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Recyclable Takeout Food Container Developed

via Japan for Sustainability | GNN staff | Thu December 11, 2003
Shuei Co. Ltd., a paper container manufacturer in Higashi-Osaka City, announced that it has developed "Hokkaru," Japan's first double-layered paper container for food. Seeking to promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling, the company worked with a non-profit organization to develop these new containers for use as food and beverage trays and for food takeout.

Kobe City to Introduce ‘Green Delivery’ Requirements

via Japan for Sustainability | GNN staff | Thu December 11, 2003
Starting from October 20, Kobe City in Japan will introduce a "green delivery" system under which the use of eco-friendly vehicles will become mandatory for the delivery of goods to City Hall and other municipal offices.

New flower discovered

via News24.com | Tue December 09, 2003
An amateur botanist has discovered a new flower, a member of the Iris family, near Kleinmond on the southern Cape coast.

Peregrine falcons thrive on the Northeast’s cliffs, skyscrapers

via Newsday.com | Sun December 07, 2003
One of the most visible successes of the Endangered Species Act, peregrine falcons, are thriving once again on the Northeast's wild mountain cliffs and have found new hunting grounds among its urban skyscrapers.

Two Endangered Turtles to Return to Florida

via ABC News Online | Fri December 05, 2003
Two endangered baby sea turtles that Midwestern tourists snatched off a Florida beach over the summer may be back in the warm water soon. The turtles, members of the threatened loggerhead species, were to be taken from Chicago's Shedd Aquarium on Thursday and released the next day off the West Palm Beach, Fla., coast, said George Parsons, the aquarium's director of collections.

New plan for Great Barrier Reef a stunning achievement

via WWF Newsroom | Wed December 03, 2003
image Australia's Federal Parliament today tabled a plan to protect more than 11 million hectares of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park - creating the largest network of marine sanctuaries on Earth. "This is a win for all Australians," said Imogen Zethoven, Great Barrier Reef campaign manager at WWF-Australia.

Canada’s boreal forest would be spared under conservation accord

via Environmental News Network | Tue December 02, 2003
More than half of Canada's vast northern forest, about 1 million square miles in all, would be exempt from logging and other industrial development under an agreement announced Monday by a coalition of native tribes, environmentalists, and businesses.

Bird believed to be extinct discovered in Fiji

via New Zealand Herald | Fri November 28, 2003
A bird believed to have been extinct for more than a century has been found alive and warbling in Fiji. BirdLife Fiji researchers re-discovered the long-legged warbler (Trichocichla rufa), last seen in 1894, and managed to photograph it for the first time. The 12 pairs of the rare bird were found in Wabu Forest Reserve.

Growth of major greenhouse gas declining

via Hindustan Times | GNN staff | Thu November 27, 2003
Environmentalists are excited about the decrease in the production of the greenhouse gas Methane in the atmosphere. Dr. Paul Fraser, a chief research scientist at the CSIRO Atmospheric Research, said: "Methane is the second most important gas after carbon dioxide. It is responsible for a fifth of the enhanced greenhouse effect over the past 200 years."

Cabinet Votes to Buy Marshland

via TheLedger.com | Wed November 26, 2003
Gov. Jeb Bush and the Cabinet voted Tuesday to buy 13,000 acres of untouched marshland along the Panhandle's Crooked River, paying The St. Joe Co. $14.5 million.

Commentary: Good news for energy sources and environment is blowing in the wind

via Seattle Post Intelligencer | GNN staff | Thu November 20, 2003
As our economy grows, people across the state are looking for a variety of sources of power, sources that find the right balance between the energy we need and preserving our environment

Good News About the Environment

via Tech Central Station | GNN staff | Thu November 20, 2003
Does economic growth come at the expense of environmental quality? Democratic Presidential candidate Howard Dean thinks not. He's right. Here's why.

Good News For Taiwan’s Endangered Species

via Travel in Taiwan | GNN staff | Thu November 20, 2003
Taiwan has long been recognized as an economic powerhouse and a bastion of industrially based free enterprise. Yet an aspect which remains largely unnoticed in international circles is the island's rich biological diversity and the proliferation of pristine environmental areas scattered across the country.

Scientists identify new whale species

via Calgary Sun | Thu November 20, 2003
Japanese scientists say they have identified a new species of whale -- a remarkable discovery if confirmed.

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