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GLOBALIZATION WIPING OUT LANGUAGES, NATURAL LINKS. NAIROBI, Kenya, February 8, 2001 (ENS) - Native farmers high in the Andes mountains grow abundant yields of potatoes and quinoa despite floods, frosts, and droughts. They use a system of terraces, canals and raised fields that evolved over 3,000 years ago. http://ens-news.com/ens/feb2001/2001L-02...

SOOT CALLED MAJOR CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING. STANFORD, California, February 8, 2001 (ENS) - Soot, the familiar black residue that coats fireplaces and darkens truck exhaust, may be a leading cause of global warming. A study in the current issue of the journal "Nature" indicates that soot may be the second biggest contributor to global warming - just behind the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide. http://ens.lycos.com/ens/feb2001/2001L-0...

U.S. WILDLIFE REFUGES FACING MAJOR THREATS, By Cat Lazaroff. WASHINGTON, DC, February 8, 2001 (ENS) - The National Wildlife Refuge System is in a state of crisis, warns the National Audubon Society. In a new report, the group warns of dire problems facing refuges around the country, ranging from chemical pollutants to invasive species, and calls for immediate measures to protect these natural oases and the species that rely on them. http://ens-news.com/ens/feb2001/2001L-02...

Is wind power for the birds? As concerns mount over the price and reliability of energy in the West, wind power is becoming an attractive alternative - a pollution-free, economically viable energy source. http://www.enn.com/news/enn-stories/2001...

ENN World Wire: Park moose learn to avoid predators. Moose that had never seen wolves or grizzly bears didn't try to get away when the predators returned to parts of the Yellowstone basin of Wyoming, but it took only a few bloody encounters for the animals to wise up, researchers say. http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/200...

Ocean atmosphere in Asia getting worse, study shows Home heating and cooking fires in India and Southeast Asia, fueled by wood, dung, and farming wastes, pump tons of pollution into air, contributing to the staining of almost 4 million square miles of the atmosphere above the Indian Ocean, a study shows. http://www.enn.com/news/wire-stories/200...

CHESAPEAKE BAY PROTECTION CARRIES $1.8 BILLION PRICE. RICHMOND, Virginia, February 12, 2001 (ENS) - Fulfilling the groundbreaking Chesapeake Bay conservation pact signed last year could cost the tri-state area around Washington, DC almost $2 billion over the next decade, shows a new report released today. "Keeping Our Commitment: Preserving Land in the Chesapeake Watershed," looks at conservation initiatives in Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and identifies the need for new funding and programs to fulfill the goals of the Chesapeake 2000 agreement. http://ens.lycos.com/ens/feb2001/2001L-0...

RESEARCHERS FIND PYGMY OWLS SOUTH OF THE BORDER. TUCSON, Arizona, February 12, 2001 (ENS) - The first results of a two year U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) funded survey of cactus ferruginous pygmy owls has located about 280 pygmy owls in the Mexican state of Sonora, just south of Arizona. http://ens.lycos.com/ens/feb2001/2001L-0...

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