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	News of Note Plan to reverse global warming could backfire A proposed solution to reverse the effects of global warming by spraying sulfate particles into Earth's stratosphere could make matters much worse, climate researchers said on Thursday. Top Stories Plunging Home Values? Then You've Driven Too Far - A Case for Smart Development Not so long ago the thinking was "drive 'till you qualify" – but it's a brave new world, with a barrel of oil costing $118.10 (as of this writing) and gallon of gas reaching up for the $4.00 per gallon threshold, that thinking just doesn't work like it used to. Home owners and developers are having second thoughts about that nice little three-bedroom split-level gleaming in the distant suburban sun – or put another way, that house miles from anywhere you need to be (other than home) that's worth less than you paid for it. Bangkok market a hub for illegal international trade in freshwater turtles and tortoises Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia—Thailand is a major hub for the international trade in illegal freshwater turtles and tortoises, finds a new report, Pet freshwater turtle and tortoise trade in Chatuchak Market, Bangkok, Thailand, launched today by TRAFFIC, the wildlife monitoring network, a joint programme of WWF and IUCN. Rare leopards captured by camera in east Siberia A camera trap in Kedrovaya Pad reserve has captured rare footage of one of the world's most endangered cats. Eight Far Eastern Leopards were photographed in the reserve, located in the Primorsky Krai, during a census being conducted by WWF-Russia and the Institute for Sustainable Use of Nature Resources. Earthquake In Illinois Could Portend An Emerging Threat To the surprise of many, the earthquake on April 18, 2008, about 120 miles east of St. Louis, originated in the Wabash Valley Fault and not the better-known and more-dreaded New Madrid Fault in Missouri's bootheel. The concern of Douglas Wiens, Ph.D., and Michael Wysession, Ph.D., seismologists at Washington University in St. Louis, is that the New Madrid Fault may have seen its day and the Wabash Fault is the new kid on the block.		ENN Spotlight Transatlantic trade row looms over biodiesel European biodiesel producers said they were asking Brussels on Friday to impose punitive import duties on U.S. biodiesel but their U.S. rivals said they would hit back with a complaint of their own. More Top Stories New Fish Farms Move from Ocean to Warehouse Earlier this week, on a spring day in April, John Stubblefield walked past the blue tanks of striped bass, Atlantic sea bream, and cobia stored inside a Baltimore, Maryland, laboratory. "In this tank, it's spring in May. This tank it's spring in September," he said. At the University of Maryland's Center for Marine Biotechnology, Stubblefield and his fellow researchers are not only altering nature, they are creating what may be the next generation of seafood. Judge Orders Tyson Foods to Stop Ad Campaign A federal judge in Baltimore ordered Tyson Foods yesterday to stop using a recent advertising campaign because he says it is misleading consumers into believing that the poultry giant is raising its chickens drug-free. The U.S. District Court ruling comes in response to a lawsuit filed against the company by Salisbury-based Perdue Farms and Sanderson Farms of Mississippi. IDC Develops Eco-friendly Inflatable Solar Panel for Domestic Use As a leading sustainable product designer, Industrial Design Consultancy (IDC) is delighted to announce its latest product development; an inflatable solar collector called SolarStore. The SolarStore harnesses the sun's natural energy to warm domestic water and can heat up to three full tanks of water per day at temperatures close to 80°C.
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	Member Press Releases AUSTIN-BASED COMPANY DEVELOPS FIRST PLASTIC BOTTLES FREE OF ESTROGENIC ACTIVITY By: PlastiPure Austin-based PlastiPure will introduce at the All Things Organic (ATO) trade show in Chicago the FIRST plastic bottles completely free of estrogenic activity (EA). PlastiPure's patented technology allows for the production of resins free of all estrogenic activity and manufacturing methods that avoid dangerous additives to produce safer plastics. Paso Pacifico Awarded Gold Rating for Innovative Reforestation Project in Nicaragua By: Rainforest Alliance Paso Pacifico, Carbonfund.org, the Climate, Community & Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA), and the Rainforest Alliance today announced an innovative reforestation project, Return to Forest, aimed at combating climate change, conserving biodiversity and supporting local communities in Nicaragua. International Roundtable Calls for Improved Regional Management and Use of Market - Driven Incentives for Sustainable Tuna Production By: Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council The Sustainable Tuna Roundtable concluded on Monday in Brussels with agreement by participants that substantial improvements to regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) are needed to ensure global sustainability of commercial tuna fisheries, including the health of tuna stocks and the ecosystem effects of tuna fisheries (e.g., bycatch of sensitive species and of juvenile and undersized tunas). Butch Hobson, Boston Red Sox Great and Fields of Green Team Member, Lends His Wisdom and His Signature to Youth Baseball and Earth Day Celebration at Cromwell Middle School By: The Fields of Green Team In the spirit of two great American traditions - Baseball and Earth Day -the Cromwell Clean Energy Task Force is supporting Youth Baseball and Clean Energy at Cromwell Middle School on Saturday, April 26 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Triumph for Sea Alarm Foundation By: Sea Alarm Foundation The Sea Alarm Foundation has been honored with a coveted Seatrade Certificate of Commendation, in recognition of its significant achievements in the field of oiled wildlife preparedness and response. Weight Watchers meets Global Warming? Low Carbon Food Calculator from Bon Appetit Management Company: www.EatLowCarbon.org By: Bon Appetit Management Company With food responsible for 1/3 of global greenhouse gas emissions, food service maverick Bon Appetit Management Company has introduced the Low Carbon Diet Calculator (http://www.EatLowCarbon.org), an easy web-based calculator to help citizens reduce the global warming impact of their food. Eat Well Guide Launches Green Fork Blog - Happy Earth Day! By: GRACE/EWG Around America, people are waking up to the fact that the way our food is produced has profound implications for the environment, as well as for public health. As Earth Day approaches, perhaps the most vital thing people can do for the environment is to change what they eat -- to locally-grown, sustainably-produced food. Coastal Cutthroat Trout to Be Considered for Endangered Species Protection By: Center for Biological Diversity The U.S Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service did not give Columbia River and southwestern Washington populations of the coastal cutthroat trout a fair shake when it denied the trout protection under the Endangered Species Act. 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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