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E-mail Edition 05/07/2004

On the wing in Africa
As recently as 10 years ago, the words "environment," "recycling," and "waste" were rarely heard in the east African country of Kenya. But today, many Kenyans — especially young people — eagerly pitch in to recycle waste, protect the environment, and improve the daily lives of their people. One of the forces behind this change is a young man named Vincent Ogutu.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_14132.asp

Private-public partnership brings back shovelnose sturgeon after 50-year hiatus
The month of May is a pivotal season in Ohio, the fulcrum from the cold, wet spring to the sweltering summer sure to follow. Dogwoods spatter their white blossoms across the hillsides, and the edges of upland streams are dotted with gravelly smallmouth bass nests. Turkey hunters take to the woods.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23414.asp

Air pollution kills thousands a year, says French agency
Air pollution, much of it caused by cars, kills 5,000 to 6,000 people a year in France, a state agency said Thursday.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23573.asp

Canada vows to combat overfishing near its waters
The Canadian government said Thursday it was cracking down on foreign trawlers, which it accused of illegally catching endangered and undersized fish just outside Canada's 200-mile limit in the Atlantic Ocean.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23570.asp

Drugstore culture threatens ancient Arab medicine
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is fighting to save indigenous Bedouin herbal cures for complaints ranging from hepatitis to sexual dysfunction.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23572.asp

Reservoir to trim flow of acidic waste into Sacramento River
A reservoir was to open Thursday that would trim the flow of pollutants into the Sacramento River from a mine that federal officials said was once the country's largest source of toxic pollutants.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23581.asp

Humpback whales' mysterious singing is more prevalent than thought, say scientists
The male humpback whale is believed to sing its mysterious songs mainly for the same reason generations of teenage boys have started bad garage bands: to get girls.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23582.asp

U.S. Commerce Department sides with gas pipeline company
Federal regulators approved construction of a natural gas pipeline under Long Island Sound Thursday, overruling Connecticut officials who complained the project could ruin shellfish beds.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23578.asp

Fast fish evolved similar design separately
Great white sharks and tuna have a similar build for speed despite evolving separately for millions of years, scientists said this week.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23512.asp

New group battling to beat climate change
Environmental activist Steve Howard hopes to work himself out of a job within a decade by convincing people to stop global warming. As head of the newly formed Climate Group, Howard's mission is to stop global warming and climate change, which experts say is the biggest single threat humankind has ever faced.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23576.asp

Mars scientists find tempting new rocks
Excited Mars mission scientists released spectacular pictures of clifflike rocks Thursday that they hope will provide further clues about the extent of water on the red planet.
http://www.enn.com/news/2004-05-07/s_23577.asp



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

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

Natural Resources Defense Council:
Republican House Leaders Reject Pentagon Effort to Exempt Military from Health Laws

Pennsylvania IPM Program :
1-800 Number Kicks Off Eleventh Season

National Audubon Society:
AUDUBON RECOGNIZES TEN NEW 'IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS' IN UTAH