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| News of Note Laws protecting the critically endangered Sumatran Tiger have failed to prevent tiger body parts being offered on open sale in Indonesia, according to a new TRAFFIC report. Tiger body parts, including canine teeth, claws, skin pieces, whiskers and bones, were on sale in 10 percent of the 326 retail outlets surveyed during 2006 in 28 cities and towns across Sumatra. Top Stories
The finding is the latest warning about water woes threatening the future of the fast-growing U.S. casino capital and comes amid a sustained drought in the American West.
Pachauri, chairman of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shared the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with former Vice President Al Gore, said the oil industry has been both lion and lamb when it comes to seeing the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent global warming.
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More Top Stories BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese tanker truck carrying more than 30 metric tons of sulphuric acid has crashed in southwest China, spilling its load into a river and causing "serious pollution," state media said on Wednesday. The accident occurred on Tuesday, the last day of the Lunar New Year holiday, when the truck ran into the guard rail on a highway linking Anning and Chuxiong in the mountainous province of Yunnan, Xinhua news agency said. BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Plantings of genetically modified (GMO) crops are increasingly widespread, a biotech industry body said on Wednesday, despite some public opposition and warnings by environmentalists that they may be unsafe. "After a dozen years of commercialization, biotech crops are still gaining ground with another year of growth and new countries joining the list of supporters," the biotech industry backed International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) said. BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing's move to cut bank credit to big polluters has met strong resistance from local governments, China's environment watchdog said on Wednesday.The comments by the State Environmental Protection Administration (SEPA) showcased the obstacles faced by Beijing policymakers in steering China toward a greener and leaner approach to growth. | |        | ||
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| Member Press Releases By: the Center for Biological Diversity Citing widespread public opposition and a flawed environmental review, conservationists Monday requested that the Kaibab National Forest withdraw approval of up to 39 new uranium-exploration drilling sites immediately south of Grand Canyon National Park. The Forest Service had claimed that the proposed drilling was exempt from detailed environmental review because it would have no effect on the environment. By: the Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity filed a scientific petition Thursday with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the Pacific walrus under the federal Endangered Species Act due to threats from global warming and growing oil and gas development throughout its range. By: GLOBE Foundation of Canada The world's first Auto FutureTech Summit, to be held in Vancouver from March 12 to 14, 2008, will serve as a forum for automotive experts from around the world to discuss and prepare for the future of automobile transportation. By: International Fund for Animal Welfare Leadership for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) praised the decision today by a U.S. District Court to grant a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Navy that will restrict the use of Low Frequency Active (LFA) sonar during testing and training operations. By: African Wildlife Foundation Pollution, unchecked development, and uncontrolled fishing are endangering the ecological health of the Chobe River, experts recently told the Daily News, a Botswana daily. The Chobe River marks the boundaries of Botswana, Zambia, Namibia, and Zimbabwe and flows along the northeastern border of Botswana's Chobe National Park. By: Rainforest Alliance In an effort to mitigate the effects of global warming, the Rainforest Alliance - which has begun to promote forest conservation as a means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions - completed its first validation of a project proposal in Indonesia to the standards of the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance By: the Center for Biological Diversity A federal court has upheld protection of 8.6 million acres of critical habitat spread across Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado for the threatened Mexican spotted owl. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated the critical habitat for the owl in 2004. The designation was quickly challenged by the Arizona Cattle Growers' Association, and the Center for Biological Diversity intervened in support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By: Keep America Beautiful Keep America Beautiful, Inc., the nation's largest nonprofit community improvement organization, will continue its partnership with Phi Theta Kappa, and its "Operation Green: Improving Our Communities" International Service Program, through 2010. Phi Theta Kappa is the largest honor society in American higher education with 1,250 chapters worldwide. 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. | |||||
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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*
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
ENN: The business of Sumatran tiger parts, Las Vegas water source running out of time and much more...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chances are about even that Lake Mead, the prime source of water for the desert city of Las Vegas, will run dry in 13 years if usage is not cut back, according to study released on Tuesday.
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Rajendra Pachauri said he thought he was "walking into the lion's den" on Tuesday when he told oil executives they need to take a lead in cutting greenhouse gas emissions in order to save the earth.
In a remarkable step into the worlds of high finance and climate politics, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in Chicago last week to encourage U.S. business leaders to help reshape the world’s economic future by investing in low-carbon markets.
The last few days have gone by incredibly quickly - it's hard to believe we've been at sea for almost a week. We arrived at the Falkland Islands about a day after leaving the Beagle Channel. We rode our Zodiac boats to our first land excursion on West Point Island, where we visited a very nice rookery of black-browed albatrosses and rock hopper penguins.
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