Environmental Articles

Microgrids As Peer-To-Peer Energy
Small Networks Of Power Generators In "Microgrids"
Could Transform The Electricity Network In The Way
That The Net Changed Distributed Communication
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4245584.stm

Honda Unveils Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Concept Car
http://www.terradaily.com/news/energy-tech-05zzzzzzzh.html

Apocalypse Now
How Mankind Is Sleepwalking To The End Of The Earth
by Maria Gilardin
http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Sept05/Gilardin0921.htm

Satellite Images Reveal Amazon Forest Shrinking Faster
New Methods Detect Twice As Much Logging As Previously Estimated
by Peter N. Spotts
http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1021/p04s01-sten.html

Amazon Forest Hit By Hidden Logging
Damage To The Amazon Rain Forest May Be Twice As Large
As Previously Thought Due To Undetected Selective Logging,
US And Brazilian Forest Experts Report.
http://tinyurl.com/atxvb

Amazon Logging Twice As Heavy As Thought, Images Show
by James Owen
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/10/1020_051020_amazon.html

A Readiness To Harm:
The Health Effects Of Nuclear Weapons Complexes
by Arjun Makhijani
http://www.ieer.org/latest/readinesstoharm.html

Silver Kills Viruses, Study Finds
http://www.freemarketnews.com/WorldNews.asp?nid=1401

Plan B 2.0:
Rescuing A Planet
Under Stress And A Civilization In Trouble
by Lester R. Brown
http://www.earthpolicy.org/Books/PB2/Contents.htm

Pollution Makes For More Girls
The Stress Of Dirty Air Skews Sex Ratios In Sao Paulo
by Erika Check
http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051017/full/051017-16.html

Microcredit
You Can Help Break The Cycle Of Poverty
by Fred Burks
http://www.weboflove.org/051023microcredit

Heatwave Makes Plants Warm Planet
A New Study Shows That During The 2003 Heatwave,
European Plants Produced More Carbon Dioxide
Than They Absorbed From The Atmosphere
by Richard Black
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4269066.stm

US Faces 'Extreme' Temperature Changes: Study
http://tinyurl.com/b3748

Texas Plans First U.S. Offshore Wind Farm
by Matt Daily
http://tinyurl.com/br2pw

September 2005 Was Warmest On Record
http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-warm15.html

Warm Oceans Threaten Caribbean Coral Reefs
'Bleaching' May Kill Up To 90%
Of The Colorful Undersea Polyp Colonies In Some Areas
by Kenneth R. Weiss and Usha Lee McFarling
http://tinyurl.com/96f5u

Half Of Coral Reefs Could Be Destroyed
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/living/health/12992450.htm

Major Coral Bleaching Event Expands Across Caribbean,
Severe In Puerto Rico And U.S. Virgin Islands
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2005/s2526.htm

Half Of The World's Coral Reefs Could Be Dead In 40 Years
by Kathy Marks
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article322275.ece

Global Security
http://www.worldwatch.org/features/security

The Storm Approaches
Does Climate Change Really Threaten The Human Race
With Imminent Catastrophe? Almost Certainly,
Says Mark Lynas. And If You Don't Believe It, Just Consider
All The Hard Evidence That Currently Surrounds Us
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/article313737.ece

Fears Over Climate As Arctic Ice Melts At Record Level
Coverage Is 20% Below Average For Time Of Year
Destructive Cycle Could Affect Earth's Weather
by David Adam
http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,12374,1580613,00.html

Sea Ice Melts To Record Low Because Of Global Warming
by Steve Connor
http://www.indybay.org/news/2005/09/1771466.php

Global Warming Linked To The Increased Power (Audio)
Of Hurricanes Battering The U.S.
Interview with Ross Gelbspan, Journalist and Author,
Conducted by Melinda Tuhus
http://www.btlonlineorg/gelbspan093005.ram

The California Water Wars
Water Flowing To Farms, Not Fish
Environmentalists Lose Leverage As Agribusiness
Locks In Cheap, Plentiful Supplies -- For Decades
by Glen Martin
http://tinyurl.com/7rz85

Environmental Refugees Could Double
U.N. Researchers Estimate 50 Million
Could Be Displaced Worldwide
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9670893

Global Warming: Death In The Deep-Freeze
by Kate Ravilious
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines05/0928-02.htm

The American Council For An Energy-Efficient Economy
http://www.aceee.org

Worst Amazon Drought In 40 Years Linked To Global Warming
by Roddy Scheer
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2903

Revealed: The True Devastation Of The Rainforest
by Steve Connor
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/article321129.ece

World Rainforest Movement
http://www.wrm.org.uy

The Price Of Cheap Beef:
Disease, Deforestation, Slavery And Murder
If It's Unethical To Eat British Beef,
It's 100 Times Worse To Eat Brazilian -
But Imports Have Nearly Doubled This Year
by George Monbiot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,3604,1594653,00.html

Sweetener Manufacturer Disputes Validity
Of New Health Research
Study Links Aspartame With Cancers
Ingredient Used In More Than 6,000 Products
by Felicity Lawrence
http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,2763,1581639,00.html?gusrc=rss

Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
http://www.environmentalcommons.org/gmo.html

Report Says Global Warming Could Spark Conflict
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SYD23484.htm

Root And Branch Reform
Activists Have Successfully Stopped The Destruction
Of Southern Mexican Forests - But At A Painful Price
by Jo Tuckman
http://www.guardian.co.uk/conservation/story/0,13369,1574290,00.html

Organic Standards Under Attack
Say No To Dangerous Organic Rider
On Senate Appropriations Bill
http://ga3.org/campaign/organic_standards

Stop Factory Farm Dairy Feedlots
From Labeling Their Products As "USDA Organic"
http://www.organicconsumers.org/usda.htm

Alpha Sets Record As 22nd Atlantic Storm
by Ron Word
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5362856,00.html

Pediatricians Urge A Precautionary Approach To Toxic Lead
by Peter Montague
http://www.rachel.org/bulletin/index.cfm?issue_ID=2513

They Think It's Still Summer...
As October Draws To A Close, There Are Still
Home-Grown Strawberries In The Shops
And Wasps In The Garden. Meanwhile,
Snowdrops Are Sprouting In St Austell. What's Going On?
by Jonathan Brown
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article322026.ece

The Real Price Of Gold
It Weighs 1oz. It Costs #1,000.
And It Creates 30 Tons Of Toxic Waste
by Daniel Howden
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article322302.ece

Ending Poverty $50 At A Time
by William Thomas
http://www.willthomas.net/Convergence/Weekly/Ending_Poverty.htm

Environmental Tipping Points
by Gerald Marten, Steve Brooks, and Amanda Suutari
http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/mag/2005/186

Katrina Damage Highlights Renewed Interest In Renewables
by Roddy Scheer
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2885

U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Framework Published
http://tinyurl.com/cnp8a

Accidental Invention Points To End Of Light Bulbs
by Bjorn Carey
http://tinyurl.com/dafcf

This Is Global Warming, Says Environmental Chief
As Hurricane Rita Threatens Devastation,
Scientist Blames Climate Change
by Michael McCarthy
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article314510.ece

Millions Of Microscopic John Muirs
How Microbes May Help Us Clean Up Our Act
by Archie Ingersoll
http://www.utne.com/webwatch/2005_217/news/11793-1.html

What Is Old Age For?
by William Thomas
http://www.yesmagazine.org/article.asp?id=1273

OECD Guidelines Failing To Deliver Corporate Accountability,
Five-Year Review Concludes Global Coalition Calls For
Tighter Regulation Of Multinational Corporations
http://www.foei.org/media/2005/0922.html

Whole Foods Set To Open First Lifestyle Store
http://tinyurl.com/9s5ln

EPA Seeks To Ease Reporting Of Toxics
Agency Says It Wants To Reduce Business Burden
by John Heilprin
http://tinyurl.com/dxbeg

Business Warming To Environmental Issues
by Jim Snyder
http://www.thehill.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/092205/bus.html

House Committee Strips Away
Endangered Species Protections
by J.R. Pegg
http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/sep2005/2005-09-23-10.asp

Deal To Erase $40 Billion In Debt Gains Momentum
by Martin Crutsinger
http://tinyurl.com/84h6j

Africa Aid To Be Eaten By Climate Change-Scientist
by Jeremy Lovell
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L23405543.htm

Early Snowmelts Heating Alaska Arctic-Study
by Yereth Rosen
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N24328071.htm

EPA Wants Power To Suspend Pollution Laws - US Rep.
by Chris Baltimore
http://tinyurl.com/bgjbt

Ice Age Babies Set To Rewrite History Books
by Allan Hall
http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=1998182005

Eight States, NYC Appeal Global Warming Dismissal
http://tinyurl.com/8aau7

No Arctic Oil Drilling?
How About Selling Parks?
Pombo Hopes Threat Will Boost Bid
To Tap Refuge's Resources
by Zachary Coile
http://tinyurl.com/aozp9

Stop The Sneak Attack In Congress On Organic Standards
http://www.organicconsumers.org/sos.cfm

Will The FDA Attack The US Army?...
by Tim Bolen
http://www.bolenreport.net/feature_articles/feature_article002_1.htm

Wal-Mart Vows Changes In Health Care, Environment (Ha-Ha)
by Emily Kaiser
http://tinyurl.com/84j7r

Nature's Design Workshop
Engineers Turn To Biology For Inspiration
by Anne Underwood
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9377826/site/newsweek

Tell Your Representative
To Defend The Endangered Species Act
http://www.nrdcactionfund.org/esa/action.asp?step=2&item=53041

It's Better To Cry Wolf Now
Than To Wait Until The Oil Has Run Out
No One Knows How Much Is Left,
But Humankind Can't Wait Any Longer
Before Coming Up With Alternatives
by George Monbiot
http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,11319,1578886,00.html

America Debates Evolution: Why Now?
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/33126/story.htm

The Latest Investor In Green Energy - The CIA
Within Hours, Solar And Wind Energy Units
Can Be Up And Running In War Or Disaster Zones
by John Dillin
http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2005/1018/p02s01-sten.html

Critics Fear USDA Will Be Cowed By Large Dairies
Loophole Remains In 'Organic' Definition
by Andrew Martin
http://tinyurl.com/9dtew

Red Tide Turns Off Tourists
Lee Island Resorts Report Early Checkouts
by Kevin Lollar
http://tinyurl.com/a6rdu

Global Warming And The Airline Industry
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/32701/story.htm

"Green" Construction Techniques Advocated (Audio)
For Rebuilding New Orleans
Interview With Alex Wilson,
Executive Editor Of Environmental Building News,
Conducted by Melinda Tuhus
http://www.btlonline.org/wilson102805.ram

Even Low Levels Of Common Toxins May Be A Danger
by Amy Norton
http://tinyurl.com/8297n

Our Parks In Peril
by Jim Motavalli
http://www.emagazine.com/view/?2890

Hybrid Grass May Prove To Be Valuable Fuel Source
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-09/uoia-hgm092705.php

Global Meltdown Hits Skiing
With Alps And Northwest Warming, Are Rockies Next?
by Katy Human
http://www.denverpost.com/business/ci_3120823

Warming To Cause Harsher Weather, Study Says
by Juliet Eilperin
http://tinyurl.com/8sfc2

House GOP Push To Ease Environmental Rules
by H. Josef Hebert
http://tinyurl.com/aef7x

US Says Fans, Other Appliances Must Use Less Energy
by Lisa Lambert
http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/33054/story.htm

Conservation Con Game
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/12722074.htm

'Critical Habitat' About To Go On Endangered List
A House Bill Rolling Back Key Provisions Of The U.S.'
Main Species Protection Law Is Likely To Be OK'd.
It Faces A Tougher Time In Senate
by Julie Cart And Janet Wilson
http://tinyurl.com/auhz3

Solutions To America's Oil Crisis:
A Federal Agenda For Reducing Oil Demand
And Protecting Consumers
http://uspirg.org/uspirg.asp?id2=19434

Bicycle Sales Boom In US Amid Rising Gas Prices
http://www.terradaily.com/news/energy-tech-05zzzzzzn.html

California And Kentucky Cities
Should Fire Corporate Water Giant;
Communities Will Be Better Served
By Local Control Of Water
New Report On RWE/Thames Water Spotlights
Many Failures Of Privatized Water Systems
http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2057

El Salvador Flood Disaster Worsened By Deforestation
by Jerome Taylor
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/environment/article317210.ece

Fuel Cell Motorbike To Hit U.S. Streets
by John Roach
http://tinyurl.com/cs7ul

Bush Pushes For New Oil Refineries
by Tom Doggett
http://tinyurl.com/cepfc

EPA, GE Strike Deal On [Hudson] River Dredging
by Devlin Barrett
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051006/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/hudson_pcbs

Aspartame: Killing Us By Degrees, Part I
by Pat Thomas
http://tinyurl.com/79rs7

House NEPA Task Force Shutting Out Environmentalists
http://www.bushgreenwatch.org/mt_archives/000289.php

Will California Destroy Aetna Insurance?...
by Tim Bolen
http://www.bolenreport.net/feature_articles/feature_10-6-05_aetna.htm

Environmental Health News
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org

Environmental News From Public Eyes TV
http://www.publiceyestv.org

Between The Lines (Audio)
Syndicated Radio Weekly Newsmagazine
http://www.btlonline.org

Big Picture Small World (Movies)
http://www.bigpicturesmallworld.com/BPSW_Demos.html

Green Festivals
http://greenfestivals.com

Climate Change: 10 Ways To Save The World
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article323793.ece

 

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality...
To change something... Build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete..." http://BuckministerFuller.com

Record Heat Raises Climate Fears
by Steve Connor http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/article322851.ece

China Clamps Down On Environmental Monitoring Group
by David Eimer http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article322829.ece

Melting Planet
Species are Dying Out Faster Than We Have Dared Recognize, Scientists Will Warn This Week by Andrew Buncombe and Severin Carrell  http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=56&ItemID=8862

Amazon 'Illegal Loggers' Arrested
Brazil Has Cracked Down On A Network In The Amazon That Allegedly Forged Permits To Transport Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Illegal Timber by Tom Gibb http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4381040.stm

The Deadliness Below
Decades Of Dumping Chemical Arms Leave A Risky Legacy The Army Now Admits That It Secretly Dumped 64 Million Pounds Of Nerve And Mustard Agents Into The Sea, Along With 400,000 Chemical-Filled Bombs, Land Mines And Rockets And More Than 500 Tons Of Radioactive Waste by John M. R. Bull http://tinyurl.com/a89tp

U.S. Didn't Dump Chemical Arms Off Just Its Own Shores
Overseas, Fishermen Have Been Hurt By Chemical Weapons The United States Secretly Sank, From The Riviera To Australia by John M.R. Bull http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-02774sy0oct31,0,4689373.story

Sustainability Within A Generation:
A New Vision For Canada http://www.davidsuzuki.org/WOL/Sustainability

Ripples Of Global Warming Spread Outward
by Barbara Litzlbeck http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=30875

Mapping Damage To African Lakes
Africa's Lakes Are Declining Rapidly, According To A New United Nations Publication, With Climate Change And Over-Use The Major Factors http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4394122.stm

US Proposes Protections For Imperiled Right Whales
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N01156112.htm

 

New Turbine May Boost Wind Power
http://tinyurl.com/eyxo2

Power Harvests
The Salvation Of Many U.S. Farmers May Be Blowing In The Wind by Janet Raloff http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20010721/bob14.asp

Taiwan Turns To Wind Power For Renewable Energy
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/taiwanenergy

Green Power Purchasing Up 1000 Percent In 5 Years
http://enn.com/biz.html?id=1193

Satellite Data Reveals Beijing As Air Pollution Capital Of World
by Jonathan Watts http://www.guardian.co.uk/waste/story/0,12188,1605147,00.html

Help Protect Endangered Great Cats And Rare Canines
Around The World, Great Cats And Wild Canines Such As Jaguars, Clouded Leopards And African Wild Dogs Are Declining Drastically Due To Habitat Loss, Poaching, Disease, And Human-Wildlife Conflict http://tinyurl.com/dnhvt

UN Warns Of Poverty As World’s Lakes Evaporate
by Fiona Harvey http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f1d73ba4-4a30-11da-b8b1-0000779e2340.html

 

Our Own Nuclear Salesman
The Government's Chief Scientist Appears To Have Succumbed To Politics by George Monbiot  http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=56&ItemID=9001 

US Lawmakers Okay Some Synthetics For Organic Food
The Organic Consumers Association Called It A Sneak Attack On Organic Food Standards By Major Food Corporations That Are Relative Newcomers To The Profitable, Niche Market by Lisa Lambert http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N27474310.htm

The Future Of Flying Is Batwing
And It's All To Save The Planet by Ben Webster http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1853992,00.html

New DNA Map Will Help Find Bad Genes
by Malcolm Ritter http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051026/ap_on_he_me/dna_map

 

“Magical Realism” vs. Fact:
How to Read the Bush Administration’s FTAA Spin by Lori M. Wallach http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2078

Fuel-Saving Hybrid Cars
To Get Parking Discount In Baltimore, Officials Say http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2005/10/28/1283177-ap.html

Trash Gas A Sweet Smell For Granger's Energy Company
by Stefanie Murray http://tinyurl.com/csb4z

Darfur 'Sliding Into Anarchy'
by Rob Crilly http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=2196872005

Mighty Amazon Close To Running Out Of Water
http://tinyurl.com/btuxb

Europe Study Shows Climate Risks
Mediterranean And Mountain Regions Of Europe Will Be Hardest Hit By The Changes Set To Affect The Continent's Natural Resources This Century by Paul Rincon http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4381960.stm

Disorientation Seen In Mass Australia Whale Deaths
The Death Of About 110 Stranded Whales I N The Southern Australian State Of Tasmania Was Probably Caused By The Animals Becoming Disoriented In Confusing Coastal Waters, Officials Said On Thursday http://tinyurl.com/dnghc

Minerals, Obesity And Disease
http://hills.ccsf.edu/~jinouy01/mineralgovt.html

Whale Of Deal To Shield Mexico Calving Ground
Land Around Laguna San Ignacio Will Be Protected To Help Gray Whales http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9824356

Solar Energy Fans Fry [Veggie] Burgers,
Dry Towels In US Contest by Chris Baltimore http://tinyurl.com/dw4u2

Statistics Prove Prescription Drugs
Are 16,400% More Deadly Than Terrorists http://www.newstarget.com/009278.html

Climate Change Linked To Rise in Malaria, Asthma
http://tinyurl.com/e4gtz

China Faces World's Worst Water Crisis - Paper
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/PEK215903.htm

U.S. High Court Won't Hear Wireless Radiation Appeal
Class-Action Lawsuits Against Wireless Telephone Co's Over Radiation Emissions Will Be Able To Go Forward, After The U.S. Supreme Court On Monday Declined To Hear An Appeal By The Companies. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,1879757,00.asp

Parents Turn To Organic Over Food Fears
by Libby Quaid http://tinyurl.com/ducus

China Watch
Reports On Energy, Agriculture, Population, Water, Health, And The Environment In China With An Emphasis On Big-Picture Analysis Relevant To Policy Makers, The Business Community, And Non-Governmental Organizations http://www.worldwatch.org/features/chinawatch

Air Pollution Tied To Increased Risk Of Strokes
by Anthony J. Brown, MD http://tinyurl.com/7829n

New Policy On Off-Road Vehicles Decried
by Matthew Daly http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1155AP_Off_Road_Forests.html

Canada: Environmental Bad Boy
'Sluggish, Asleep At The Wheel, Haywire And Incontinent.' A Leading Green Country A Decade Ago Is Found Severely Wanting In A New Report by Anne McIlroy http://tinyurl.com/8wocl

After Wildfires, To Log Or Not To Log?
A Report Rejects US Policy Of Logging After Fires In National Forests, Arguing A Hands-Off Approach Yields Better Results. by Brad Knickerbocker http://www.christiansciencemonitor.com/2005/1101/p02s01-sten.html

Blair Signals Shift Over Climate Change
by David Adam http://www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,1606602,00.html

GAO Report Finds Grazing Program Is A Money-Loser
Most Ranchers Pay $1.79 A Month For Grazing Rights For Each Cow-Calf Pair On Public Land, While Ranchers Using Private Land Pay An Average Of $13.30 A Month by Juliet Eilperin http://tinyurl.com/cmvb5

The FDA Finally Reviews the Safety Of Antibacterial Soaps
There Is No Evidence That These Products Stop Infection Any Better Than Regular Soap, And They Worry That Increased Use Of Antibacterial Products Might Lead To Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria http://tinyurl.com/968m4

Exxon Mobil Posts New Record For Profit
Exxon Mobil Corp. On Thursday Posted A Quarterly Profit Of $9.9 Billion, The Largest In U.S. Corporate History, As It Raked In A Bonanza From Record Oil And Gas Prices
by Deepa Babington http://tinyurl.com/c2gwj

Royal Dutch Shell Posts Jump in 3Q Profit
Royal Dutch Shell PLC Reported A 67 Percent Increase In Third-Quarter Profit On Thursday To US $9.39 Billion http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/10/27/ap2302592.html

As Oil Profits Soar, Scrutiny Rises
by Ron Scherer http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1027/p01s04-usec.html

Don't Let Oil Companies Plunder The Arctic Refuge
http://action.truemajority.org/campaign/anwrdrilling

Oil's Victory In Alaska, With A Dem Assist
Blood On The Tundra, Betrayal In The Rotunda
by Jeffrey St. Clair http://counterpunchorg/stclair11042005.html

Malawi Is Burning, And Deforestation Erodes Economy
by Michael Wines http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/01/international/africa/01malawi.html

Politics and Money To Blame For Killing
Consumer-Friendly Food Labeling Program by Wenonah Hauter http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2073

The Predators Who Rule The World
by Siv O'Neall http://www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_19839.shtml

Catalogues, Tissues Not Worth
Destroying Ancient Canadian Forests: Protesters http://www.brandonsun.com/story.php?story_id=9093

Hunger In America Rises By 43 Percent Over Last Five Years
More Than 38 Million Americans Go Hungry, Including Nearly 14 Million Children http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-10/bu-hia102805.php

Use Arms Cash For Water, Mitterrand Widow Says
One Percent Of The World's Arms Budget Should Be Channelled Into Providing Access To Drinking Water In The Most Parched Corners Of The Planet, The Campaigning Widow Of Former French President Francois Mitterrand Said.
by Caroline Brothers http://www.enn.com/todayhtml?id=9122

“Water Market” Concept Betrays Public Interest,
New Report Shows Commodifying Water Is Detrimental To Consumers, California’s Environment And Economy http://www.citizen.org/pressroom/release.cfm?ID=2077

Agency Proposes Reducing Protected Area For Rare Frog
Builders, Ranchers, Environmentalists Await Final Word A Federal Agency Has Proposed Greatly Reducing The Amount Of Habitat Sanctioned For A Rare California Frog Made Famous By Mark Twain, A Move That Angered Environmentalists, Disappointed Developers And Delighted Ranchers.
by Glen Martin http://tinyurl.com/bmaka