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September 17, 2008
Animals and Animal Rights
Sharks released off Sydney beach for study
Commercial bushmeat trade is devastating wildlife
New Rules Advised for Hunting Gorillas, 'Bushmeat'
Bushmeat could lead to significant species loss in Africa
Animal rights organizations protest campus KFC
Bowhunters descend to thin Loch Raven herd
PETA Commends Havana Merchants Association for Grounding Frog ...
PETA Urges Waukegan to Ban Chaining Dogs
Puppy mill bill backers to raise the woof at Capitol
Don’t Worry About the Teeth, Sharks Still Need a Hug
Child Labor and Abuse
US Olympic medalist goes public with sexual abuse
CYF and SPCA tackle abuse as a team
Coral Reefs and Oceans
Conservative messages undergo 'severe' editing
Coral reefs checked to ensure survival
Snorkel shop agrees to pay fine for coral reef
Managing coral reefs important: Academic
Scientists urge fishing ban in Coral Sea
Farm group backs reef run-off protection funds
Barrier Reef's rescue ramped up
Corporate News
Goldman Sachs 3Q profit falls, but beats view
PartnerRe Announces Exposure to Lehman Brothers Fixed Income Securities
HP to cut 24, 600 jobs as part of EDS intergration
WaMu Rating Lowered to Junk by S&P on Mortgage Losses
Pimco, Vanguard Are Biggest Lehman Bond Fund Losers
Firms fear equity tap may dry up
The next big bang is private equity
Lehman And The Mystery Of Commercial Property
Lehman leads list of top corporate bankruptcies
Exxon Baytown Refinery Restarting Units Late This Week
Exxon Mobil (XOM) PriceWatch Alert Targets 29.35% Return
Exxon Mobil Created Public Nuisance, Inviting Damages Remedy ...
US Stock-Index Futures Are Little Changed; GM, Citigroup Rise
Assessments of Dow’s Texas Gulf Coast Sites Show No Major Damage
Monsanto rallies as 2008 earnings guidance raised
Price tag for auto industry loans doubles to $7.5 billion
Future of Auto Industry Up for Grabs with GM's Volt Debut
Credit Woes Hurting Auto Industry More than Gas Prices
Verizon Wireless Adds Ten New 3G Cell Sites to Stay Ahead of Growth
AIG has 'a day' to stay afloat
Goldman Sachs net plunges 70 percent
Crime
Three fraudsters jailed for elaborate petrol station credit card scam
More violence, but fewer property crimes in 2007
'Anti-Yob Patrols' Tackle Crime
FBI Finds Slight Decrease in Violent Crime for 2007
Experts say FBI crime stats should be examined carefully
Stiff jail sentences for heads of Tira crime family
Gangs, economy blamed for crime spike
Deforestation and Desertification
Saisaban tree eats up agricultural lands
Desertification: Senator Makes Case for National Commission
Oil Palm Plantations Are No Substitute For Tropical Rainforests, A ...
Old-growth forests important carbon sinks, says study
Prince Charles praises Jagdeo initiative on climate change
Abandoning wine corks risks screwing up landscape in Portugal
Spanish Government Plans To Create Green Jobs
Land management plans for resettlement farms
Economy
US stocks head for lower open ahead of Fed meeting (AP)
Falls prompt closure of Russian exchange
Commodities ravaged as traders flee risk
FTSE drops as banks scramble for funds
Russia halts trading after 17% drop
Sell-off intensifies after Goldman numbers
Barclays in talks on Lehman unit, crisis spreads
Fed set to hold rates steady, may signal cuts
Officials Try to Stem Crisis; Fed to Meet
Shares Drop in Europe and Asia
Talking Business: On Wall St. as on Main St., a Problem of Denial
European markets slide on Lehman, Merrill woes
Global market turmoil continues
Mitarai says current market turmoil to continue till year-end
Big fall in energy pushes consumer prices down
Lehman Brothers Japan files for bankruptcy protection
European, Japanese central banks offer more cash
Oil leads retreat across commodity markets
Sell-off in financials continues
Europe extends losses as financials drop
Asian shares fall sharply as crisis spreads
Top Economist: Americans Should Worry About Bank Deposits if Congress Doesn't Act
Bank customers urged not to panic
Possibly a thousand banks will close
Gold Jumps 3% as Fed Floods US Banks with Cash After Lehman ...
Until refineries can run at full, US stations will face tight supply
Oil futures extend fall, trade below $93 a barrel
AIG tumbles, worsening financial carnage
Fed to mull rate cut but may hold steady course
Consumer Prices Fall on Lower Energy Costs
US financials rally on rate cut hopes
HBOS at forefront of sustained sell-off
Economic slowdown to push 100m into poverty
Sour economy hits paper mills, small-town workers
Oil prices sink below $93 on falling demand
Emerging Diseases
Polio drive starts in high-risk districts FP Report
Togo: Recent bird flu outbreak is deadly H5N1
`Flu Fatigue' Poses Public Health Threat, WHO Says
Dengue fever occurs in Nghe An
Fiji authorities appeal for public help to combat dengue
Tahiti, Noumea Raise Worries On Dangerous Dengue Strain
New malaria drug takes centre stage in WR
25 years After the First Report of AIDS, CDC Reports Rise in ...
HIV/AIDS Center in Poland Launches Campaign To Curb Spread of Disease
Skeleton could hold clues about TB
New Mexico loses TB-free status
TB drug kills off dormant bacteria
Welsh Assembly denies secrecy claims over TB programme
More animals found with West Nile in Contra Costa
Protestors Target Nassau West Nile Spraying
Dengue cases rise rapidly in Delhi
Teen has dengue haemorrhagic fever
WHO official says dengue in Pacific has become a pandemic
W.Va. Health Officials Try to Calm Fears over Legionnaires Disease
State worker's death investigated for Legionnaires'
Specialists warn of looming disease threats
Australia in biosecurity 'hotspot'
Australians warned to be wary of new diseases
Endangered Species
Calls for bushmeat ban rejected
Maintaining Viable Populations of Endangered Species
Extension of Salmon Protection Reviewed
Ted Danson launches attack on British fish and chips over rare shark
Wolf and eagle may lose friend in Fed
Vt. Works to Restore Endangered Bird Species
Trout species still threatened, US finds
One quarter of world’s endangered birds are found in the Pacific
City officials will protect endangered species on airport property
Threatened plant found at mine site
Honeybees Could be Wiped Out in 10 Years, Warn Beekeepers
In Pictures: Endangered Natural Wonders Worth Seeing
Maungatautari - Two fertile kiwi eggs discovered. Moved to special hatching facility
Will pygmy crocodiles be first Australian species extinction from cane toads?
First rescue and rehabilitation centre for gorillas to open in eastern Africa
Environment
Judge refuses to let snowmobiles roam Yellowstone
As oil and gas prices rise, wood stoves gain converts
Bay State faces political reality of offshore drilling
Oil spills off Newfoundland far exceed estimates, study finds
Cancer, environment groups slam Nassau aerial spraying
Garrett says north-south pipeline not bad for environment
International conference set to open in Kenya on climate change
Climate may change but policies won't for now
The Energy Challenge States Aim to Cut Gases by Making Polluters Pay
US Helps Chinese Coal Mines Find Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas ...
2 energy propositions flawed, critics say
Former Enemies Rwanda and Burundi Sign Conservation Pact
Antarctic ozone hole already larger than in 2007
NEW PUBLICATION TACKLES GROWING BED BUG CRISIS
Crucial Grand Canyon sandbars have rapidly eroded
A failure to provide real alternative energy solutions for America
Famine and Food Shortages
Food crisis grips Sidr-hit Southkhali
Starvation crisis as world food production declines
Global Starvation Ignored by American Policy Elites
47 children die of starvation in Khandwa
Among the Global Food Crisis, Spirulina May Help Stave Off Starvation
Aid agencies hopeful of feeding Zimbabwe
World Bank Earmarks $2 Billion For Indonesia
Floods
Ike floods thousands of homes and businesses in Terrebonne Parish
Some floods recede; others rise
THAILAND: Flash floods continue to batter farmlands
India- Nepal action plan to avert Kosi river floods
Floods and food: Bihar meets the global economy
Floods hit 42 villages in North Cotabato town
Southwest monsoon 2008 - Daily flood situation report No 108, 16 ...
Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Biotech, and Nanotech
Scientist at Work | David B. Goldstein: A Dissenting Voice as the Genome Is Sifted to Fight Disease
Engineering professor aids in important nanotech advance
New gene offers hope in battle against AIDS
Water purification down the nanotubes
Genetically Modified Canola Plantings Reach 90 Percent in Canada
EarthTalk: Story on animal cloning
Monsanto develops genetic blueprint for corn lines
The Winner in Argentina? Transgenic Soy
Global Warming
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Coverage for 2008
Global warming spawns severe storms
10 Ways Global Warming Could Hurt Your Health
Papua New Guinea to Resettle Islanders Facing Rising Sea Level
As temperatures increase, so will incidences of disease
South Asia: Floods raise concerns about climate change
Palin Changes Position on Global Warming - Then Denies It
Global warming could send buckeye trees to Michigan
UCSD Study on Global Warming Claims More Melting and Loss of ...
'Alternative energy a solution to global warming'
White Roofs Are A Simple Way to Fight Global Warming
No 2008 record for Arctic sea ice
Global warming has the Arctic on thin ice as it reaches its second ...
Global Water Supply and Drought
Djibouti a death trap as conflicts and drought threaten population
Insects and drought gnaw away at Heilongjiang soybean yield ...
SC Declared Disaster Area From Drought
WATER FOR PROFIT? SHOULD CANADA BEGIN TO EXPORT ITS FRESHWATER ...
South Carolina farmers eligible for federal aid
Debilitating Drought and the Classic Mayan Collapse
Australia cuts wheat crop forecast 5% to 22.5 mln/T
Eritrea: Inhabitants of 9 Villages Get Access to Potable Water Supply
Govt. Report Says Fluoride Added to Water Supply May Harm Population
Government, Politics, and Privacy Issues
House to vote on offshore drilling Tuesday
Spain's Supreme Court bans Basque party
The right to privacy at the border
Firefox 3.1 gets a built-in privacy mode too
China: Data Privacy Compliance In Mainland China
We can watch you but you can't watch us says Google
Obama, McCain Inject Politics Into Debate Over Financial Crisis
Catch-22 Offshore Oil Politics
Congress debating end of offshore drilling ban
Congress weighs new regulations amid crisis
Congress Dissatisfied With Anthrax Investigation Conclusions
Health
Varicose vein treatment eases hunger for pigs
A Simple Chemical Treatment that Kills Hunger Pangs Forever
Blood Clots Can Cause Lethal Pulmonary Embolism
Nutrition notes: Alcohol as a Breast Cancer Risk
Pharma Attacks Black Boxes as Antidepressant Sales Fall
Research Links Plastics Containing Bisphenol A to Heart Disease and Diabetes
Humane Society Sues USDA Over Downer Cow Loopholes
The Addictive Nature of the Pain Killer OxyContin - One Man's True Story
Gulf War Syndrome is Real, Say Researchers
Cigarettes, Lies, and Pet Food Advertising
Natural Remedies for Yeast Infections and Candida
Class Action Against Therapeutic Goods Administration for Unfair Targeting of Natural Supplements
Medication Nation: Half of Americans Now Taking Daily Pills
Running Towards Health - Study Shows Running Also Benefits Older Persons
Five Principles for Lifelong Blood Sugar Regulation
Eating Cocoa Improves Blood Vessel Function in Diabetics
Coca-Cola to Phase Out Toxic Sodium Benzoate in the U.K.
Natural Remedies for Treating Parasites
CBS Interview Peddles Misinformation on Melanoma, Vitamin D and Deficiencies
Exercise During Teen Years Reduces Future Breast Cancer Risk by 23 Percent
Healthy Foods That Promote Restful Sleep
Hypnotherapy Found to Be Effective in Preventing the Recurrence of Ulcers
Human Rights
Human rights in Sudan abominable
Burmese activist gets Human Rights award
Human rights body: Almost 9500 civilians dead in Somali insurgency
Iran urges media to reflect US human rights violations
Read NDC statement on NPP's Human Rights record
Environmentalism protects our most basic human rights
Rights body to probe anti-Christian violence in Orissa
On Anniversary of Civilian Shootings by Blackwater in Iraq ...
Amnesty urges Finland to charge all rape suspects
Hosting the Olympics won't improve your life
Invasive Species
New Zealand mud snails move into Great Lakes
Invasive plant getting treated for good at Silver Sands
Micro Chips and RFID
Verayo Introduces Unclonable RFID Chip
New National identity card underway-Sen.Ehinlanwo
Mining and Mining Pollution
Make toxic tailings from mines a campaign issue, environmentalists say
Environmentalists sue over Simplot mine expansion
Bat man comes to the rescue of, well, bats
Hundreds of job losses possible as NT gold mines close
Misc and Odd News
Scientists discover 120 million year-old ant
Agatha Christie Recordings Discovered
Natural Disasters
Grim scenes greet rescuers in hardest-hit areas
Hot and mad, Texas awaits federal aid
The Threat of Silent Earthquakes
Hurricanes, Hanna and Haiti: What Natural Disasters Illustrate
Bangladesh launches 100-day job scheme for poor
Ike Forces Historic Recovery Efforts In Texas
President Bush heads to Texas to survey damage from Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike topples several US oil platforms
US Provides up to $1.5 Million in Hurricane Aid to Cuban People
Volcano shaken by earthquake, still rumbling
Should Naples fear a big bang from Vesuvius?
Volcanic ash blankets PNG's Rabaul
Vesuvius Magma Chamber Rising; May Mean Milder Eruption
Typhoon kills at least seven in Taiwan
Typhoon Sinlaku kills 11 in Taiwan, 11 still missing - Summary
Guildmaster Helps Reforest Earthquake Area
6.1 magnitude quake rocks East Timor's capital
China reneges on pledge to say why schools fell in quake
Wen speaks on relief, rehabilitation in China's quake-hit areas
Powerful quake hits Timor-Leste, no casualty
Mild quake hits off Davao Oriental coast
Another Huge Quake to Strike China Within 10 Years?
300 National Guardsmen Out Of Food In Houston
Officials order Ike-scarred residents to leave
Ike resurrects river flooding fears across Midwest
Nuclear and Depleted Uranium
Nuke inspectors at 'dead end' in Iran. More sanctions ahead?
UN Agency at 'Dead End' as Iran Rejects Queries on Nuclear Research
US pursuing Indian arms deals in return for nuclear 'waiver'
Iran blocks UN nuclear investigators
Task Force Recommends New Air Force Nuclear Command
Sure Iran is scary, but maybe Pakistan is scarier
IAEA: No diversion in Iran’s nuclear activities
Tourists bring nuclear waste souvernir to China
Iran warns on nuclear cooperation, rattles sabre over Gulf
US to sell bunker-busting bombs to Israel: Pentagon
Pesticides and Chemical Pollution
School yards and fields to be sprayed with pesticides later this week
Pest Free Housing Initiative Making a Difference in Boston
Ahead of the Bell: FDA meeting on bisphenol
RONA to stop selling synthetic pesticides
NIEHS invests $21.25 million to find environmental causes of ...
Pollution and Toxic Waste
It's time to step up noise pollution control
NPS Retirees: Yellowstone Should Comply With Court Order by ...
IFAW calls for urgent international action on ocean noise
Most IZs are dumping untreated waste: VEPA
Biological Selenium Removal: Solution To Pollution?
You must be choking as city misses targets on air quality
Traffic and smoky fuel are main air polluters
Air Pollution and Your Heart: Lessons from Beijing’s Olympics
Asian MSG Factory in Waste Water Pollution Probe
Bayer to pay $112500 in EPA settlement
EPA Error Allows Increased Water Pollution in N. Idaho, 179
Michigan DEQ slashes wetland inspection, pollution spill response ...
Illinois Hazwaste Incinerator Permitted Despite Explosions, Fires
PVC and Toxic Flame Retardants Still Lurk in New PCs
Receding waters leave toxic mix
Battle Over Chevron's "Amazon Chernobyl" Comes to Washington, DC
Nokia, Samsung Greenest; Microsoft and Nintendo At the Bottom Says ...
Product Recalls
Soccer Net Death Sparks Recall, Months Later
Allergy Alert on Undeclared Dairy in Margaritaville Island Lime Tortilla Chips (September 12)
Wegmans Expands Dates of Bagel Recall and Includes Additional Bakery Products (September 11)
China finds more tainted dairy products
Pottery Barn Kids Recalls Children's Metal Water Bottles Due to Choking Hazard
Regent Sports Recalls Soccer Goal Nets Following Strangulation Death of a Child
Hong Kong chain recalls yoghurt ice bar
Company recalls Western Family Variety Pack Instant Oatmeal sold ...
Slavery, Exploitation, and Human Trafficking
GWU calls for tough penalties against exploitation of migrant workers
In Jordan, government under pressure to fight trafficking
Human trafficking victim speaks out in Aiken
Bulgaria arrests human traffickers, Iraqis at Turkish border
BAHRAIN NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOLDS
Stop Traffic and Not For Sale fight slavery in Columbia
BI’s ‘last line of defense’ an admission of helplessness vs human ...
San Francisco divided over measure to legalize prostitution
Study backs decriminalisation of prostitution
Woman accused of forcing Guatemalans to prostitute
Space, Science, and Technology
Presidential Candidates’ Positions on Science Issues
NASA awards $485M Mars project delayed by conflict
Scientists get images of planet with sun-like star
Self-flying helicopter gets off ground in Calif
Mopping Up After Hurricane Ike May Take NASA More Than a Week
NASA aims to use a nuclear reactor to power its planned Moon base
Nasa selects Mars climate mission
NASA's Hurricane Recovery Could Delay Two Shuttle Flights
Wars and Conflicts
Swedish buffer funds exclude cluster bomb investment
Israeli weapons suspected in poisoning of young boy
Pakistan aircraft bomb militants as U.S. drones prowl
Odierno takes over as U.S. commander in Iraq
Georgia Offers Fresh Evidence on War’s Start
Pakistan orders troops to open fire if US raids
Blasts at Mexico National Day Leave Three Dead
4 Dead as Hamas and Clan Battle in Gaza City
Malaysian Opposition Leader Seeks Peaceful Transition
Upsurge of violence in Niger Delta
Pakistani tribal chiefs threaten to join Taliban
Zimbabwe tests a recipe for gridlock
Fate of Guantanamo to be left to next president
Afghan civilian casualties soar
General Petraeus' Farewell: What He Leaves Behind in Iraq
Iraq's Nouri Maliki breaking free of US
House gives go-ahead to sue Iraq over torture
Syria names first ambassador to Iraq since 1980s
Woman bomber kills ten in Iraq
US military deaths in Iraq war at 4158
Gates: US heading into the ‘endgame’ in Iraq
Why we can't win in Afghanistan
Pakistan orders troops to fire on US cross-border raids
US military deaths in Afghanistan region at 521
Official says Pakistan fighting kills 8 militants
Zardari promises to work with Karzai to tackle extremism
NATO, US, insurgents take greater toll on Afghans
Tsvangirai confident the West will help Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe unity government talks postponed
Mbeki's troubles remain after Zimbabwe success: analysts
China hopes Zimbabwe get on track of stability, development
IMF opens door to restore ties with Zimbabwe
Confusion Over Reports of Clash at Afghan Border
Russians Clear NATO Bombs in Serbia
Weird Weather
Ike's flooding worse than previous storms
2 tropical storms teamed up for a rare deluge
Big Storms Are Taking Heavy Toll on Midwest
Hurricane Ike Shows Futility of Building on Barrier Islands
Cuba says Gustav, Ike did $5 billion damage
Heat's on: Summer has last hurrah
Five Confirmed Tornado Touchdowns As Ike Moved Through State
Wildfires
Maui wildfire burning near 'Jaws' surf site
Grazing sheep to protect Carson City from wildfire