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A Canadian was awarded the Stockholm Water Prize on Thursday for helping "foster a critical rethink" about water and sanitation service delivery. More here.
ENN Weekly: August 21st - 25th ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news August 21st - 25th: Fighting water corruption, tackling high-tech junk, restoring wetlands, saving mangroves, and mush more. Officials Say Reports of Toxic Soup after Katrina a Myth Authorities tried Thursday to dispel fears that Hurricane Katrina turned the region into an environmental disaster zone as they encouraged tourists and businesses to keep coming to New Orleans. L.A. Fights Back after Rural County Bars Its Treated Sewage from Reaching Farmland Green Acres is a farm where corn stalks grow twice as tall as men and wheat sprouts lush and green. It's also, in a sense, an outhouse for about 3.7 million people. Judge Strikes Down Pesticide Usage Rule A federal judge on Thursday rejected a Bush administration decision to weaken rules governing pesticide use, saying the change lacked scientific justification. Rhinos Take First Steps on African Soil Two white rhinos took their first steps on African soil Thursday, officials said, after being flown into the country from the U.S. to boost stocks. Government Proposes Beginning Oil and Gas Lease Sales in Central Gulf of Mexico The U.S. Interior Department proposed Thursday that oil and gas leases be made available as early as next year in an area now off-limits in the east-central Gulf of Mexico. >>>More articles at ENN.com
Conservation Groups Challenge Agency’s Refusal To Protect Recently Discovered Salamander By: Center for Biological Diversity A coalition of conservation groups filed suit in California state court on Thursday, challenging the Department of Fish and Game's (DFG's) failure to protect the recently discovered Scott Bar Salamander under California's endangered species law. Rather than herald the new species - a rare subset of a threatened species - DFG stripped the salamanders of protection, subjecting them to the immediate threat from logging operations. The Trust for Public Land Honored for Exceptional Work Using GIS Technology By: the Trust for Public Land This July The Trust for Public Land (TPL, www.tpl.org) was announced as a recipient of a 2006 "Special Achievement in GIS" Award for its outstanding use of geographic information system (GIS) technology. ESRI, the world leader in GIS software, presented the award at the Twenty-sixth Annual ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California, before thousands of GIS professionals. 2007 BEADS Walkathon Aims to "Break the Chains of Illiteracy" for African Women By: African Wildlife Foundation With support from AWF, an organization called BEADS is improving the livelihoods of Maasai communities in Kenya. BEADS, which stands for Beads for Education, Advancement Development and Success, supports educational sponsorships for girls, career counseling, community service projects, HIV/AIDS prevention, and famine relief programs. CNN's Andy Serwer to speak at University of Florida Greenbuilding Conference in September By: EnviroGLAS Products Inc. Serwer will join four others on a panel and workshop called “Educating the Next Generation of Green Builders”. The panel will exchange ideas and strategies with the audience about how to educate young people to construct buildings that are healthy and environmentally responsible. New IFAW Report Uncovers Public Safety Dangers at Big Cat Facilities By: International Fund for Animal Welfare A new report released today by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) documents a pattern of public safety and animal welfare violations at U.S. facilities that house and exhibit big cats - such as tigers, lions, panthers and jaguars. "Fatal Attractions," the new IFAW report, culminates an 18-month investigation of 42 USDA-licensed facilities in 11 states. Prompted by over 100 big cat incidents and over a dozen fatalities in the past decade, the report provides recommendations for changes to federal and state policy. Volvo Names Children's Health Advocate Hometown Hero By: California Safe Schools Children's environmental health advocate and humanitarian, Robina Suwol, Executive Director of California Safe Schools (CSS), was selected by Volvo as one of 250 semi-finalists for the fifth anniversary Volvo For Life Awards, a program that honors hometown heroes. U.S. Leads World in Climate Refugees By: Earth Policy Institute Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in late August 2005, forced a million people from New Orleans and the small towns on the Mississippi and Louisiana coasts to move inland either in state or to neighboring states, such as Texas and Arkansas. Although nearly all planned to return, almost a year later 375,000 - or a full third of those million evacuees - have yet to return...Interestingly, the country to suffer the most damage from a hurricane is also primarily responsible for global warming. Pest Management Tool for Stone Fruit Growers By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program Knowing when to put up pheromone traps for peach twig borer, or what pests are best managed during their dormant stage is just some of the information available to growers in the newly released University of California Seasonal Guide to Environmentally Responsible Pest Management Practices in Peaches and Nectarines. Great Ape Trust Awards $22,000 in Conservation Grants By: Great Ape Trust of Iowa Great Ape Trust of Iowa announced today the Des Moines-based scientific research facility will provide $22,000 dollars for conservation efforts of orangutans in Indonesia and bonobos in Africa. ENN.com to Sponsor Largest Green Residential Conference Ever By: West Coast Green Recognizing the growing momentum of the green building trend and its potential to transform the building industry, the Environmental News Network (ENN.com), today announced its official, exclusive sponsorship of the West Coast Green Conference & Expo, to take place September 28th - 30th in San Francisco. 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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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*
Friday, August 25, 2006
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