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E-mail Edition 05/06/2004

Last stand for Hawaiian birds
In Maui's Haleakala National Park at an elevation of 7,000 feet Hosmer Grove serves as a rather enchanting memorial to a failed experiment. In 1910, German-born Ralph Hosmer planted 86 varieties of nonnative trees in Maui, including the eucalyptus trees that have now grown to great heights in the grove named after him.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23502.asp

Scientists petition to list 225 plants and animals as endangered
Scientists, including acclaimed wildlife biologist Jane Goodall, have joined environmental groups in petitioning the government to add 225 plants and animals to the U.S. endangered species list.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23525.asp

Conservation groups organize boycott of catch from environmentally damaging fisheries
An environmental group is preparing a global boycott of seafood from fisheries they consider environmentally damaging, distributing millions of copies of a list of seafood species to avoid.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23523.asp

Cambodian government illegally approves plantation in national park, say activists
The Cambodian government has illegally approved setting up a plantation in a national park that's home to the biggest habitat for the country's elephants, conservation groups charged Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23524.asp

Wild salmon prices boosted by campaigns promoting health, taste, environment
Sitting on his boat, the Dragnet, Loren Dixson had to think back to when his daughter was a baby to remember a time when prices for his salmon were this good.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23526.asp

World's great apes are running out of time, says Leakey
Humankind's closest animal relatives, the great apes, are facing extinction and need urgent action to ensure their survival, Kenyan environmentalist Richard Leakey said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23513.asp

Ocean creatures growing sicker and other stories
Marine creatures are succumbing to diseases faster than ever before, a new study finds. In the wake of alarming reports on dying corals, virus-sickened marine mammals, and tumor-laden sea turtles, Jessica Ward of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Kevin Lafferty of the University of California, Santa Barbara, wanted to determine whether the number of scientifically published reports on ocean ailments showed that diseases really are on the rise.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23242.asp

U.S. delays sending toxic WW II ship to China
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said this week it has delayed sending a decommissioned World War II ship to China because it contains toxic PCBs.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23470.asp

Royal Caribbean will add equipment to cruise ships to better clean up sewage
Royal Caribbean will add equipment to its line of cruise ships to better clean sewage and wastewater before it is dumped into the ocean, officials said Wednesday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23522.asp

Ahead of whaling meeting, Japanese research fleet prepares for next hunt
In a cramped laboratory, a biologist with the Institute of Cetacean Research prepares plugs taken from whales' ears for age analysis. Scientists study their reproductive habits, food sources, and the mercury levels in their tissue.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23528.asp

For aging Hubble, basic questions about the universe
With the end in sight for the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers said Wednesday they are posing the most basic cosmic questions to the orbiting observatory, including queries about extraterrestrial life.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-06/s_23517.asp



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

Natural Resources Defense Council:
Controversial Disaster Film Casts Spotlight on Global Warming

Natural Resources Defense Council:
New Bill Would Help Clean Up Lead-in-Drinking-Water Problem, Says NRDC

Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Accounting:
Greenhouse emissions trading seminar

American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy:
ACEEE Commends USDA for Making Energy Efficiency More Accessible to Farmers

Earth Policy Institute:
World Food Security Deteriorating - Food Crunch in 2005 Now Likely