And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ Editor's Note: Do you know of a great "undiscovered" source for environmental news on the Internet? Let us know... please continue to send feedback to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]] January 5, 1999 Environmental Headlines from Around the Internet: Wooden waterway brought life to city -- At the turn of the century, the cedar water line was part of a new modern water system that also involved the construction of a new water treatment plant in 1909. Read the story: http://www.djc.com/data/news/19990105/10048816.htm Endangered frogs adopt a toxic dump -- Endangered red-legged frogs have made a home at the closed Casmalia Resources toxic waste dump, causing headaches for those trying to clean up nearly 500 million gallons of waste. Read the story: http://www.djc.com/data/news/19990105/10048821.htm Snowmobilers protest closure of Lolo Forest -- A U.S. Forest Service plan to close parts of the Lolo National Forest to snowmobiles could cost businesses here $300,000 to $500,000, said Mike Byrnes, president of the Superior-area Chamber of Commerce. Read the story: http://www.djc.com/data/news/19990105/10048826.htm Chile Logging -- Jonathan Miller reports from Tierra del Fuego, in the southern tip of Chile, about the controversy over an American company's plans to log in one of the largest expanses of old-growth temperate rainforest on Earth. The Washington state-based Trillium Corporation says its modern management plan will preserve the forest, but many environmentalists are skeptical. The project has been the subject of years of legal battles; now, final permission for Trillium to begin cutting is expected in the coming weeks. Hear the story: http://www.npr.org/ramfiles/atc/19990104.atc.13.ram North Carolina challenges smog rules -- North Carolina has sued to block federal regulators from enforcing a plan aimed at cutting smog-causing emissions across the Northeast. Read the story: http://www.djc.com/data/news/19990105/10048825.htm Power from the people -- Governments and the masses have rarely worked together well in modern India... until now. Anil Agarwal takes a look at one government-inspired watershed management scheme which has successfully married environmental regeneration with economic well-being. Read the story: http://www.oneworld.org/cse/html/dte/dte981231/dte_cover.htm Sparing a dime for the rainforest -- The vision of the murdered ecologist Chico Mendes was to save the Amazonian forests by allowing their inhabitants to make a sustainable living from them. His idea was adopted, but renewed effort is needed to make it work. Read the story: http://www.panda.org/news/features/story.cfm?id=198 New Non-Toxic Pesiticide Against Locusts Developed -- The International Centre for Bio-sciences and its partners in Kenya have developed a fungal-based chemical-free insecticide that controls locusts, according to the 'daily nation' newspaper published in Nairobi. Read the story: http://www.africanews.org/PANA/environment/19990104/feat4.html Chicago Wilderness -- A coalition in the Chicago area is putting together a unique plan to make the most of the remnants of the forests, prairies, sand dune beaches, and other natural areas. The Great Lakes Radio Consortium's Lester Graham reports that other large cities are watching to see if Chicago is successful in bringing back native plants and animals to a largely urban area. Hear the story: http://www.glrc.org/archivera/1999/january99ra/jan4/graham.ram If you would like information on how your company or organization can become a sponsor of the EnviroLink News Service, please contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------------------------------------------------- The EnviroLink News Service | E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] A Project of the EnviroLink Network | Phone : (412) 420-6400 General Info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Web : http://www.envirolink.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send an e-mail from the subscribed account to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the words: unsubscribe environews as the body of the message. To subscribe, send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: subscribe environews FIRSTNAME LASTNAME as the only text in the body of the message. EnviroLink is a member supported non-profit organization, for membership information, visit: http://www.envirolink.org/membership or call 412-420-6400 <<<<=-=-=FREE LEONARD PELTIER=-=-=>>>> If you think you are too small to make a difference; try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.... African Proverb <<<<=-=http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ =-=>>>> IF it says: "PASS THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW...." Please Check it before you send it at: http://urbanlegends.miningco.com/library/blhoax.htm
