Tuesday, February 19, 2008

02/19/2008 TO Enviro-news

Most Destructive Project on Earth
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021908EA.shtml
According to Mike De Souza of Canwest News Service, "Federal and provincial health officials in Alberta are trying to cover up 'the most destructive project on Earth,' aboriginal leaders said yesterday during the release of a report on the oilsands sector."

Fishing Pressure Pushing Sharks Toward Extinction
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021908EB.shtml
Environmental News Service says that "Once-plentiful sharks are vanishing from the world's oceans, and some species are even at risk of extinction, a shark expert told fellow scientists at the annual conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science."

US Should Speed Up Energy Efficiency Plans
http://www.truthout.org/issues_06/021908EC.shtml
Chris Baltimore, Reuters, reports: "The US government needs to move more quickly on plans to boost automobile fuel-efficiency standards, improve efficiency of power plants and take hard action on heat-trapping greenhouse gases, the International Energy Agency said Friday."

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