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Genetically Modified Pollen Travels Frighteningly Far and Other Stories
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Kathleen Wong, California Academy of Sciences
Bioengineered plants can sow their genes over many kilometers in just a single season, according to a new study. The findings give ammunition to those concerned about modified genes contaminating wild populations.
CITES Does Not Follow Standard U.N. Divisions
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Ed Stoddard, Reuters
China and the United States join forces, Norway and Japan defy the European Union, and nobody gives a hoot about Israel. Meanwhile, African solidarity is shattered as divisions emerge between Kenya and the continent's southern neighborhood.
Animal Advocates Sue San Diego in Fight Over Seals on Beach
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Seth Hettena, Associated Press
Animal advocates who want to protect seals living at a beach sued the city of San Diego this week, the latest episode in a standoff that's included at least two suspicious seal deaths.
U.N. Conference Votes to Regulate Perfume Wood
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Reuters
A U.N. conference voted on Wednesday to regulate global trade in agarwood, a fragrant wood highly coveted for perfumes in the Middle East and traditional medicines in Asia.
Shell Cuts Back on Nigerian Oil Following Pipeline Fire
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Dulue Mbachu, Associated Press
Oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell said this week it was cutting back its Nigerian oil production by 20,000 barrels a day, following a leak and a fire on a major pipeline transporting crude oil to its export terminal in the Niger Delta.
Bushmeat Trade Is Flourishing in "Hot Spots," Says Report
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Reuters
The market for the meat of animals killed illegally is flourishing in Kenya's capital Nairobi, one of many "hot spots" for a trade that is a serious threat to wild fauna, a report said on Wednesday.
Environmental Group Draws Attention to 1872 Law by Threatening to Mine Posh Subdivision
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Nicholas K. Geranios, Associated Press
An environmental group has staked claim to 20 acres of public land next to a posh subdivision to show just how antiquated the nation's mining laws are.
Thailand Shows There Is No Easy War Against Wildlife Crime
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Darren Schuettler, Reuters
With an AK-47 assault rifle slung over his shoulder, Sompong Prajobjan roamed one of Thailand's lush national parks for more than a decade.
Canadian River Water Board in Texas to Issue $43 million in Bonds for Rights
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Kay Ledbetter, Amarillo Globe-News, Texas
The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority is preparing to issue $43 million in bonds so it can buy another 32,000 acre-feet of water rights.
Western States Kept in Dark on Moving Nuclear Waste, Governors Say
October 14, 2004 12:00 AM - Patty Henetz, The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah and Nevada are at the end of the funnel for the tens of thousands of rail and truck shipments of nuclear waste heading for the proposed Yucca Mountain and Private Fuel Storage (PFS) disposal sites.