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The Earth Cries Blog

July 8, 2008

Animals and Animal Rights

• Let them eat camel, China wildlife activist says

• Proposal to euthanize wild horses spurs debate

• Thumbs Up: New Milford Animal Welfare Society to expand

• Rising costs take a toll on Maine horse owners

• Govt to spend $1m to boost animal welfare in live exports

• High number of badgers gives rise to growing TB fears

• Pet owners feel economic pinch

• Urge to rein in stray cats, dogs

• 'Foreclosure pets' filling Valley shelters

• Effort seeks last-minute horsemeat ban

• Kitten season: Unaltered pets lead to dumping, overpopulation

• Eastern Pacific Fishing Nations Fail to Conserve Tuna

• Thirteen hurt on first day of Spanish bull run

Child Labor and Abuse

• Govt targets child labour phase out

• Child labour, a result of ignorance of children's act

• State Tries New Child Abuse Prevention Program

• Ignorance of Children Act major cause of child abuse --FIDA forum

Coral Reefs and Oceans

• Carbon dioxide buildup creating crisis in oceans

• Australians wary of mining sea bed

• Sea of choices for future career

• Lauderdale conference looks at threats to coral

• Sewage Dumping Bill

• 'Invasive' humans threaten US coral reefs

• Life in the Balance: US Says Coral Reefs Are Declining

• Huge ocean cleanup underway

• Deep Sea Fishing Devastates Ocean Ecosystems, Destroys Fish Stocks

Corporate News

• Weather Channel Is Sold to NBC and Equity Firms

• Private equity firms say pension reforms will hit economy

• GM mulling thousands of job cuts, sale of brands: report

• Runaway ruling voids Exxon jury

• Exxon Valdez ruling worries environmental watchdogs

• Gas Stations Hit Skids

• Full-service Exxon gasoline station is 'a dying breed'

• Exxon Mobil to book $1.6 bln gain on Germany sale

• In Brazil, Monsanto and Syngenta lead farm model that destroys Indians and environment

• Microsoft Is Open to Yahoo Deal if Board Is Replaced

• Russian shareholders fail with bid to oust TNK-BP CEO

• Belgian Brewer Woos Anheuser-Busch Shareholders

Crime

• Thieves Find Easy, Lucrative Work In Siphoning Fuel From Cars, Stations

• Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US

• London knife crime: another teenage victim - police

• Public 'need data on weapons crime'

• Drink, internet fuelling crime wave in youth

• Noel Gallagher links games to knife crime

• Corporate manslaughter laws spark body armour fears

• Charred bodies dumped in drug gang-hit Mexico city

Deforestation and Desertification

• One out of five trees lost in Amazon are from protected areas

• More than 20 percent of Amazon deforestation takes place in preservation areas

• Quick benefits can’t justify cutting down forests

• Truth Behind The Dead Forests

• Biofuel producers face double whammy of bad news

Economy

• Long a Reliable Profit Source, Dividends Start to Crumble

• Proposed Change in Global Trading Rule Raises Risks

• Spring's Rally Fades, and Dark Clouds Settle In

• OPEC's Khelil rules out oil price decline: APS

• As G-8 meets, free trade under fire

• New York Cabbies Seek $1 Fuel Surcharge

• High Oil Prices Benefit U.S. Pension Funds Which Invested In Oil, Other Commodities

• Weak economy may be Wal-Mart’s strong suit

• Gloomy times ahead for world economy

• Rebates probably not enough to spur economy

• Lehman,others pick up bargains in Spain's frail economy

• Oil Prices Slip as Dollar Strengthens

• 'Oil prices to soar to new highs if Iran attacked'

• Global commodities prices to rise further this year, report says

• London shares up as oil price falls

• High energy prices seriously threaten Asia's economic prospects ...

• Second Round Of Tax Rebates Recommended By Economists

• Crude Prices Drop By More Than 3% As Dollar Strengthens

• Deal news and oil prices set to boost Wall Street

• Oil stocks boost European markets

• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Shares Plunge

• Oil drops sharply as supply worries subside

• IndyMac Bank Cuts Jobs, Stops Offering New Mortgages

• Wall Street Returns To Work Amid Falling Oil Prices, Volatile Trading

• Working Class Take To The Bike, Affluent Continue With Travel Plans

Emerging Diseases

• Hepatitis B death toll in Kitgum reaches 67

• Nigeria Targets Millions of Children in New Polio Campaign

• AIDS crisis' 2nd wave?

• Deadliest malaria cases on the rise in Britain

• Children: War against malaria

• Malaria menace on the rise in Salcete

• Tanzanian Intensifies Campaign Against Avian Flu  

• Mackay faces higher dengue risk

• Acute diarrhea, dengue fever continue to pose threats

• Dengue fever claims 3 lives in western Yemen

• “Diseases of development” could widen global poverty gap

• Scientists still baffled at bee losses

• Myanmar stepping up prevention against dengue fever

• Dengue cases up in Mekong Delta

• Dengue Fever Outbreak Feared

• Record number of birds found with West Nile virus

• West Nile Strain Gets Worse With Heat

• Northern America May Suffer New West Nile Outbreaks

• Lyme Disease Is On The Rise In Pennsylvania, Abroad

• Beware bites of ticks

Endangered Species

• Endangered Everglades Hawk Near Extinction

• Lesser prairie chickens still a game bird

• Petition filed for seal habitat

• Endangered once before, brown pelicans thriving

• NH endangered list to lose birds, gain bunny

• NH reviewing endangered species list

• Captive breeding to save endangered hangul

Environment

• Is Autism Caused by Environmental Factors?

• Meade environmental hazards shrouded in secrecy

• Canon Uncovers Environmental Apathy

• Gas flaring fuels environmental fears

• Japan waits on US for CO2 targets

• NZ emissions plan upsets farmers

• Environment minister to oppose climate law

• Cut waste to help environment, lower food prices: Government

• UK to slow expansion of biofuels

• Nature Reserves Attract Humans, But At A Cost To Biodiversity

Famine and Food Shortages

• High food prices swell ranks of hungry

• Famine threatens Somalia, Ethiopia

• Appeal to counter food crisis

• Aid workers: Famine growing in Zimbabwe

• 'Stop wasting food', urges Brown

• Biofuels policy could lead to water, food shortages

• Leftovers Can Feed World

• Hijackings Adding to Food Crisis in Darfur

• G8 leaders feast on 13 courses after discussing world food shortages

• Food price rises: are biofuels to blame?

• Somalia hovering on famine's brink

• Famine looms large in far-western Nepal

• Starvation Looms in Upper Mustang

• Tamenglong reels under food shortage

• Plea for Aid to Avert Starvation

Floods

• 16 dead, 20000 marooned in Bangladesh rains: official

• State of calamity declared as floods hit Cotabato area

• Pregnant women most vulnerable during floods

• 20 killed in Bangladesh as torrential rains trigger floods and landslides

• Thousands more face floods

• Thousands flee as floods hit Maguindanao, Shariff Kabunsuan

• Tens of thousands uprooted by floods in northeast India

• Floods leave thousands homeless

• Insects multiply after floods

• Thousands displaced by Cape floods

• Health problems linked to floods

• Floods leave 10 000 homeless

• Flooding, After the Deluge, and the Politics of Toxic Mold

Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Biotech, and Nanotech

• Activists Destroy Three GM Fields in France

• GM crops sprayed with weed-killer

• Famished gene is found and could help tackle obesity

• Sudden infant death syndrome The cradle, not the grave

• Regulators look closer at genetic testing

• Genetic testing is no panacea for patients

Global Warming

• Australian climate report like 'disaster novel': minister

• Noah's Ark of the 21st century

• SAARC action plan on climate change

• Gap Fire: A Sign of Global Warming?

• Bollywood propagates global warming awareness

• Plant species on the decline due to Global warming

• Traveston Dam could contribute 400000t greenhouse gas

• India launches climate change action plan

Global Water Supply and Drought

• The era of simple solutions is over

• Drought relief bill to soar, say scientists

• Welcome to a drought-stricken future

• Now farming freely, Iraqis fear drought

• NC House considers drought measures

• Australia faces worse, more frequent droughts-study

• Drought plagues rangeland

• Dire forecast accompanies water academy opening

• Glacier Melts Early

• Ruthless drought in West Timor puts children in crisis

• Drought research key for farming survival: Agforce

• Drought spreads in north-west NSW

• Worsening drought to push food prices higher in Australia

• 65% of NSW drought-declared

Government and Politics

• As Afghanistan boils, McCain keeps focus on Iraq

• Doctors Press Senate to Undo Medicare Cuts

• Supreme Court Ends Term On Ideological Edge

• Housing rescue, surveillance on Hill agenda

• Homeowners suffer while mortgage bill sits in Senate

• G8 leaders could be hindered by politics

• Congress frets as its ratings plummet

Health

• Men over 40 could have fertility problem?

• Scientists Test Method for Sanitizing Leafy Produce

• Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality

• FDA to probe Mexican foods for source of Salmonella outbreak

• Could infant formulas be a risk factor for SIDS?

• Study: Weakened serotonin signaling may trigger SIDs

• Study Shows Meditation Lowers Stress

• Consumer Outrage May Reverse Pennsylvania's rBGH-Free Dairy Label Censorship Sham

• Diabetic Hospitalizations Among Youth Rises 38 Percent Since 1993

• American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Early Cholesterol Screening

Human Rights

• Ruth Rendell speaks out against female genital mutilation

• China dragging feet on human rights before Olympics

• End the scandal of Guantanamo prison

• Human rights rating drops due to discredited election

• Rights Group Slams China's Handling of the Media Before Olympics

• China seen as reneging on media-freedom vow

• Saudi man, woman face flogging for research work

• Amnesty calls on Northern Ireland Lords to oppose 42 days detention

• Amnesty International to investigate police violence in S. Korea

Invasive Species

• Waging war on weeds

• It's spawning season for key coral species

• Lake invader hurts fish population, fouls shores

• Researchers say mussels choking Lake Michigan

• China Olympic city battles "invading" algae

Micro Chips and RFID

• Billions at stake, RFID busts fuel thieves

Mining and Mining Pollution

• Dirty secret lurks under clear water

• County: US needs to look far afield to assess mine impact

• New Brunswick suspends all mining claims activity, restricts ...

• Heat is on uranium stalemate

• Uranium vs. World Heritage

Misc and Odd News

• Medical Flights Under Scrutiny After Fatalities

Natural Disasters

• 'To Be Busy Helps Them Forget'

• Costa Rica's volcano remains active in a lush land

• Despite Success In Midwestern Flooding, FEMA Not Ready To Handle Huge Natural Disaster

• Natural disasters to be watched 24/7

• Thousands Of Iowans Get Help From FEMA

• NBAF Would Be Designed To Withstand Natural Disasters

• UNICEF praises Myanmar for recovery from cyclone

• UN sets up emergency telecommunication center in Myanmar

• Extended Cyclone Relief Efforts Aided From Space

• China Earthquake May Produce `Large Aftershocks,' Study Says

• Politics rearing ugly head in typhoon relief--Iloilo execs

• Help for Typhoon Ravaged Philippines

• Diseases threaten Iloilo, Aklan folk after typhoon

• NBI identifies 7 out of 204 victims of typhoon 'Frank'

• Thousands still missing from fishing vessels hit by Typhoon 'Frank'

• Medical missions for typhoon victims back on track

Nuclear and Depleted Uranium

• Massive cache of uranium removed

• Cda company snatches up last remnants of Saddam Hussein's nuclear ...

• Iran Offered Talks Without Nuclear Freeze

• Uranium from Iraq reaches Canada

• 'US doubts IAF can destroy Iran sites'

• Pakistan denies Khan nuclear claims

• US to consult allies before commenting on Iran nuclear response

• Solana: breakthrough on Iran nuclear issue "difficult"

• UN nuclear agency may set India meeting soon

• Iraqi nuclear fuel stash quietly shipped to Quebec

• The Once And Future Nuclear Powers

• Israel: Leaks about Iran strike plans reflect internal US debate

• Iraq removes uranium left over from Saddam era

Pesticides and Chemical Pollution

• Ban all pesticides

• Secret potential of plants may replace harmful pesticides

• Winds may bring Idaho pesticides to Montana

• Mosquito spray raises health concerns

• What Would We Do If 1 In Every 3 Cows Died?

• Bugs wreaking havoc in State tea gardens

• Crusader against plant receives alarming news

• Proposal would pull peregrine from endangered list

• DDT spoils Ugandan organic cotton

• Apac farmers stuck with cotton                    

• Agent Orange children receive gifts in Da Nang

Pollution and Toxic Waste

• State seeks to reduce road noise

• Beijing Air Pollution Will Kill A Few Olympic Athletes; Alarmed US Training Expert Takes Precautions

• Sources of river pollution sought

• For older adults, pollution from ozone can be more dangerous ...

• Decades Later, Toxic Sludge Torments Bhopal

• Smog in Beijing five times over safety limit

• Olympic sailors find added adversary in Qingdao: pollution

• Islanders get eczema from ship pollution

• 25 years later, toxic waste plagues Bhopal

• Polluted island clean-up not until autumn

• GAO: First Responders' Detection of Hazardous Releases Inadequate

Slavery and Human Trafficking

• Why British brands are beating a path to Italy

• 82-Year-Old American Woman Frees Child Slaves In Nepal

• Student sues for 'slavery': $200 for 158 hours security work

• Addressing abuse, exploitation of seniors

• Girls allege sexual exploitation in Gujarat college

• Bid to stop women from becoming victims of human trafficking traps

• Second Bar Worker Pleads Guilty In Human Trafficking Case

• Zimbabwe youth militias accused of holding women as sex slaves

Space, Science, and Technology

• UK Mars rover hopes face set-back

• One Last Trip to Open Hubble's Eyes Even Wider

• NASA Scientists to Soon Analyze Martian Ice

• Volcanoes, Shrinkage Shaped Mercury

• EU to help ASEAN address food, energy crisis through science

• Surprisingly rapid changes in the Earth's core discovered

• New vaccine sneaks into body, then self-destructs

Wars and Conflicts

• China presses demands on Dalai Lama ahead of Games

• Bomber Near Pakistani Mosque Kills at Least 11

• Iraq City Has Brittle Calm and War Scars

• In Iraq, Diplomatic Stalemate Over U.S. Presence

• Iraqi Shiite Party rises as Sadr falls

• Afghan strike 'hit wedding party'

• UN special rapporteur highlights tragedy of disability in war

• New war brewing

• Bomb at Indian embassy kills 41 in Afghanistan

• Iran says demand to halt enrichment "illegitimate"

• Possibility Of Further U.S. Troop Reduction In Iraq Looms

• Female Suicide Bomb Attack Kills 9 In Iraq

• G8 Leaders Confer, African Issue Tops Agenda

• Pakistan, Not Iraq, Next President's Big Task

• Iraq says may agree timetable for US withdrawal

• Shortage of troops curtails US military options

• Iraq security situation improved after partial withdrawal

• 3 killed in bombings in northern Iraq

• Suicide Bomb Attack in Afghanistan Kills 7

• Afghan conflict needs more US troops

• Shortage of troops curtails US military options

• Afghanistan orders investigation into US attack

• India sends delegation to Afghanistan to assess situation

• Bush urges world to unite on Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe opposition party MDC open to Thabo Mbeki proposal

• G8 leaders condemn Zimbabwe's 'sham' election

• Refugees Attacked by Armed Men Outside Zimbabwe Capital

• Bush slams 'sham' Zimbabwe poll as G8 steps up pressure

• 6 explosions wound 37 in Karachi, Pakistan

• Iran stages war games, rejects nuclear demand

Weird Weather

• Atlantic storm Bertha may soon turn to hurricane

• Bertha becomes 1st hurricane of Atlantic season

• Bertha's Winds Top 75 Mph, Becomes First Atlantic Hurricane of Season

• Severe weather warnings for Britain as summer disappears

• Storms plow over trees, utility poles

• Bertha strengthens, no threat to Gulf of Mexico

• 1st Atlantic season hurricane becomes Category 3

• Hurricane Bertha strengthens to "major" storm

Wildfires

• California firefighters brace for new heat wave

• Fires Pose Risks For Archaeological Sites

• Alabama firefighters head to California to fight wildfires

• Wildfires burns near McGrath

• California Weather Helps Crews Battle More Than 300 Wildfires

• California wildfires spread along Pacific coast

• Wildfires choke Valley air

• California Wildfires Threaten SCE Power Lines

• Wildfires in several spots in southern Greece mostly under control