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ENN Weekly: August 28th - September 1st (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news August 28th - September 1st: One year post-Katrina, a landmark bill in California, searching for tigers, a coal boom, and much more. |
Expert Calls for Animal Surveillance in Indonesia (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| A leading bird flu expert urged Indonesia on Thursday to do more animal surveillance to curb the H5N1 virus, which has killed 46 people so far in the country, the highest death toll anywhere in the world. |
Mammoth, $200 Million Wind Farm Proposed in Iowa (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| Northern Iowa could have one of the nation's largest wind farms by 2008. Iowa Winds LLC wants to build a 200- to 300-megawatt farm covering about 40,000 acres in Franklin County. |
Brazil Proposes Fund to Stem Rainforest Cutting (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| Brazil proposed Thursday a fund to compensate developing countries that slow the destruction of their rainforests, a move that could help lower emissions of gases blamed for rising world temperatures. |
Rich Nations' Greenhouse Gases Up, Despite Kyoto (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| Industrialised nations' emissions of greenhouse gases edged up to the highest level in more than a decade in 2004 despite curbs meant to fight global warming, data compiled by Reuters showed on Thursday. |
Kempthorne Gets Firsthand Look at Oil-Rich Wildlife Refuge in Alaska (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne made his first visit to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and was greeted by local leaders concerned not about drilling in the refuge, but by plans for offshore oil development. |
U.S. State CO2 Laws Won't Prevent Coal Boom (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| U.S. states' plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could lead to little change in national carbon output, simply pushing coal-fired power plants and other dirty industries to relocate in states without rules, experts said on Thursday. |
USAF Planes to Check Typhoon Damage (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| The Air Force plans to fly planes over Wake Island after Typhoon Ioke passes, to see how much damage the storm inflicted on the mid-Pacific U.S. military refueling outpost. |
Schwarzenegger Reaches Deal on Greenhouse Gas Emissions (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| California would become the first state to impose a limit on all greenhouse gas emissions, including those from industrial plants, under a landmark deal reached Wednesday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislative Democrats. |
Features of California's Landmark Global Warming Bill (View Original Story)
Source: Posted: 09-01-2006 at 09:00:45
| The following are the main features of the proposed California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which will be voted and most likely approved in the state legislature by Thursday. |
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