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Friday, September 1, 2006
News of Note Sign up to receive ENN Weekly - a summary of the most compelling articles of the week, delivered to your inbox every Friday. Today's News ENN Weekly: August 28th - September 1st ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news August 28th - September 1st: One year post-Katrina, a landmark bill in California, searching for tigers, a coal boom, and much more. Expert Calls for Animal Surveillance in Indonesia A leading bird flu expert urged Indonesia on Thursday to do more animal surveillance to curb the H5N1 virus, which has killed 46 people so far in the country, the highest death toll anywhere in the world. Mammoth, $200 Million Wind Farm Proposed in Iowa Northern Iowa could have one of the nation's largest wind farms by 2008. Iowa Winds LLC wants to build a 200- to 300-megawatt farm covering about 40,000 acres in Franklin County. Brazil Proposes Fund to Stem Rainforest Cutting Brazil proposed Thursday a fund to compensate developing countries that slow the destruction of their rainforests, a move that could help lower emissions of gases blamed for rising world temperatures. Rich Nations' Greenhouse Gases Up, Despite Kyoto Industrialised nations' emissions of greenhouse gases edged up to the highest level in more than a decade in 2004 despite curbs meant to fight global warming, data compiled by Reuters showed on Thursday. Kempthorne Gets Firsthand Look at Oil-Rich Wildlife Refuge in Alaska Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made his first visit to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and was greeted by local leaders concerned not about drilling in the refuge, but by plans for offshore oil development. >>>More articles at ENN.com Network Member News National Wetlands Dialogue: Making Sense of Rapanos v. United States By: Environmental Law Institute Given the U.S. Supreme Court's recent failure in Rapanos v. United States to carve out a definitive rule on what constitutes jurisdictional wetlands, the current edition of the National Wetlands Newsletter® (September/October 2006) offers much-needed insight and analysis on the decision. This particular issue should prove quite valuable to environmental practitioners as they eagerly await guidance on the matter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Latest research findings at UC Exotic/Invasive Pests and Diseases Research Workshop By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program Find out about the latest research on exotic invaders by joining the University of California Exotic/Invasive Pests and Diseases Research Program (EPDRP) Workshop, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Oct. 3, at UC Riverside, Riverside Extension Center, Room E. Island Ferries Take on Role of Research Vessels Collecting Data about Nantucket Sound By: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) biologist Scott Gallager and colleagues have installed a package of sensors on the 235-foot freight ferry Katama to measure water quality and to photograph plankton as the ferry crisscrosses the western side of Nantucket Sound year-round, several times daily. San Diego Declaration : Scientists Say Global Warming Limits Ability To Manage Wildland Fire By: Association for Fire Ecology Changes in climate will limit humans’ ability to manage wildland fire and apply prescribed fire across the landscape, according to the “San Diego Declaration on Climate Change and Fire Management,” released today by the Association for Fire Ecology, the world’s largest assembly of fire ecologists. Methods Enable Hawaii-based Longline Swordfish Fishery to Minimize Sea Turtle Interactions By: Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council Action is urgently needed to prevent the loss of leatherback and loggerhead sea turtles from the Pacific Ocean. Reducing bycatch of sea turtles in pelagic longline fisheries, in parallel with activities to reduce other anthropogenic mortality sources, may contribute to their recovery. Hurricane Damages Soar To New Levels By: Earth Policy Institute Damage from hurricanes is soaring off the charts, bankrupting insurance companies and depriving property owners of insurance in high-risk areas, reports Janet Larsen, Director of Research at Earth Policy Institute. During the 1960s, worldwide damage from windstorms with economic losses of $1 billion or more totaled just $4 billion. In the 1970s, the figure rose to $7 billion, and in the 1980s it topped $24 billion. Next came the 1990s, when losses from the 29 billion-dollar-plus storms soared to $113 billion. Between 2000 to 2005 hurricanes left a staggering bill of $273 billion. Woolly Bully is Sticky Nuisance: Find Out How to Control the Pest By: UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program Researchers have found a way for growers and homeowners to save money and time by knowing when and how much insecticide to apply to control the Asian hackberry woolly aphid. 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. 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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