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Southern California Wildfires Take Staggering Toll; Change Needed to Protect People and Nature

By: the Center for Biological Diversity
Environmental advocates with the Center for Biological Diversity have proposed a number of steps to reduce the harmful effects of future southern California wildfires on people, wildlife, plants, and endangered species.

A Partnershop To Raise Children's Health Awareness With 'Creating Healthy Environments For Children' DVD

By: Healthy Child Healthy World
Empowering parents and caregivers nationwide to create healthier environments for families, a new DVD release from Healthy Child Healthy World, in partnership with Shaklee Corporation, has raised over $40,000 for the non-profit since the launch of the video at Shaklee's national conference in August 2007.

Transatlantic Yacht Race Helps Protect Brazil's Threatened Atlantic Forests

By: Rainforest Alliance
An ecologically strategic piece of one of the world's most threatened habitats - the Atlantic Forest of Brazil - will be reforested and protected as part of an innovative partnership brokered by the Rainforest Alliance and organizers of the Transat Jacques Vabre.

Naturepedic Addresses a Nationwide Health Crisis Facing Children

By: Naturepedic
A report by the National Research Council (NRC) found that 50 percent of all pregnancies in the U.S. are now resulting in prenatal or postnatal mortality, birth defects, developmental neurological problems, or otherwise chronically unhealthy children. According to the report, exposure to toxic chemicals or environmental factors may have been a factor in as many as 28 percent of the 4 million children born each year, with at least 1 in 6 children having neurological or immune reactive conditions including autism, schizophrenia, ADD, dyslexia and various learning disabilities.

Deadlines Set for $75,000 Third Annual Environmental Journalism Prize

By: Metcalf Institute For Marine And Environmental Reporting
The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting invites entries for the third annual $75,000 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment by media in the U.S. and Canada. Book entries must be postmarked no later than January 14, 2008. All other entries must be postmarked by February 4, 2008. Entrants will be competing for the largest journalism cash award in the world.

Davis Foundations Grant to Support New Environmental Curriculum at Warren Wilson

By: Warren Wilson College
Warren Wilson College has been awarded a $193,265 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to develop a groundbreaking environmental curriculum, Advancing Environmental Literacy.

epOxybOx Gallery Presents The Opening Night Gala for The National Tour War & Peace Maui Artist For Peace

By: epOxybOx Gallery
epOxybOx gallery proudly hosts the powerful exhibition "War & Peace"- Maui Artist for Peace. Reception begins at 7pm, Saturday October 27th, 2007. Featuring Maui Artists plus local notables Guy Dill, Laddie John Dill, DeWain Valentine, Tom Sewell, and Dianna Cohen. The lively evening will also include the captivating music of New Orleans natives Kid Merv & All that Jazz with their old school New Orleans Jazz and Hawaiian ginger drinks and local favorite Elixir G.

Lethal Infectious Cancer Threatens Native Species

By: Wildlife Trust
Articles published in the latest issue of EcoHealth, an international peer-reviewed journal that focuses on ecology and health issues, reveal that a deadly, infectious facial tumor disease is spreading through wild populations of the Tasmanian devil. Studies show a dire prognosis for the species if steps are not immediately taken to isolate healthy populations of the animal. Since the late 1990s, Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) has significantly reduced the devil population and now threatens the species with possible extinction.

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			Monday, October 29, 2007
	News of Note Sea turtle protections rescinded The New England Fishery Management Council yesterday voted to rescind protections for threatened and endangered sea turtles, many of which are caught in scallop dredges in New England and mid-Atlantic waters. Top Stories Lawyers' group urges death penalty moratorium WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The American Bar Association said on Monday it was renewing its call for a nationwide moratorium on executions, based on a three-year study of death penalty systems in eight states that found unfairness and other flaws. The lawyers' group said its study identified key problems, such as major racial disparities, incompetent defense services for poor defendants and irregular clemency review processes, making those death penalty systems operate unfairly. The American Bar Association in 2001 launched its Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project as the next step toward a nationwide moratorium on executions. The study was part of that project. German carmakers blast motorway speed limit idea HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Imposing a standard speed limit of 130 kph (80 mph) on German motorways would have scant impact on the environment and only hurt domestic carmakers, the country's VDA auto industry group said on Monday. "Such fixed speed limits would be an ecological zero-sum game and would damage the German auto sector," VDA President Matthias Wissmann said in a statement to Reuters. Germany is unusual in that stretches of its motorways still have no speed limit, and the country's influential car industry has lobbied hard against any national rules. Spain to demolish illegal coastal homes: report MADRID (Reuters) - Spain plans to demolish illegally built homes and hotels along an eighth of its coastline to halt rapid destruction of its Mediterranean and Canary Island beaches, the El Pais newspaper reported on Monday. The 5-billion-euro ($7-billion) plan aims to reclaim 482 miles of coastline and put an end to illegal urban development that threatens Spain's tourism industry, one of the country's biggest sources of foreign cash, El Pais reported. The Socialist government will present the plan to regional authorities on Wednesday and promote it as a means to attract wealthy tourists who seek natural beauty rather than concrete resorts, the newspaper said. Pollutants Implicated in Births of More Girls Than Boys A recent study found that residents of Canadian communities who were exposed to emissions from polluting industries such as oil refineries, metal smelters, and pulp mills gave birth to more females than males, a reversal of the normal sex ratio. This is likely due to high levels of common air pollutants called dioxins and is not a surprising finding, according to James Argo, a medical geographer with the IntrAmericas Centre for Environment and Health, who conducted the study. “There is a very strong association [in the scientific literature] between chronic exposure to dioxins and an inverted sex ratio,” he said.	ENN Spotlight Spain to demolish illegal coastal homes: report MADRID (Reuters) - Spain plans to demolish illegally built homes and hotels along an eighth of its coastline to halt rapid destruction of its Mediterranean and Canary Island beaches, the El Pais newspaper reported on Monday. The 5-billion-euro ($7-billion) plan aims to reclaim 482 miles of coastline and put an end to illegal urban development that threatens Spain's tourism industry, one of the country's biggest sources of foreign cash, El Pais reported. The Socialist government will present the plan to regional authorities on Wednesday and promote it as a means to attract wealthy tourists who seek natural beauty rather than concrete resorts, the newspaper said. More Top Stories California Wildfires Destroy Animal Habitats : USFWS Los Angeles - Wildfires that began last week and continue to burn in southern California have destroyed thousands of acres of vegetation and habitat on Hopper Mountain and San Diego National Wildlife Refuges, forced the temporary closure of the Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, and spurred deployment of more than 40 Service firefighters to the region. As of Wednesday, more than 1,500 homes have been destroyed by wildfires in five southern California counties. Property damage is estimated at $1 Billion in San Diego County alone. All Service employees in the affected areas are accounted for and no employees' homes have been damaged by fire. Solar Power for New Moroccan Rail Line. Aside from walking or bicycling or perhaps traveling by electric car, taking the train is often considered the most energy efficient and low emission way to get around. But, determining exactly how efficient or how emission free is a difficult calculation - many questions need to be answered first. NASA ponders space station power problem Two spacewalking astronauts on Sunday found metal shavings inside a huge gear that spins a pair of the International Space Station's solar wing panels, raising concerns about power supplies and the long-term health of the orbital outpost. The inspection of one of the $100 billion space station's two solar panel rotary joints was added to the second of five spacewalks planned during the space shuttle Discovery's ongoing construction and servicing mission to the station.
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	Member Press Releases Southern California Wildfires Take Staggering Toll; Change Needed to Protect People and Nature By: the Center for Biological Diversity Environmental advocates with the Center for Biological Diversity have proposed a number of steps to reduce the harmful effects of future southern California wildfires on people, wildlife, plants, and endangered species. A Partnershop To Raise Children's Health Awareness With 'Creating Healthy Environments For Children' DVD By: Healthy Child Healthy World Empowering parents and caregivers nationwide to create healthier environments for families, a new DVD release from Healthy Child Healthy World, in partnership with Shaklee Corporation, has raised over $40,000 for the non-profit since the launch of the video at Shaklee's national conference in August 2007. Transatlantic Yacht Race Helps Protect Brazil's Threatened Atlantic Forests By: Rainforest Alliance An ecologically strategic piece of one of the world's most threatened habitats - the Atlantic Forest of Brazil - will be reforested and protected as part of an innovative partnership brokered by the Rainforest Alliance and organizers of the Transat Jacques Vabre. Naturepedic Addresses a Nationwide Health Crisis Facing Children By: Naturepedic A report by the National Research Council (NRC) found that 50 percent of all pregnancies in the U.S. are now resulting in prenatal or postnatal mortality, birth defects, developmental neurological problems, or otherwise chronically unhealthy children. According to the report, exposure to toxic chemicals or environmental factors may have been a factor in as many as 28 percent of the 4 million children born each year, with at least 1 in 6 children having neurological or immune reactive conditions including autism, schizophrenia, ADD, dyslexia and various learning disabilities. Deadlines Set for $75,000 Third Annual Environmental Journalism Prize By: Metcalf Institute For Marine And Environmental Reporting The Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting invites entries for the third annual $75,000 Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment by media in the U.S. and Canada. Book entries must be postmarked no later than January 14, 2008. All other entries must be postmarked by February 4, 2008. Entrants will be competing for the largest journalism cash award in the world. Davis Foundations Grant to Support New Environmental Curriculum at Warren Wilson By: Warren Wilson College Warren Wilson College has been awarded a $193,265 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to develop a groundbreaking environmental curriculum, Advancing Environmental Literacy. epOxybOx Gallery Presents The Opening Night Gala for The National Tour War & Peace Maui Artist For Peace By: epOxybOx Gallery epOxybOx gallery proudly hosts the powerful exhibition "War & Peace"- Maui Artist for Peace. Reception begins at 7pm, Saturday October 27th, 2007. Featuring Maui Artists plus local notables Guy Dill, Laddie John Dill, DeWain Valentine, Tom Sewell, and Dianna Cohen. The lively evening will also include the captivating music of New Orleans natives Kid Merv & All that Jazz with their old school New Orleans Jazz and Hawaiian ginger drinks and local favorite Elixir G. Lethal Infectious Cancer Threatens Native Species By: Wildlife Trust Articles published in the latest issue of EcoHealth, an international peer-reviewed journal that focuses on ecology and health issues, reveal that a deadly, infectious facial tumor disease is spreading through wild populations of the Tasmanian devil. Studies show a dire prognosis for the species if steps are not immediately taken to isolate healthy populations of the animal. Since the late 1990s, Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) has significantly reduced the devil population and now threatens the species with possible extinction. Editor's Note : 'Network News' features press releases submitted directly by organizations in ENN's member network. This content is not specifically endorsed or supported by ENN and is not subject to ENN's editorial process.
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