Fw: GNET Direct for Friday, November 19, 1999

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>Candidates' Views Vary Widely on Ethanol Tax Incentives

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>WASHINGTON, November 19, 1999 - The Sustainable Energy Coalition has

released a side-by-side comparison of the major US presidential candidates'

views on federal tax incentives and other support for the production of

ethanol.

>http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=8832

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>Arctic Sea Ice has Been Shrinking Since 1960s

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>SEATTLE, WA, November 19, 1999 - Scientists have been saying that the

Arctic climate is warming and now data acquired by US Navy submarines that

show thinning of Arctic sea ice seems to validate their concerns. When

compared with measurements taken 20 to 40 years ago, the sea ice today is

about 40 percent slimmer.

>http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=8831

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>Decline in Household Energy Consumption Seen

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>WASHINGTON, November 19, 1999 - Even though the number of US residences

grew by 33 percent between 1978 and 1997, the average energy consumption per

household dropped by 27 percent over that same period.

>http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=8829

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>Scientists Decode DNA of Radiation-Resistant Bacterium

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>ROCKVILLE, MD, November 19, 1999 - Although its commonly said that

cockroaches would be the only living thing on Earth in the event of

widescale nuclear disaster, the roaches would probably have company in the

form of a tough strain of bacteria. And now that scientists have sequenced

the bacterium's DNA, applications ranging from environmental cleanup to new

industrial processes to an improved understanding of cancer are seen.

>http://www.gnet.org/Coldfusion/News_Page2.cfm?NewsID=8828

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