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MY USTI.NET News: Environment, pollution, endangered speciesCopyright (c) 2007 USTINET Corporation. All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/Environment, pollution, endangered speciesen-usTue, 07 Oct 2008 04:18:06 GMT2880MY USTI.NET News12336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif Ozone reducing crop yieldshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cs/Uus-ozone.R5Ir_IO6.htmlwed/cs/Uus-ozone.R5Ir_IO6.html1223352311Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:05:11 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cs/Uus-ozone.R5Ir_IO6.html"></a>LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A British study suggests ozone is reducing the yield and nutritional value of agricultural crops across the world. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cs/Uus-ozone.R5Ir_IO6.html">Ozone reducing crop yields</a> LONDON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A British study suggests ozone is reducing the yield and nutritional value of agricultural crops across the world. (UPI) Report: 1 in 4 mammals face extinctionhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/dc/Uspain-endangered.RVCD_IO6.htmlwed/dc/Uspain-endangered.RVCD_IO6.html1223338488Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/dc/Uspain-endangered.RVCD_IO6.html"></a>BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- One in four of the world's mammals are at risk of extinction, conservationists meeting in Spain direly warned Monday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/dc/Uspain-endangered.RVCD_IO6.html">Report: 1 in 4 mammals face extinction</a> BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- One in four of the world's mammals are at risk of extinction, conservationists meeting in Spain direly warned Monday. (UPI) DiCaprio helps promote wildlife campaignhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ad/Uus-dicaprio.RTDb_IO6.htmlwed/ad/Uus-dicaprio.RTDb_IO6.html1223329488Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:44:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ad/Uus-dicaprio.RTDb_IO6.html"></a>YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio is using his fame to bring attention to a wildlife education campaign, the International Fund for Animal Welfare announced Monday. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ad/Uus-dicaprio.RTDb_IO6.html">DiCaprio helps promote wildlife campaign</a> YARMOUTH PORT, Mass., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. actor Leonardo DiCaprio is using his fame to bring attention to a wildlife education campaign, the International Fund for Animal Welfare announced Monday. (UPI) Rare Wisconsin bald eagle found deadhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ak/Uus-eagle.RI1g_IO6.htmlwed/ak/Uus-eagle.RI1g_IO6.html1223327689Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ak/Uus-eagle.RI1g_IO6.html"></a>MILWAUKEE, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A bald eagle identified as one of the first to nest in the Milwaukee area in more than 100 years has been found dead, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ak/Uus-eagle.RI1g_IO6.html">Rare Wisconsin bald eagle found dead</a> MILWAUKEE, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A bald eagle identified as one of the first to nest in the Milwaukee area in more than 100 years has been found dead, officials said. (UPI) Wind farms don't pose danger to some birdshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bf/Ubritain-windfarms.Re9U_IO6.htmlwed/bf/Ubritain-windfarms.Re9U_IO6.html1223325304Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:35:04 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bf/Ubritain-windfarms.Re9U_IO6.html"></a>NEWCASTLE, England, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- British researchers say they've determined wind farms pose less of a danger to farmland birds than was previously feared. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bf/Ubritain-windfarms.Re9U_IO6.html">Wind farms don't pose danger to some birds</a> NEWCASTLE, England, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- British researchers say they've determined wind farms pose less of a danger to farmland birds than was previously feared. (UPI) DNA might predict harmful algae bloomshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/az/Uus-algae.RcU0_IO6.htmlwed/az/Uus-algae.RcU0_IO6.html1223324687Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/az/Uus-algae.RcU0_IO6.html"></a>STORRS, Conn., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says DNA tests could help predict and prevent harmful algae blooms around the globe, thereby reducing such blooms' economic impacts. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/az/Uus-algae.RcU0_IO6.html">DNA might predict harmful algae blooms</a> STORRS, Conn., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says DNA tests could help predict and prevent harmful algae blooms around the globe, thereby reducing such blooms' economic impacts. (UPI) Study: Insecticide decimates tadpoleshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cx/Uus-malathion.R1Wh_IO6.htmlwed/cx/Uus-malathion.R1Wh_IO6.html1223324089Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cx/Uus-malathion.R1Wh_IO6.html"></a>PITTSBURGH, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests the common insecticide malathion can decimate tadpole populations, killing them indirectly at doses too small to kill them directly. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cx/Uus-malathion.R1Wh_IO6.html">Study: Insecticide decimates tadpoles</a> PITTSBURGH, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests the common insecticide malathion can decimate tadpole populations, killing them indirectly at doses too small to kill them directly. (UPI) Air pollution linked to appendicitis riskhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.htmlwed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.html1223322888Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.html"></a>ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Adult onset appendicitis is a common condition whose cause is unclear, but Canadian researchers have linked it to air pollution. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bz/Uus-appendicitisair.RRHH_IO6.html">Air pollution linked to appendicitis risk</a> ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Adult onset appendicitis is a common condition whose cause is unclear, but Canadian researchers have linked it to air pollution. (UPI) Carbon monoxide blamed in houseboat deathshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.htmlwed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.html1223321695Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:34:55 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.html"></a>HAMBURG, Ill., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Illinois authorities say they suspect a carbon monoxide leak killed four people found aboard a houseboat anchored in the Mississippi River. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/de/Uus-houseboat.R4bM_IO6.html">Carbon monoxide blamed in houseboat deaths</a> HAMBURG, Ill., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Illinois authorities say they suspect a carbon monoxide leak killed four people found aboard a houseboat anchored in the Mississippi River. (UPI) U.S. cougar sightings on the risehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/dj/Uus-cougars.RtZm_IO6.htmlwed/dj/Uus-cougars.RtZm_IO6.html1223313287Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:14:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/dj/Uus-cougars.RtZm_IO6.html"></a>CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Cougar sightings are on the rise across the United States, including in the Chicago area, wildlife experts say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/dj/Uus-cougars.RtZm_IO6.html">U.S. cougar sightings on the rise</a> CHICAGO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Cougar sightings are on the rise across the United States, including in the Chicago area, wildlife experts say. (UPI) Scientists create new kind of CO2 scrubberhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bd/Ucanada-carbondioxide.RPAe_IO6.htmlwed/bd/Ucanada-carbondioxide.RPAe_IO6.html1223312088Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bd/Ucanada-carbondioxide.RPAe_IO6.html"></a>CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Scientists at the University of Calgary say they have developed a technology to capture carbon dioxide gas directly from the air. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bd/Ucanada-carbondioxide.RPAe_IO6.html">Scientists create new kind of CO2 scrubber</a> CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Scientists at the University of Calgary say they have developed a technology to capture carbon dioxide gas directly from the air. (UPI) Deadly quakes rock Kyrgyzstan, Tibethttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.htmlwed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.html1223303700Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:35:00 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.html"></a>KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- At least 70 people died and 120 buildings were destroyed in a weekend earthquake in southern Kyrgyzstan, the government said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cz/Uasia-quakes.RcY8_IO6.html">Deadly quakes rock Kyrgyzstan, Tibet</a> KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- At least 70 people died and 120 buildings were destroyed in a weekend earthquake in southern Kyrgyzstan, the government said. (UPI) Skydivers parachute over Everesthttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ad/Unepal-skydivers.R-LL_IO5.htmlwed/ad/Unepal-skydivers.R-LL_IO5.html1223236488Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:54:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ad/Unepal-skydivers.R-LL_IO5.html"></a>KATHMANDU, Nepal, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Brit, a New Zealander and a Canadian Sunday become the first to parachute over Mount Everest, authorities in Nepal say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ad/Unepal-skydivers.R-LL_IO5.html">Skydivers parachute over Everest</a> KATHMANDU, Nepal, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A Brit, a New Zealander and a Canadian Sunday become the first to parachute over Mount Everest, authorities in Nepal say. (UPI) Final Newman work shown at festivalhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/co/Ufrance-newman.RUoL_IO5.htmlwed/co/Ufrance-newman.RUoL_IO5.html1223231089Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:24:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/co/Ufrance-newman.RUoL_IO5.html"></a>RENNES, France, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The producer of a wildlife documentary featuring the voice of Paul Newman says the late U.S. actor's final work aired at a French festival. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/co/Ufrance-newman.RUoL_IO5.html">Final Newman work shown at festival</a> RENNES, France, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- The producer of a wildlife documentary featuring the voice of Paul Newman says the late U.S. actor's final work aired at a French festival. (UPI) Mystery oil slick endangers sea birdshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ai/Uscotland-oilslick.R6Id_IO4.htmlwed/ai/Uscotland-oilslick.R6Id_IO4.html1223178890Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:54:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ai/Uscotland-oilslick.R6Id_IO4.html"></a>EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Investigators searched Saturday for the source of a mystery oil slick off the Scottish coast that has fouled scores of sea birds. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/ai/Uscotland-oilslick.R6Id_IO4.html">Mystery oil slick endangers sea birds</a> EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Investigators searched Saturday for the source of a mystery oil slick off the Scottish coast that has fouled scores of sea birds. (UPI) Hunter found dead was killed by bearhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.htmlwed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.html1223175916Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:05:16 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.html"></a>DIDSBURY, Alberta, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Canadian meat-cutter who died on a hunting trip was killed by a grizzly bear, authorities said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/cq/Ucanada-bearattack.R_GE_IO4.html">Hunter found dead was killed by bear</a> DIDSBURY, Alberta, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A Canadian meat-cutter who died on a hunting trip was killed by a grizzly bear, authorities said. (UPI) Officials: Fall, not stress, killed moosehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.htmlwed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.html1223149487Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:44:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.html"></a>HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A moose in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia likely died after falling from a helicopter, not from stress or drugs as initially reported, an official says. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bo/Ucanada-moosedrop.Rjry_IO4.html">Officials: Fall, not stress, killed moose</a> HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A moose in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia likely died after falling from a helicopter, not from stress or drugs as initially reported, an official says. (UPI) Two injured in Thai helicopter crashhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.htmlwed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.html1223148287Sat, 04 Oct 2008 19:24:47 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.html"></a>LOEI, Thailand, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Two people on a helicopter bound for Thailand's Phu Kradung national park were injured when the vehicle crashed Saturday, an official said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bg/Uthailand-helicopter.RMD8_IO4.html">Two injured in Thai helicopter crash</a> LOEI, Thailand, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Two people on a helicopter bound for Thailand's Phu Kradung national park were injured when the vehicle crashed Saturday, an official said. (UPI) Fossett wreckage collected from mountainhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.htmlwed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.html1223132722Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:05:22 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.html"></a>MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Investigators have finished removing the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane from California's remote Sierra Nevada mountains, officials said. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/aw/Uus-fossett.R0Vf_IO4.html">Fossett wreckage collected from mountain</a> MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- Investigators have finished removing the wreckage of adventurer Steve Fossett's plane from California's remote Sierra Nevada mountains, officials said. (UPI) Scientist: Acid ocean hurts oystershttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bv/Uaustralia-oysters.Rz7p_IO4.htmlwed/bv/Uaustralia-oysters.Rz7p_IO4.html1223097288Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:14:48 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bv/Uaustralia-oysters.Rz7p_IO4.html"></a>SYDNEY, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An Australian marine biologist says the increasing acidity of seawater is making the country's most prized oyster less fertile. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bv/Uaustralia-oysters.Rz7p_IO4.html">Scientist: Acid ocean hurts oysters</a> SYDNEY, Oct. 4 (UPI) -- An Australian marine biologist says the increasing acidity of seawater is making the country's most prized oyster less fertile. (UPI) Search for missing camper suspendedhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bp/Uaustralia-crocodiles.R2uR_IO3.htmlwed/bp/Uaustralia-crocodiles.R2uR_IO3.html1223086489Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:14:49 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bp/Uaustralia-crocodiles.R2uR_IO3.html"></a>COOKTOWN, Australia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Police in northern Australia abandoned the search Friday for a Vietnam veteran believed to be the victim of a crocodile attack. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bp/Uaustralia-crocodiles.R2uR_IO3.html">Search for missing camper suspended</a> COOKTOWN, Australia, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Police in northern Australia abandoned the search Friday for a Vietnam veteran believed to be the victim of a crocodile attack. (UPI) Captive-bred rhinos freed in Kenyahttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/al/Ukenya-rhinos.R5j__IO3.htmlwed/al/Ukenya-rhinos.R5j__IO3.html1223061290Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:14:50 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/al/Ukenya-rhinos.R5j__IO3.html"></a>NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The threatened black rhinoceros population in Kenya has received a boost as several captive-bred rhinos have been released into the wild, experts say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/al/Ukenya-rhinos.R5j__IO3.html">Captive-bred rhinos freed in Kenya</a> NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The threatened black rhinoceros population in Kenya has received a boost as several captive-bred rhinos have been released into the wild, experts say. (UPI) Fossett's wife thanks hiker finding itemshttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.htmlwed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.html1223054091Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:14:51 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.html"></a>MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The hiker who found items of adventurer Steve Fossett has been thanked by the wife of the daredevil who has been missing since last September. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bn/Uus-fossett.RXbz_IO3.html">Fossett's wife thanks hiker finding items</a> MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif., Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The hiker who found items of adventurer Steve Fossett has been thanked by the wife of the daredevil who has been missing since last September. (UPI) Hurricane leaves dirty water behindhttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.htmlwed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html1223053506Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:05:06 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Hurricane Ike had a profound impact on Lake Michigan, more than 1,000 miles from where it made landfall. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/bh/Uus-greatlakes.Ri-Q_IO3.html">Hurricane leaves dirty water behind</a> WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers said Hurricane Ike had a profound impact on Lake Michigan, more than 1,000 miles from where it made landfall. (UPI) Number of penguins in Brazil on the risehttp://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/av/Ubrazil-penguins.RXE7_IO3.htmlwed/av/Ubrazil-penguins.RXE7_IO3.html1223047494Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:24:54 GMT<a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/av/Ubrazil-penguins.RXE7_IO3.html"></a>RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The number of penguins in Brazil has increased dramatically this year as more than 1,000 of the flightless birds have washed up on shore, experts say. <a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/tw.environment/2/wed/av/Ubrazil-penguins.RXE7_IO3.html">Number of penguins in Brazil on the rise</a> RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- The number of penguins in Brazil has increased dramatically this year as more than 1,000 of the flightless birds have washed up on shore, experts say. (UPI)