And now:Ish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ENN DAILY NEWS Looking to save energy? Join http://www.energy.com/ E-mail Edition for Monday, April 12, 1999 Produced by the Environmental News Network Lower Snake River named most endangered The lower Snake River in the state of Washington was named the most endangered river in the United States today by American Rivers as it released its annual list of the 10 rivers facing immediate, severe environmental degradation. Four federal dams on the lower Snake River have brought salmon and steelhead runs in Oregon, Washington and Idaho to the brink extinction, according to the national river conservation organization, reducing fish populations by nearly 90 percent. The four dams American Rivers has targeted are Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose and Lower Granite. Full Story: http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/04/041299/rivers_2610.asp ********* Conservationists sue to protect Denali from snowmachines Conservation groups have filed suit to protect the quiet and sanctity of the Denali Wilderness Area. The coalition of national and local environmental groups represented by Trustees for Alaska intervened last week in U.S. District Court of Alaska, in a lawsuit brought by the Alaska State Snowmobile Association that seeks to overturn the National Park Service decision to close the old Mt. McKinley National Park area to snowmachine use. Full Story: http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/04/041299/denali_2604.asp ********* 9 plead guilty to cormorant killings Nine men pleaded guilty in a Syracuse, N.Y., district court Thursday to the killing of more than 1,000 double-breasted cormorants on Little Galloo Island in the eastern basin of Lake Ontario on July 26, 1998. Another man pleaded guilty to being an accessory to the event which attracted national publicity for the wanton nature of the killings. Full Story: http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/04/041299/birdkill_2590.asp ********* National Arbor Day program gives away trees Beginning April 22, the Arbor Day Tree Truck will begin its rounds giving away millions of spruce, birch, maple and tulip trees for free as part of the Arbor Day 2000 program's special millennia program in observance of National Arbor Day, celebrated April 30. Full Story: http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/04/041299/arborday_2603.asp ********* News Bytes A quick look at more of today's environmental news. Full Story: http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/1999/04/041299/bytes12_2600.asp ********* ENN Feature Jean-Michel Cousteau Watch: The challenge of Valdez Ten years ago, the tanker Exxon-Valdez ran aground on Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and spilled 11 million gallons of oil. It fouled 1,300 miles of shoreline, killed more then 300,000 birds and disrupted one of the most vibrant ecosystems on Earth. Full Story: http://www.enn.com/features/1999/04/041299/valdez_2601.asp ********* >From NGNEWS.com New Canadian Territory Faces a Long Hard Road Twenty-five thousand Canadians, 85 percent of whom are Inuit, got a place to call their own on April 1. Canada redrew its map for the first time in 50 years to create the territory of Nunavut. But true self-sufficiency is many years and obstacles away. For the foreseeable future, the Canadian government will cover 95 percent of Nunavut's U.S. $600 million budget. Full Story: http://www.ngnews.com/news/1999/04/041299/nunavut_2602.asp ********* ENN Multimedia The warmest year of the millennium Scientists say the 1990s were the warmest decade of the millennium and 1998 was the warmest year. Now, some scientists are using ice cores, coral and tree rings to put the Earth�s warming climate in perspective. Earthwatch Radio (2:10) Full Story: http://www.enn.com/enn-multimedia-archive/1999/04/041299/041299thew_2608.asp ********* Living with wild neighbors Some of the people moving out of cities and into the suburbs are doing battle with an area's inhabitants. Yet, others are adapting and finding ways to live in harmony with nature. Great Lakes Radio Consortium (4:37) Full Story: http://www.enn.com/enn-multimedia-archive/1999/04/041299/041299glrc2_2606.asp ********* An immaculate misconception Renowned scientist and author Dr. Carl Djerassi explores the latest in reproductive technology and the ethical questions it raises in his new play, An Immaculate Misconception. EarthNews(1:30) Full Story: http://www.enn.com/enn-multimedia-archive/1999/04/041299/041299anim_2607.asp ********* Water is the new gold in Brazil's dry Northeast In a lush orchard in the interior of northeastern Brazil, Geraldo Olinda de Souza tenderly cups a bunch of grapes and prunes the vines that will earn him precious export dollars. Second beaver nabbed in Washington Tidal Basin Trappers have saved the capital's prized Japanese cherry trees from a second tree-chomping beaver, but a third remains on the loose, the National Park Service said Sunday. Indian reserve strained by growth Glancing from the jeep climbing up into the breathtaking Guambia Indian reserve, it's no wonder locals call their region "the Switzerland of Colombia." Former Philadelphia Inquirer editor to direct Heinz Endowments Maxwell King, an associate editor who was formerly editor of "The Philadelphia Inquirer," has been appointed director of Heinz Endowments, a Pittsburgh-based charitable foundation. Colorado farm interests blame environmentalists, regulators for hard times Environmentalists and the government were blamed for lousy times in the farming and ranching community at an agricultural forum in Lamar, Colo., April 7. Scientists discuss hope, ethical issues of human genome projects Scientists around the world are working to unravel the mystery of the human genome. Panelists at the University of Colorado's Conference on World Affairs on Wednesday said the effort is sure to bring treatment for diseases and some ethical quandaries, too. Biotechnology may turn farms into 'farmaceutical' delivery systems That last ear of sweet corn you sank your teeth into last fall might have been genetically modified to resist plant diseases as it grew last summer. Georgia water bottler says new rules unnecessary Since Southern Beverage Packers went into business 12 years ago, water quality has been strictly monitored by the Food and Drug Administration and the state Department of Agriculture, said David Byrd, president and co-owner of Southern Beverage. Inspectors travel to the Appling, Ga., plant monthly to test the quality of water that flows from the Crystalline Rock Aquifer. Illinois officials propose ethanol plant Officials gathered at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville April 9 to unveil the proposed site of a $20 million plant that would help researchers find better, more cost-effective ways to make ethanol. Loggers, Colorado officials take dispute to court A legal showdown is scheduled in an angry dispute in which Colorado's Costilla County commissioners want a judge to shut down timbering, purportedly worth several million dollars, on the huge Taylor Ranch. ********* For all the news, visit our website at http://www.enn.com ENN is a Registered Trademark of the Environmental News Network, Inc. Copyright © 1998 Environmental News Network, Inc. &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Tsonkwadiyonrat (We are ONE Spirit) Unenh onhwa' Awayaton http://www.tdi.net/ishgooda/ &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&
