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Friday, August 18, 2006
News of Note Get instant access ENN's latest environmental news! Add Ecobytes to your Windows desktop. Today's News ENN Weekly: August 14th - 18th ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news August 14th - 18th: The water crisis, test-tube coral babies, climate refugees, pigeons with backpacks, and much more. Whales Strike Out in Collisions with Ships Collisions between whales and ships have become a fact of life in areas around Japan's main southwest island of Kyushu as well as the sea that separates South Korea and Kyushu, with about a dozen incidents reported in the past two and a half years. U.S. Government Wins Round in Power Struggle with Industrial Plants over Air Pollution The government won a round Thursday in a long-running dispute over how much authority it has to force industrial plants to cut air pollution. Scientist Says Dolphins are Dim-Wits Dolphins may have big brains but a South African-based scientist says lab rats and even goldfish can outwit them. One scientists says the super-sized brains of dolphins, whales and porpoises are a function of being warm-blooded in a cold water environment and not a sign of intelligence. California on Brink of Global Warming Breakthrough California is forging ahead with the most aggressive U.S. program to reduce global warming -- a plan that pits Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger against fellow Republican George Bush. Hurricane Katrina, Rita Oil Spills Mostly Minor, Didn't Reach Shore Hurricanes Katrina and Rita caused 124 spills of petroleum products into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, almost all of them minor and none resulting in pollution reaching shore, the government reports. >>>More articles at ENN.com Network Member News You Deserve An Asthma Attack Today: Sound Off On McDonald's Hummer Giveaway With Ronald's Sign-O-Matic By: Environmental Working Group Americans who care about clean air, global warming and children's health are outraged that McDonald's is giving away toy Hummers with Happy Meals. Now they can tell the world - and McDonald's - how they feel. IFAW Launches Web's First Animal Rescue Blog By: International Fund for Animal Welfare Campaign Launched to Protect the Verde River By: the Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity announced this week that it is launching a long-term campaign to protect the Verde River in Arizona. In response to multiple perils facing the river, including the proposed Big Chino Water Ranch Pipeline project by the city of Prescott and town of Prescott Valley, a citizen action and collaboration campaign is underway to preserve the health of this invaluable resource. What's up, Doc? Maybe Less Air Pollution By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program Who would guess that changing pest management practices in carrots could reduce ozone in the San Joaquin Valley? That's because fumigation is used to control nematodes and diseases that commonly plague carrots. Agency Staff, Rural Residents and Conservation Groups Challenge Off-Road Vehicle Abuse and Desert Mismanagement By: the Center for Biological Diversity A broad coalition of public employees, rural property owners and conservation groups challenged the Bush administration in federal court on August 14 for failing to protect private property, conservation lands and endangered wildlife from off-road vehicles across 7.1 million acres of the California Desert Conservation Area. Seeking a Balance in Ontario’s Energy Equation By: the Globe Foundation of Canada Electricity demand in Ontario peaked last week at an all-time high of over 27,005 megawatts, prompting calls for greater energy conservation. Increased energy efficiency standards and incentives for renewable energy are some of the longer term measures being considered to establish more of a balance between the province’s energy demand and consumption. What a Difference a Day Makes - Abalone Pest is in the Dunk Tank By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program University of California, Davis, biologists have found a way to nearly eliminate an invasive pest in California abalone production and display facilities. Hurricane and Red Tide Impacts on Dolphins Among Four Projects Awarded in Specialty License Plate Program Grants By: Harbor Branch Oceanographic The Protect Wild Dolphins specialty license plate program has just awarded $302,000 in grants to four dolphin research, information and awareness programs in the State. Funds will support important work to locate and identify dolphins using acoustic detection devices; develop a code of conduct for dolphin tour operators; a public service announcement that will convey that it is both illegal and dangerous to feed marine mammals; and an investigation of the impacts to dolphins and their environment from recent hurricanes and episodes of red tide. Endangered Bighorn Protected from Sheep Grazing in Key Sierra Nevada Habitat By: the Center for Biological Diversity Senate Vote for Triple Border Wall Will Destroy Endangered Species and Ecosystems By: Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity blasted this week's U.S. Senate vote to fund the construction of a massive triple wall over 370 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border, calling the plan a colossal environmental disaster and declaring that it will not stem the tide of illegal immigration. Editor's Note : 'Network News' features press releases submitted directly by organizations in ENN's member network. This content is not specifically endorsed or supported by ENN and is not subject to ENN's editorial process.	CLICK HERE to sign online petitions that help the planet!
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