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Tuesday, August 8, 2006
News of Note Get instant access the latest environmental news from ENN! Add Ecobytes to your Windows desktop. Today's News Florida Manatee Takes Rare New York Tour Marine preservationists said a manatee had swam up the Hudson River past Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood and then 100 miles upstate. It was the first confirmed sighting of the mammal in New York in 10 years. Manure, Buses Seen Helping Curb Global Warming Manure and buses are among promising areas for investment under a U.N. project in the Third World aimed at combating global warming, a senior U.N. official said on Monday. Hundreds Watch 'Corpse Flower' Bloom Hundreds of visitors filed through a Virginia Tech greenhouse to get a glimpse, and a whiff, of a powerfully malodorous "corpse flower" as it bloomed. The plant emits a stench to attract decaying flesh-eating beetles, flies and sweat bees for pollination. After Alaska Disruption, Governors Criticize National Energy Policy Governors worried about damage to the economy and complained about years of neglect on energy policy after an Alaska oil field shutdown, but offered far different solutions on Monday. U.S. Sees No Gasoline Shortages from Lost Alaska Oil U.S. motorists will not face shortages of gasoline because of BP Plc's shutdown of its giant Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska, even though pump prices may rise, the government's energy forecasting agency said Monday. Environmentalists Say Logging Companies Committing Rights Abuses Multinational logging companies operating in Papua New Guinea are involved in widespread human rights abuses, political corruption and the brutal suppression of workers, environmentalists alleged Monday. >>>More articles at ENN.com Network Member News 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. Proposal to Expand California/Oregon Drift Gillnet Fishery Puts Endangered Sea Turtles and Whales at Risk By: Sea Turtle Restoration Project On Friday, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) announced their proposal to issue a permit that will authorize the capture of the endangered humpback, sperm and fin whale by the California/Oregon drift-gillnet fishery. This announcement comes at a time when drift-gillnet fishery industry representatives are pressuring the NMFS to expand this controversial fishery off the California and Oregon coast. Countries Losing War With Advancing Deserts By: Earth Policy Institute Large-scale desertification is concentrated in Asia and Africa - two regions that together contain nearly 4.8 billion of the world's 6.5 billion people. Populations in countries across the top of Africa are being squeezed by the northward advance of the Sahara. More Than 100 Conservation Organizations Call for Withdrawal of Proposed Rules Expanding Aerial Gunning and Trapping in Wilderness Areas By: Center for Biological Diversity A coalition of more than 100 conservation organizations submitted comments this week opposing controversial new rules proposed by the U.S. Forest Service that would permit the use of motorized vehicles in wilderness areas to trap and kill predators like bears, coyotes, wolves, bobcats and mountain lions. SCA And Honda Putting 'Conservation In Motion' By: Student Conservation Association The Student Conservation Association (SCA) and Honda Motor Company have joined forces to launch 'Conservation in Motion', a strategic partnership targeting the nation’s most urgent conservation issues. Study Finds Dozens of Bering Sea Animals in Trouble By: Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity and Pacific Environment released a report classifying 12 percent of the Bering Sea's wildlife species as species of concern because they are at risk of decline or extinction, and identifying potential threats to 22 percent of the region's wildlife populations. Suit Filed Over Paradise Coal-fired Plant in Kentucky By: Center for Biological Diversity EPA’s Failure to Require Adequate Permit Places Health and Environment at Risk Mgahinga Visitor Center: Open Doors to a Brighter Future in Uganda By: African Wildlife Foundation On July 7, 2006, the Mgahinga Gorilla National Park Visitor Center was officially opened, welcoming tourists who come to southern Uganda to trek the endangered mountain gorillas. The opening of the visitor center marks an important milestone for ecotourism in the park. The visitor center will enhance tourism services and facilities, thereby contributing to increased revenues. It will also help educate both international tourists and Ugandan visitors about the park's endangered inhabitants. 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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