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	News of Note Toughened ozone rule falls short of recommendation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Environmental Protection Agency toughened standards for ozone pollution on Wednesday, but these new requirements are more lax than the agency's own scientists recommended. Top Stories The Fishy Business of Antidumping Over the past decade antidumping (AD) cases have become a whale of a problem on the international trade scene. According to the World Trade Organization (WTO), dumping occurs when "a company exports a product at a price lower than the price it normally charges on its own home market." The WTO late last month ruled that the United States was violating trade rules with its tax on shrimp imports from Thailand and India, damaging U.S. credibility as a free trader. The U.S. claimed that Thailand was selling at an unfairly low price. Geotimes: The impending coastal crisis Coastlines are the most dynamic feature on the planet. In the March issue, Geotimes magazine looks into the risks of increased development along our coastlines and what that means for erosion, flooding and future development. As coastal communities grow, so does the call for human-made structures to prevent local beach erosion. But what do these structures mean for the overall health of surrounding coastal areas? $6 million research lab will produce ethanol and other biofuels from grasses and biomass A former agricultural engineering, power and machinery lab at Cornell is being gutted to make way for a state-of-the art Biofuels Research Laboratory that will convert perennial grasses and woody biomass into cellulosic ethanol and other biofuels and will occupy the entire east wing of Riley Robb Hall by January 2009. The $6 million lab is being constructed thanks to a $10 million grant awarded to Larry Walker, Cornell professor of biological and environmental engineering, from the Empire State Development Corp., and will include analytical equipment, incubators, fermentors and other state-of-the-art biotechnology equipment. World's First Wave Powered Boat Ken-ichi Horie, a 69 year old Japanese sailor, is planning a solo 4,350 mile trip from Hawaii to Japan using an innovative wave powered boat. If successful, the trip would earn him a Guinness record while simultaneously proving the viability of wave powered propulsion. His boat, the Suntory Mermaid II, turns wave energy into thrust using two fins mounted beneath the bow. These fins move up and down with the waves and use them to generate "kicks" that propel the boat forward. Another green element of the journey: all of the radios and electrical equipment are solar powered.		ENN Spotlight Eating Soy Helps Women Prevent Breast Cancer If you're a tofu-lover, you may be in luck: A new government-sponsored study from Japan claims that women who make soy-based products a regular part of their daily diet face dramatically lower risks of developing breast cancer than those who don't. The study tracked 25,000 women between the ages of 40 and 69 over a ten-and-a-half year period, finding that women who consumed around 3.5 ounces of tofu or 1.75 ounces of "natto" (a type of fermented bean) each day were one-third less likely to develop the dreaded disease, thanks to a cancer-fighting compound called genistein that's naturally found in soy. More Top Stories Surfer Tested, Mother Earth Approved Surfers are at the mercy of two of nature's greatest forces: wind and water. Cliff Drill,"El Presidente" of Splaff Flopps, is at the mercy of very little, sans his supply of recycled foam and old drag racing tires. This Jersey native has transplanted himself to San Diego, one of the world's most consistently gorgeous climates, in order to ride waves, hang with his homies, and make the most righteous eco-conscious flip-flops. Period. Climate refugees in political pass-the-parcel LONDON (Reuters) - The islanders of Tuvalu could lose their homes and much of their land in the coming decades. But the world has yet to figure out how it will deal with them, and millions of others, who may be displaced by climate change. "It's a game of political pass-the-parcel," said Andrew Simms, policy director at British think-tank New Economics Foundation. "No one wants to be left holding the problem of climate refugees." China's emissions seen rising faster than thought HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is producing far more carbon dioxide than previous estimates and this will frustrate global aims to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gases, a group of U.S. economists said. China is the world's second-largest emitter of CO2 and some studies suggest it might already have overtaken the United States last year. The report could add to calls for China to sign up to binding cuts, something it has refused to do.
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	Member Press Releases Industry-Wide Green Initiative, Stand Up for the Earth, Implemented By: Stand Up for the Earth ERIE, Pa., March 6, 2008 – Zurn Engineered Water Solutions, one of the largest manufacturers of commercial plumbing products in the nation, is developing an industry-wide green initiative called Stand Up for the Earth. The primary mission of Stand Up for the Earth is to help organizations reduce their environmental impact and to recognize those that achieve this commitment. Uranium Mine Exploration Threatens Grand Canyon By: Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity, Sierra Club, and Grand Canyon Trust filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the approval of up to 39 new uranium drilling sites within only a few miles of Grand Canyon National Park. Jane Goodall Testifies On Interstate Transport of Nonhuman Primates By: the Jane Goodall Institute March 12, 2008 --- Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), testified at a hearing on Tuesday in support of a bill that would prohibit the transport of nonhuman primates across state lines. The Captive Primate Safety Act (H.R. 2964), introduced in the United States House of Representatives by Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) and Mark Kirk (R-IL), was the subject of a hearing held by the U.S. House Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans. Mass. Governor Announces Net Zero Energy Buildings Task Force By: The Northeast Sustainable Energy Association BOSTON, MA-March 12, 2008-Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced the establishment of a task force on net zero energy buildings Wednesday morning at the Northeast Sustainable Energy Association's (NESEA) Building Energy Conference and Trade Show at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston. Lawsuit Filed to Protect Oregon Spotted Frog From Livestock Grazing By: Center for Biological Diversity The Center for Biological Diversity, Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, and Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center filed suit Tuesday against the Fremont-Winema National Forest for driving a rare population of the Oregon spotted frog to the brink of extinction, failing to conduct proper environmental analyses, and violating its own Forest Plan and the Clean Water Act. Jane Goodall Says More Federal Conservation Funds Critical For All By: the Jane Goodall Institute Jane Goodall, PhD, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI), addressed members and staff of the United States Congress on Tuesday and urged them to increase funding for critical species and habitats around the world. Bush Administration Sued to Force Polar Bear Protection By: Center for Biological Diversity SAN FRANCISCO– Monday the Center for Biological Diversity, Greenpeace, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) sued the Bush administration for missing its legal deadline for issuing a final decision on whether to list the polar bear under the Endangered Species Act due to global warming. EERC Materials Set to Go into Space on Endeavor By: Energy & Environmental Research Center GRAND FORKS – A suite of materials developed at the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) are loaded and ready to lift off on the space shuttle Endeavor early tomorrow morning. 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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