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September 18, 2008
Animals and Animal Rights
New Rules Advised for Hunting Gorillas, 'Bushmeat'
Bushmeat Debate: How Can We Save Gorillas Without Starving People?
Seabird chicks 'killed over food'
Whaling meeting draws suspicion from animal rights group
Canned lion hunting growing, NGO warns
Bearskin protest in Athens over British guard hats
Child Labor and Abuse
Chocolate leaves a bitter taste
Coral Reefs and Oceans
Hawaii tour-boat company to pay almost $400000 for damaging coral ...
Marine Explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau on Healing the Ocean to Heal ...
Corporate News
Private equity firms abandon company sales and prepare for a wave ...
Private Equity and the Financial Crisis
Morgan Stanley and Goldman slide as HBOS in takeover talks
Morgan Stanley weighing possible merger
HBOS confirms Lloyds merger talks
Lehman Brothers Japan failed to pay 120 bil. yen for gov't securities
Lloyds TSB in Talks to Acquire British Lender
G.M. and Ford Officials Seeking U.S. Loans to Meet Fuel Goal
Federal regulators gauging other banks interests in purchasing Washington Mutual
US Gold Corp-UXG announces new discovery in Magistral district
Exxon: Minor offshore damage won't limit restarts
Exxon plaintiffs could get tax breaks
Another Six Months of Commodities Pain, Says Citigroup
Crime
Battle in Alaska over hospital starvation attempts
Prosecutors to file new Karadzic indictment soon
Is violent crime linked to economy?
Russian mafia take over as world's top crime gang
Cracking down on organised crime gangs
United States: DOJ Guidelines For Prosecuting Corporate Fraud ...
Deforestation and Desertification
Norway To Give $1B To Brazil's Deforestation Fund
RWANDA: Carbon offset firm to help reverse deforestation
Billion dollar pledge to save Amazon forest
Rapid depletion of forest resources...
Economy
U.S. Seizes Control of AIG With $85 Billion Emergency Loan
Oil's Dramatic Price Retreat Ripples Around the World
Stocks tumble after government bailout of AIG
Stocks Dive in Early Trading Despite Bailout of Big Insurer
Fed Agrees to Lend A.I.G. $85 Billion to Head Off Crisis
Oil Prices Drop Amid Crisis On Wall Street
US account deficit rises in the second quarter
Agriculture futures open trading higher on CBOT
Oil prices rebound on AIG bailout, weaker dollar
Dollar slips against euro as Fed rescues AIG
US housing starts tumble to fresh 17-year low
US Treasury raises Fed funding
FTSE loses gains after Wall Street stumbles
Russia Halts Trading on Concerns for Banks
European Markets Edge Higher but Asian Rally Fizzles
Nasdaq falls 4 percent as stocks extend losses
Stocks Drop Sharply Despite Bailout of Big Insurer
Risk aversion sparks mass flight to bonds
FTSE ends turbulent day with losses
HBOS talks fail to support shares
Emerging Diseases
A cure for flu (from beyond the grave)
Scientists working to protect NI from Bird Flu
Bird flu risk low this winter, authorities say
Emory Begins Testing Vaccines Against Pandemic Influenza Threat
Togo bird flu outbreak is H5N1
Nigeria: Country Most Polio Endemic - Unicef
Anti-polio drive inaugurated in Islamabad
WHO cancels polio jabs for Afghan children after doctors killed
US News & World Report Examines HIV/AIDS Rate Among Black Women
Home treatment of Malaria for under-5 advised in Kenema
Ameer Nawab orders precautionary measures against dengue fever
Dengue cases reach 800: Health ministry
Anti-malaria spraying season kicks off in Limpopo
KENYA: A triple-whammy approach to disease prevention
TB, HIV patients: mortality can be reduced
Piramal Life may develop TB drug with leads from Antarctica
First West Nile death of 2008 in Iowa confirmed
West Nile threat prompts broader spraying
Detection of West Nile Virus in Blood Donations—Puerto Rico, 2007
WHO says Afghan polio campaign to go ahead despite killings
Climate change could lead to a surge in Legionnaires' disease
Endangered Species
The Cook Islands fight to save several birds on endangered species ...
India’s endangered species get time on their side
Fish and Wildlife Service aims to increase frog habitat
Federal study says grizzlies thrive in Montana
Odd bats found along the Kissimmee River
Feds keeping Northern Rockies wolf listed for now
Agency wants to boost Calif. frog's protected land
Grizzlies Making A Comeback In Montana
Special efforts urged to protect endangered wildlife species
Feds back down on delisting wolves
Taiwan Urged to Take Action to Protect Endangered Coastal Dolphin
Environment
Hurricane Ike further damages Texas' fragile coastline
House backs fresh US oil drilling
Good Indoor Air Quality in Schools is Vital for Proper Learning ...
Environment Ministry develops a greenhouse gas emissions ...
Exxon fined $4 million for gas leak
Nuclear deal to help India combat climate change: Vayalar Ravi
Climate change solution may be under sea
ACTU urges 'tough love' stand on greenhouse gas industries
Famine and Food Shortages
Fighting, floods could bring famine to South, bishop fears
ADRA gives food, farming lessons to ease India famine
Sh5bn needed to avert local famine
Food Pantries Experience Shortages
Red Cross begins emergency food distribution in Zimbabwe
Kenya seeks $74m to address food crisis
Rising prices tip another 75 million towards starvation: UN
Floods
Livestock keepers count cost of floods
Floods took their land, blast took their son
Governor declares disaster in floods
Hotel swept away in Taiwan floods
The great floods: Ike rekindles memories of road to recovery
SLPA spotted off Samar; landslides, floods loom over Bicol, east ...
71 die of monsoon in far-western Nepal
Monsoon storms wreak havoc in Quartzsite area
Genetics, Genetic Engineering, Biotech, and Nanotech
Embryo cloning to start in Sydney
European Parliament: Resolution on animal cloning
Climate ready GM crops: The patent race
GM crops lobby sees golden opportunity
Scientists stop 'hunger hormone'
Genetics making a difference in merino stock
£10 test that can pinpoint your breast cancer risk in just one week
Research team says nanotechnology could solve global water shortages
Global Warming
Arctic Ice Retreat May Be Harbinger of Climate Change
Greenland's Big Problem Is a Little One
Natives will survive climate change, study finds
The Sierra forests can prevent Global Warming
Global warming prompts float suit
Global warming blamed for increase in stray cat cases
Budget Worries Abound As Global Warming Panel Debates
Tax cuts for poor, industries that cut emissions
Fears polluting companies will take permits and run
Global Water Supply and Drought
Panel offers little hope for quick end to drought
Drought persists, disaster declared
Drought status changes, too late for farmers
Rains help SC recover from drought
Drought Disaster Declared in 22 Colorado Counties
Drought could be here for the long-term, experts say
Drought, Urban Growth Contribute to Human-Deer Conflict in Texas
Tasmanians eager to help drought-stricken farmers
JORDAN: Drought may claim thousands of olive trees
UN says drought worsening in Ethiopian restive region
Drought, water shortages force ranchers to downsize
Government, Politics, and Privacy Issues
McCain Calls For Financial Crisis Commission
Obama Plugs Federal Oversight As Economic Fix
Palin says she's disappointed by another bailout
Bush administration to offer $121 million in energy aid
America’s government comes to the rescue of a giant insurance company
Thailand’s Humpty-Dumpty government still in freefall
McCain says government 'forced' to bail out AIG
US Congress votes for some offshore oil relaxations
White House: Congress unlikely to pass energy bill
Congress Pushes For Bigger Role in Resolving Financial Crisis
House votes to ease DC gun restrictions
Congress, Eyeing Economic Woes, Weighs Another Stimulus Package
Phone privacy row as Lib Dems plan 250000 automated calls
TTC drug tests threat to privacy
Irate Ark. man posts county e-mail records in privacy fight
Privacy watchdog raps CHR for inadequate records search
Rep. Stark Introduces Bill To Create Electronic Medical Records ...
Liberal Democrats back plans to safeguard personal freedom and privacy
Health
Study Links Chemical BPA to Health
Aspartame: Is the Sweet Taste Worth the Harm?
Turmeric Shows Promise in Combating Diabetes and Obesity
Wal-Mart Abandons Milk From Hormone-Treated Cows
Lawmaker Proposes Banning Fragrance Products in Public Schools
Roses May Provide Nature's Most Effective Pain Reliever
Surprising Facts and Symptoms About Attention Deficit Disorder
CDC Admits Flu Vaccine Failure: Even Vaccinated People Got Sick
Seventy Five Percent of Women Admit to Abnormal Behavior Around Food
FDA Defends Plastic Linked To Health Risks
Bad vaccines risk encephalitis epidemic in India
Multi-Pronged Therapeutic Cancer Vaccine Regimen to be Studied in Melanoma Patients
Human Rights
Rights group calls for probe against Hamas
Bring Zim human rights violators to book: Rights group
EU Faces Diminished Status in UN Human Rights Debates
Sudan slams UN rights expert as 'EU agent'
Europe needs a new human rights strategy
UN human rights envoy to Cambodia resigns
Zimbabwe turns guns on France at UN rights council
Human Rights Watch Report: "Army Killings Fuel Insurgency in Manipur"
US Delivers Blow to LTTE; Adopts Legislation to Prosecute Child ...
Bill To Add Accountability To Border Laptop Search
UN: Human Rights Violations in Sudan's Darfur Province Worsening
Politicians support Amnesty call for arms ban
Amnesty International: Romania supplied military equipment to Iraq ...
Amnesty International expresses concern about condition of ...
Invasive Species
Vibram and Simms Tackle Aquatic Nuisance Species
Study: Dams help spread lake invaders
Combatting invasive and persistent plants
Micro Chips and RFID
Credit card going to be a history
New York Issues RFID-Encoded Drivers Licenses
New RFID Solution Promises 100% Accuracy and Unprecedented ...
Mining and Mining Pollution
Mountaintop removal a presidential issue
Conservation Groups Challenge Controversial Mine Plan in Idaho
Orissa pollution board plans study in Ib area
Opposition Lingers To Indian Trail Mining Venture
McCain: 'I do' support end to mountaintop removal
This is Mountain Top Removal. This is How to Stop It.
Misc and Odd News
Medvedev wants Russia to set Arctic seabed borders
Father Was a Spy, Sons Conclude With Regret
Baggy pants ban "unconstitutional," rules US judge
Britain 'faces power cuts threat'
Africa: Witchcraft rumor sparks riot at Congo soccer game that kills 13 people...
Natural Disasters
Ike Flattens Corn, Floods Soybeans, Delays Wheat Planting
Supplies Scarce, Patience Thin Around Houston
Two earthquakes within an hour for central north island
Gas prices rise after Ike causes oil refining shortage
Disasters perpetuate cycle of poverty, says UN agency
Hurricane aid problems bring Michael Chertoff to Houston
Why People Ignore Hurricane Evacuation Warnings
FEMA program helps Hurricane Ike evacuees move to hotels
Hurricane Ike further damages Texas' fragile coastline
Post-hurricane developments in Texas
Recent hurricanes devastate crops in Cuba and Haiti
Typhoon death toll rises to 12 in Taiwan, more missing
Mudslides follow Taiwan typhoon
Moderate earthquake shakes eastern Turkey
China's earthquake survivors go back to school
Volunteers to leave China earthquake region
Pictured: The explosive power of the world's most active volcano
Nuclear and Depleted Uranium
IAEA shows photos alleging Iran nuclear missile work
CIA chief: Al-Qaida is top nuclear concern
Monticello nuclear plant to remains offline
CPI (M) asks govt to walk out of Indo-US nuclear deal
Air Force to hold nuclear summit
Lithuanian hope for nuclear extension dashed by EU
Russia manoeuvres into US backyard
Israel Races against Nuclear Time Clock
How 6000 Tons of Radioactive Sand from Kuwait Ended Up in Idaho
Pesticides and Chemical Pollution
Study Shows Link Between Pesticides, Parkinson’s Disease
Article using scare tactics to promote pesticides
Scientists discover chemicals in well water
5 Foods Pregnant Women Should Eat Organic
If Bees are Worth $215 Billion, Why Can't We Pay to Study Colony ...
Govt steps up measures in the relief camps
Minister blames Centre for UP’s ‘health debacle’
US and Vietnam further cooperate in solving AO/Dioxin
Many products contain the chemical BPA
Chemicals around us pose a problem for youngest New Yorkers
Pollution and Toxic Waste
‘Regional approach needed to tackle marine pollution’
Reno researchers use Arctic ice to study pollution
Coal plants, mines are biggest mercury polluters in NM
Laws on sound pollution has failed: UNP
Awareness campaign against sound pollution
EPA Lets Electronic Waste Flow Freely, GAO Report Says
Noise -- the not so silent killer
'Post-Olympic era' off to a rocky start in China
France: Court probes toxic waste trafficking
Ministry investigates waste import case in Da Nang
Nobody's talking about Canada’s toxic trade
US Exporting Harmful E-waste to Other Countries
Thirty-one pollution convictions in August
Product Recalls
FDA Bans Imports of 28 Indian-Made Drugs
Killer baby formula sold to Burma, Bangladesh
More Cribs Are Expected to Be Recalled
CPSC Posts Recall to Its Web Site
Slavery, Exploitation, and Human Trafficking
Ridding The World Of Modern-Day Slavery
Anti-slavery advocates honor efforts
The United Arab Emirates National Committee To Combat Human ...
Teen details human trafficking, prostitution
Law Commission wants survey on human trafficking
Shining a Light on Human Trafficking
Congressman's son arrested for human trafficking
CAMBODIA: Human trafficking likely to increase
Space, Science, and Technology
Russia to help Cuba build space center
‘Sky is no longer the limit’ after Nasa link-up
NASA's telescope renamed "Fermi"
NASA Uses Commercial Microgravity Flight Services for First Time
Wars and Conflicts
Mullen Visits Pakistan as U.S. Raids Stir Tensions
Suspected U.S. missiles hit Pakistani village
16 dead in car bomb, ambush at US Embassy in Yemen
Spain jails 21 ETA prison activists
Russia in Pact With Georgia Regions
Russia to deploy military bases in Abkhazia, S Ossetia shortly
RF not to allow Georgia’s new military adventure - Medvedev
Russian Navy to remain off Abkhazia until U.S. ships leave region
More troops to be sent to Afghanistan
US faces the F-16s it supplied Pakistan
Jewish settlers burn Palestinian olive trees, IOF troops round up more civilians
UN honors Lebanon cluster bomb cleaners
Can Iraq Withstand Upcoming US Troop Pullouts?
US military charges three soldiers with Iraq murder
Iraq troops 'change of command'
US general: I need more troops to fight in Afghanistan
Suicide attacks, bomb blasts, firing kill 15 in Iraq
NATO commander in Afghanistan seeks to curb civilian deaths
4 US coalition troops killed in Afghanistan
Civilian casualties up 40% in Afghanistan
Roadside bomb kills five in Afghanistan
Pakistan Army will retaliate against US attacks
Zimbabwe deal's key items to take effect in Oct.
Zimbabwe black farmers lose bid to move onto white farms
Zimbabwe replaces $10 trillion banknote
Zimbabwe Jan/July gold output falls 44 percent
Zimbabwe Farmers Wait for Promised Compensation
Algeria, Sudan to ward off ICC charges
Sudan: Surgeons hone their war surgery skills
Weird Weather
Child's drowning, ATV crash death blamed on storms
US crude oil, products supplies down on storms-EIA
Tropics are clear of dangerous storms
Heat waves stunt grassland growth
Brisk Late Summer Temperatures Draw Concerns For Early Freeze
NOAA: Global Summer Temperature Was Ninth Warmest, Tenth Warmest
Polar ice loss heralds a change in the weather
Categorically speaking, tornados are scarier than hurricanes
Wildfires
Out West: Biomass Energy Curbs Wildfires, Reduces Heating Cost
Wildfires fueled by hot weather
Controlled Burns Used to Restore Record Acreage of Florida Natural ...