that records have been kept, the region has never been so dry. >>>More articles at ENN.com Network Member News Are We Really Doing All We Can to Save Our Water Resources? By: THI Riverworks By 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population may be subject to moderate to high water stress. By 2050, 4 billion people may have less than the 50 liters of water per day considered necessary by the U.N. to meet basic drinking, sanitation, and cooking needs. Wild Planet Honored with Three Gold Medals by The American Academy of Taste By: Wild Planet Wild Planet is proud to announce that it has been awarded the American Taste Gold Medal by The American Academy of Taste (AAT) for each of its albacore tuna, king salmon and sockeye salmon products in the Precious Commodities Seafood category. In addition, all three products have been designated to be a part of the AAT's "Superfood USA" campaign. Study Looks at Ways to Sustain Lobster Fishery By: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution In the world of the lobster fishery, less may indeed be more. A new study may give hope to lobstermen struggling with declining lobster stocks, suggesting new ways that might improve the sustainability of the New England lobster fishery and reduce the risk of entangling whales and other marine life in lobster trap gear. Eco-Friendly Printer Goes 'Carbon Neutral' By: Ecoprint Continuing its 29-year commitment to environmental sustainability, Ecoprint today announced that it has become a 'carbon neutral' company with a net climate impact of zero. Jellyfish-Like Creatures May Play Major Role in Fate of Carbon Dioxide in the Ocean By: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Transparent jellyfish-like creatures known as a salps, considered by many a low member in the ocean food web, may be more important to the fate of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide in the ocean than previously thought. Katahdin Lake Project Reaches Halfway Mark; Five-month Extension Secured By: the Trust for the Public Land The Trust for Public Land (TPL), together with its project partners the Maine Department of Conservation (DOC) and the Baxter State Park Authority (BSPA), announced today that they have crossed a critical threshold in the effort to complete the Katahdin Lake Project. The fund raising campaign has officially crossed the halfway point with $7.1 million in gifts and pledges, and TPL has negotiated a 5-month extension of the option agreement to purchase the property from the Gardner Land Company. Who’s to Blame for Global Warming? By: Center for International Climate and Environmental Research If we take into account CO2 emissions from deforestation and methane emissions from rice fields when trying to estimate how much each country has contributed to global warming, we find that developing countries have contributed more than previously thought. Judgment Day Set for Polar Bears By: the Center for Biological Diversity Conservation groups announced on June 29 that they have reached a settlement in a lawsuit to protect polar bears under the Endangered Species Act. Under the settlement, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must complete its "12-month" finding on whether polar bears should be listed under the Endangered Species Act by December 27, 2006. Global Wind Power Expands in 2006 By: Earth Policy Institute "Global wind electricity-generating capacity increased by 24 percent in 2005 to 59,100 megawatts. This represents a twelvefold increase from a decade ago, when world wind-generating capacity stood at less than 5,000 megawatts. Wind is the world's fastest-growing energy source with an average annual growth rate of 29 percent over the last ten years. In contrast, over the same time period, coal use has grown by 2.5 percent per year, nuclear power by 1.8 percent, natural gas by 2.5 percent, and oil by 1.7 percent," says Joseph Florence of the Earth Policy Institute. Bush Administration Guts Protections for Deserts and Imperiled Lizards By: Center for Biological Diversity Continuing its assault on America's endangered species, on June 28, the Bush administration cancelled protection for the flat-tailed horned lizard, which is imperiled, declining and losing habitat. 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