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	News of Note China's Wen vows tough fight against inflation BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao warned on Wednesday that overheating remains his nation's top economic foe even as global growth softens, vowing a tough fight against price rises and feverish investment. Top Stories Warming climate may cause arctic tundra to burn Bozeman – Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world’s arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings, published this week in the online journal, PLoS ONE, are important given the potential for tundra fires to release organic carbon – which could add significantly to the amount of greenhouse gases already blamed for global warming. Hibernation-like behavior in Antarctic fish -- on ice for winter Scientists have discovered an Antarctic fish species that adopts a winter survival strategy similar to hibernation. Reporting this week in the journal PLoS ONE, the online journal from the Public Library of Science, scientists from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of Birmingham reveal, for the first time, that the Antarctic ‘cod’ Notothenia coriiceps effectively ‘puts itself on ice’ to survive the long Antarctic winter. "Plastic Soup" Debris in Pacific Ocean Here's another reason for retailers to charge for plastic bags. The swirling debris of plastic trash in the Pacific Ocean has now grown to a size that is twice as large as the continental U.S. How do we know this? The Alguita Marine Research team just landed from a month-long tour of the area, known as the North Pacific Gyre. They set out to investigate just how much plastic debris is floating in the ocean, how this plastic affects marine life, and how this might affect humans that eat fish found in the area.		ENN Spotlight Controversial Russian oil pipeline defeated WWF-UK is celebrating the successful culmination of four years of campaigning today, after Sakhalin Energy announced the withdrawal of its request for government backing for its controversial oil and gas project in the Russian Far East. More Top Stories Environmental safeguards affordable: OECD OSLO (Reuters) - Tackling climate change, pollution and other environmental hazards is affordable and urgent action is needed to avoid irreversible damage, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Wednesday. "Climate change is mankind's most important long-term challenge," OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurria told Reuters after issuing a 520-page Environmental Outlook in Oslo. Automakers hopeful for new CO2 limit deadline GENEVA (Reuters) - Car makers are becoming more optimistic that European authorities will grant them more time to meet proposed limits on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from their vehicles -- a major point of contention between them. As part of an effort to cut emissions linked to global warming, the European Commission has drafted tough legislation to reduce CO2 emissions from cars, with steep fines on manufacturers that fail to comply. Japan eyes technology upgrades to halve emissions TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan plans to focus on its efforts to improve 21 technologies to help the world halve greenhouse gases by 2050, a trade ministry official said on Wednesday. The technologies that need to be improved to combat global warming include coal-fired power generation, power generation using natural gas, solar power, vehicles powered by fuel cells or biofuels, and hydrogen-based steelmaking, the official said.
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	Member Press Releases Taking Green Mainstream By: Pineapple Hospitality As the sustainability movement continues to escalate, Pineapple Hospitality’s EcoRooms & EcoSuites adds green leader Q Hotel & Spa as a new member and recruits two top talents to serve as Advisors — Bernadette V. Upton and Ray Hobbs. ELI guidebook examines best practices in protection of wetland buffers by local governments By: Environmental Law Institute Guidebook identifies both the state-of-the-art and the range of current practice in protection of wetland buffers by local governments Suit Filed Against Federal Agency to Assess True Coal Costs for Kentucky Power Plants By: Center for Biological Diversity Three environmental organizations filed suit Monday against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Utilities Service program to force the agency to link its analyses of the impact of East Kentucky Power Cooperative’s proposed power plant and power transmission lines. Ban Sought on Imported Swordfish: Fleets Kill More Marine Mammals Than U.S. Law Permits By: Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity and Turtle Island Restoration Network formally petitioned the U.S. government today to enforce the Marine Mammal Protection Act and impose a ban on imported swordfish until exporting countries provide proof that their fishing practices are at least as protective of marine mammals as those used by U.S. commercial fishers. Sustainable Products and Services to be Featured at NESEA's BuildingEnergy08 Trade Show By: Northeast Sustainable Energy Association The latest in cutting-edge sustainable (residential and commercial) building materials and products, renewable energy technologies, and green design and construction services, will highlight the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association’s (NESEA) 33rd annual Building Energy Conference and Trade Show, March 11-13 at Boston’s Seaport World Trade Center. Bush Administration Refuses to Protect the Last American Jaguars, Driving Conservation Group to Court By: Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity issued a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Friday over the agency’s decision not to recover an endangered species native to the United States, the jaguar, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. The notice is required to allow the federal agency one last chance to comply with the law. Apache-Sitgreaves Off-road Vehicle Plan Will Put Arizona's Crown Jewel White Mountains at Risk By: the Center for Biological Diversity The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest plan to create new off-road vehicle trails and allow vehicles in Inventoried Roadless Areas will destroy untold acres of public land, said conservation groups Thursday. The new plan, announced February 22, creates new off-road trails near wilderness areas, disturbs designated critical habitat for threatened and endangered species, and opens new areas to cross-country off-roading on sensitive lands. Keep America Beautiful Challenges Volunteers to 'Fight Dirty' as Part of 2008 Great American Cleanup Campaign for a Cleaner, Greener America By: Keep America Beautiful With the 2008 presidential campaign heating up, national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful® (KAB) is embarking on a campaign of its own as part of the national Great American CleanupTM, the nation's largest community improvement program which takes place annually from March 1 through May 31. Unlike the presidential candidates, the organization is making a rather unusual campaign promise – this year, it will "fight dirty" and focus on improving communities nationwide. 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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