e2 - Eye on Earth
by Alana Herro on May 29, 2006 
For the first time since the avian flu reemerged in Asia, the virus is believed to have passed to a third human after jumping to first one individual, then another, reports the New York Times.
by Alana Herro on May 24, 2006  The United States is still the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), but according to a World Bank report released May 9, China and India, the most populous nations and the fastest growing economies, are catching up quickly.
by Alana Herro on May 23, 2006  From May 18–20, Madison, Wisconsin, hosted a conference to generate discussion on ways that citizens can become more involved in the “smart” growth of their communities.
by Alana Herro on May 22, 2006  More than 200 scientists, policymakers, non-profit leaders, and concerned citizens convened in Washington, D.C. from May 7–9 to discuss the consequences of “peak oil” production, the point when the maximum amount of oil that can be extracted from the Earth is reached.
by Alana Herro on May 17, 2006 Scientists may have limited information on certain rare animals in western New Guinea (the Indonesian province of Papua), but some of them have long been a part of local knowledge and tradition, according to Bruce Beehler, an ornithologist and vice president of the Melanesia Program at Conservation International.
by Alana Herro on May 10, 2006  According to officials with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), rapidly rising oil prices and the growing urgency of climate change could spur a major international shift to bio-energy use in little more than a decade.
by Alana Herro on May 8, 2006 Three artists and a communications professional all dedicated to fighting global warming spoke on a panel at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. on April 20. The panel, entitled “Climate and Culture: Using the Arts to Galvanize the Public on Global Warming,” provided a forum for the participants to display their work and address the unique ways their particular media can make emotional connections with the public.
by Alana Herro on May 5, 2006 There is progress in the fight against human trafficking in Asia, according to Carol Yost, director of the Asia Foundation’s Women’s Empowerment Program.
by Alana Herro on May 3, 2006 
The twin goals of meeting humanitarian needs and conserving plant and animal species don’t necessarily have to conflict, according to two studies released at the eighth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Curitiba, Brazil, in late March.
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