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some recent developments in the conservation of the animal population

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Heard enough about the death of the American Family Summer Vacation?  The Wilson family turns their summer "green" with a Hybrid SUV, lightweight, low-profile camper, solar and wind power, and carbon offsets.  They get 19mpg while giving their young girls contact with nature most kids today never get.  See their story at www.greenfamilysummer.com.

Important developments have unfolded in Japan since we wrote earlier this month about the threatened dugongs and plans to expand a U.S. military base on Okinawa's coast. The large marine mammals and their habitat on the north-east coast of Okinawa Island can be saved, but our window of opportunity to act is closing fast.

A new survey of American attitudes toward combating global warming was released by New Scientist magazine, with support from Stanford University and RFF. The poll finds that most Americans want the government to establish regulatory mandates -- so long as they don"t hit consumer pocketbooks too hard.