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E-mail Edition 04/16/2004


Europe's scorching summer: Was global warming responsible for the deadly heat?
By the end of Europe's staggering summer heat wave, Budapest's ornate bridges were looking strange. They stood high above the water, their supporting foundations exposed, looking as if they were all standing on tiptoes. Rarely seen boulders jutted out from the brown surface of the Danube, and grasses and tree saplings sprouted up in the dried mud at the foot of the city's stone river banks.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_12986.asp

Honduras to halt gold mine after protests
The Honduran government said Thursday it would revoke a Canadian company's right to search for gold near a nature reserve after environmental protesters blocked a major road for two days.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22896.asp

Government, ignoring threat of legal action, says it will ship nuclear waste to Nevada
The Energy Department said Thursday it will ship radioactive waste from a Cold War-era nuclear plant in Ohio to Nevada despite that state's threat of legal action.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22888.asp

Judge upholds government's use of obscure 1800s law in charging Greenpeace
A judge refused Thursday to throw out federal charges against Greenpeace for protesting a shipment of Amazon mahogany, setting up a trial that could serve as a test on the limits of political dissent.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22889.asp

Pumas prowl amid people and other stories
A study of mountain lions has revealed that California's largest predator roams unnervingly close to human residences. But most cats studiously avoid human contact and stick to a diet of wild deer. The study by Walter Boyce of the University of California, Davis, and colleagues was conducted around Cuyamaca Rancho State Park near San Diego.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22770.asp

Sunsets may help guide migrating songbirds, says study
A sunset may do more than refresh the soul. Iit could recalibrate the internal compasses of migrating songbirds, U.S. and German researchers reported Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22899.asp

U.S. Corps showcases efforts to bring sturgeon back to Missouri River
Backhoes are breaking into the earth along the Missouri River in an attempt to re-create inviting habitats for the pallid sturgeon.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22892.asp

Spain to scrap disputed river rerouting, says Zapatero
The new Spanish government will scrap a controversial multibillion dollar plan to divert Spain's longest river to irrigate parched regions, incoming Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22897.asp

U.S. Fish and Wildlife rejects trumpeter swan complaint
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has rejected a challenge to its decision keeping trumpeter swans from the Yellowstone National Park region off the endangered species list.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22887.asp

Millions of locusts swarm toward Australian cities
Millions of locusts swarmed toward Australia's second biggest city of Melbourne on Thursday, as the insects were also reported near the southern city of Adelaide.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22898.asp

Ontario says coal plans won't jeopardize consumers
Ontario said Thursday it would press ahead with plans to shut down its coal-fired power plants, which produce about one-quarter of the province's electricity, but not before viable alternatives are in place.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22895.asp

In birthday wishes to Danish queen, Bardot fumes about Faeroese whaling
French film star and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot sent birthday wishes to Danish Queen Margrethe Thursday and asked her to end whaling in the Faeroe Islands.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-04-16/s_22891.asp



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

Project NatureConnect, Institute of Global Education:
Earthday 2004: Doubling of Human Carbon Emissions Can Be Reduced by Nature-Connected Psychology

Biodegradable Products Institute:
Cortec's Eco Film(TM) & Eco Works(TM) Receive BPI Certification

American Rivers:
Spokane River "Most Endangered"

American Rivers:
Snake River "Most Endangered"

American Rivers:
Most Endangered Rivers of 2004 announced

Natural Resources Defense Council:
Better Gas Mileage: The Only Message OPEC Will Understand

International Fund for Animal Welfare:
140,000 Harp Seals Likely Slaughtered Over 48 Hours

Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting:
Carbon trading in Australia

Earth Policy Institute:
Saudis Have U.S. Over a Barrel: The Shifting Terms of Trade Between Grain and Oil

Wild Salmon Center:
Wild Salmon Center Hosts Russian Delegation

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
Delivering the Public Goods: New Study Documents Success of State Public Benefits Energy Efficiency Policies

Fauna & Flora International:
Survey to be Launched to Verify Existence of Previously Unrecorded Sub-Populations of Critically Endangered Cross River Gorilla

Marine Stewardship Council:
Tuna Fishery Enters Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Certification Program