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ENN Environmental News Network
E-mail Edition 04/22/2004

10 personal actions that can make a difference for the environment
Energy audits are a great way to see where the energy and energy expenditures in your house are going. Your local power company may have an energy-audit program, or you can do one yourself with the Home Energy Checkup Guide from the Alliance to Save Energy.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_22769.asp

National church group says Bush changes are weakening Clean Air Act
A national group of Christian leaders is sending a scathing letter to President Bush to coincide with Earth Day, accusing his administration of chipping away at the Clean Air Act. The National Council of Churches argued that planned changes to power plant regulations will allow major polluters to avoid installing pollution-control equipment when they expand their facilities.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23080.asp

Many of Iraq's Marsh Arabs are reluctant to go back to their ancient lifestyle
Driven out of their homes, their wetland habitat destroyed, the Marsh Arabs rank high on the list of Saddam Hussein's victims. But now that they can start thinking about going back, many are reluctant to do so.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23086.asp

U.S. court hears Mexican trucks environmental case
Mexican trucks should be allowed on U.S. highways without requiring a federal agency to conduct an elaborate environmental analysis, a Justice Department lawyer told the Supreme Court Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23087.asp

Canadian firm delivers less polluting bio-fuel
Canada's Iogen Corp. made its first commercial delivery of cellulose ethanol Wednesday, moving the company a step closer to larger-scale production of the alternative fuel, which has fewer harmful emissions than either gasoline or conventional ethanol.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23089.asp

Britain cuts emissions from Sellafield nuclear plant
A new chemical treatment will cut emissions of a radioactive contaminant from the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant by 90 percent, Britain's Environment Agency said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23085.asp

Lack of females may have done in dinosaurs, says study
An asteroid may have wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago not simply by changing the world's climate and causing years of dark skies but also by causing too many of them to be born male, U.S. and British researchers said this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23011.asp

10 issues about which to write your congressperson and educate your friends and neighbors
A little compromise was made back when the Clean Air Act was first passed that lets power plants built before 1978 spew dangerous and illegal levels of pollutants until the plants are renovated.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_22960.asp

Seattle folk smell the coffee in their gardens
In Starbucks Corp.'s hometown of Seattle, even the flower beds smell like coffee, the result of a popular program to hand out spent grounds to gardeners as a nitrogen-rich mulch or compost.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23088.asp

Study finds even tallest trees have limits to how high they can grow
Redwood trees are the tallest living things on Earth, but they are stretching up against a growth limit that likely cannot be overcome no matter how ideal the conditions, according to a new study.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23083.asp

Indian, Latin American groups share prestigious Tyler Prize for environment
Two educational institutions that train people in India and Latin America to be environmental stewards will share the 2004 Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, University of Southern California officials said this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-22/s_23028.asp



Environmental Marketplace Updates (Become a Member)

We'd like to encourage you to visit our Environmental Marketplace where you'll learn about some amazing environmentally-focused businesses. A few examples:

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Today's Press Releases (Become an Affiliate)
Direct from non-profit environmental and educational organizations.

Pennsylvania IPM Program :
School Reduces Pesticide Use While Educating Students

African Wildlife Foundation:
AWF and Tanzania Celebrate Opening of New Visitor Center

World Resources Institute:
Boosting the Market for Sustainable Business

Iowa Primate Learning Sanctuary:
Great ape research center hires Setka

Project NatureConnect, Institute of Global Education:
Earth Day Web Site Shows Degradation of Natural Resources can be Reduced by Nature-Connected Psychology

Coast Alliance:
Coast Alliance Urges Action on Ocean and Coastal Policy in Response to National Oceans Report

Environmental Defense :
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Report: Oceans in Crisis

Earthwatch Institute:
Young Whales Flirt with Their Future

Green Empowerment:
Solar Energy Benefits Thousands of Burmese Refugees

Monterey Bay Aquarium:
Monterey Bay Aquarium issues Southeast, Midwest seafood guides; distribution begins on Earth Day

WWF-US Communications:
WWF Chemical Testing Reveals Contamination of European Lawmakers

Marine Stewardship Council:
SOUTH AFRICAN HAKE TRAWL FISHERY RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RECOGNITION FROM THE MARINE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

Alliance to Save Energy:
Consumers Can Ease Pain at the Pump With Money-Saving Tips From Alliance to Save Energy

Earthwatch Institute:
Sharks Draw the Line on Madagascar Fishery