Dave Louthan says he remembers her well: an old
dairy cow with specks of blood on her tail, spooky
about going down the ramp into the slaughterhouse.
Louthan says it was "a fluke" that the Holstein, a cow
he describes as "a good walker," was tested.
- The Seattle Times
Full Story >>
CONCORD, NH – The League of Conservation Voters (LCV)
today endorsed Senator John Kerry for President of the
United States. This endorsement is the earliest ever in
the organization’s 34-year history.
- League of Conservation Voters
Full Story >>
PORTSMOUTH - All of the Democratic candidates for
president have made it clear they want to be the country’s
next commander in chief. But how many of them are as
eager to become the next steward for Mother Nature isn’t
as easy to figure out. The candidates’ views on environmental
issues often have taken a back seat to issues such as the war
with Iraq and the economy.
- Portsmouth Herald
Full Story >>
WASHINGTON (AP) - Workers dismantling an aging
nuclear weapon improperly secured broken pieces
of a highly explosive component by taping them together,
federal investigators found. An explosion could have
occurred, they said.
- Fresno Bee
Full Story >>
One-fourth of Colorado feed manufacturers have violated
state and federal rules designed to prevent the spread of
mad cow disease since 1998, according to inspections by
the Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Rocky Mountain News
Full Story >>
Five Vietnamese children and one adult have now
died from the virus, which has also crossed from
birds to humans in Thailand.
- BBC
Full Story >>
BANGKOK -- Thailand and Cambodia confirmed bird flu
outbreaks yesterday, bringing the number of Asian nations
hit by the virus to six. World health officials recommended
quarantining people as an ailing Thai man died, the country's
first suspected bird flu death.
- Boston Globe
Full Story.
A bill that could save the lives of thousands of animals and
children has been introduced in the state Senate.
- Albuquerque Journal
Full Story.
Alaska Oil Exploration Approved
Interior Secretary Gale A. Norton yesterday approved a plan
to open nearly 9 million acres of wilderness area on Alaska's
North Slope to oil exploration and drilling in a move to boost
the declining production in Alaska and reduce the U.S.
dependence on foreign oil.
- Washington Post
Full Story.
Pesticides restricted to protect salmon
A federal judge yesterday banned application of 38 pesticides
along Northwest salmon streams, and required retailers in
major West Coast cities to post warnings that read "Salmon Hazard"
where seven of the most harmful chemicals are sold.
- The Seattle Times
Full Story.
The new blueprint will cut fire risk, officials say,
but foes claim it is driven by logging interests.
The U.S. Forest Service rolled out revisions Thursday to its plan
for managing 11 million acres of Sierra Nevada woodlands,
saying the changes will reduce wildfire danger and protect old-growth forests.
- Sacremento Bee
Full Story.
Golf Courses
An average golf course in a tropical country such as Thailand
needs 3307 pounds of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and
herbicides per year and uses as much water as 60,000
rural villagers.
Environmental Impacts of Tourism
1)The U.S. EPA estimated in 1997 that approximately
76 million pounds of pesticide active ingredients
(8 percent of total conventional pesticide use in the United States)
are used in homes and gardens each year.
2)According to the EPA, 95 percent of the pesticides used on
residential lawns are possible or probable carcinogens.
Environmental Media Services
Lawn Pesticides
A single U.S. course averages about a half ton of chemical
pesticides a year, and there are approximately 12,000 golf
courses in the United States.
CNN-Turf battle rages over golf course chemicals
US Postal Service Solvang Photos
- Cycling News
Bird flu dampens Tet festivities in Vietnam
- The Seattle Times
Bush forest plan linked to renewable energy
- Anchorage Daily News
Justices rule against state, mines
- Anchorage Daily News
'Old-growth' is reportedly to be off-limits
- The Seattle Times
Scientists use creativity to fight global warming
- Boston Globe
Politicians wrangle over wolf legislation
- Jackson Hole News
Phase 3 of forest restoration readied
- Arizona Daily Sun