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January 29, 1997
FROM GREENPEACE, Greenbase Project

<<< TOXICS >>>

  2 Santa Monica sues Mobil over leak SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 29
(UPI) The city of Santa Monica has filed suit against Mobil Oil
Corp., claiming that water in city wells has been contaminated by
leaks at a company-owned gas station. The suit alleges that the

  3 .130 tons of mercury found in soil in Irkutsk region. IRKUTSK,
January 29 (Itar-Tass) Around 130 tons of mercury were  discovered
concentrated in the soil on the grounds belonging to the
"Usolkimprom" (chemical plant) joint stock society in the Irkutsk

  4 New Straits Times January  29, 1997 DOE investigating two
plants over death of fish R. Sittamparam KLUANG, Tues. - Two
factories suspected of discharging toxic pollutants  into Sungai
Semberong Kecil in Kluang, resulting in the death of thousands of

<<< NUCLEAR POWER >>>

  5 01/29 Taiwan-Korea CHRISTOPHER BODEEN TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP)
Kicking, punching power company workers clashed with anti-nuclear
campaigners who began a hunger strike today to protest Taiwan's
plans to ship nuclear waste to North Korea. Six South Koreans and

  6 S.Koreans start anti-nuke hunger strike in Taiwan By Alice Hung
TAIPEI, Jan 29 (Reuter) - Six South Korean anti-nuclear activists
began a planned five-day hunger strike in Taipei on Wednesday to
pressure Taiwan to cancel a controversial deal to ship nuclear

  7 S.Africans protest against nuclear waste ship CAPE TOWN, Jan 29
(Reuter) - South African environmental activists on Wednesday
marched on the French and Japanese embassies to protest against a
British ship carrying nuclear waste, due to round the Cape coast

  8 BBC Summary of World Broadcasts January 29, 1997 Council set up
to supervise activities of Chernobyl research centre UNIAN news
agency, Kiev Text of report by UNIAN news agency The Ukrainian
government has issued a resolution approving the regulations of a

  9 NRC adds five U.S. nuclear plants to its watchlist NEW YORK,
Jan 29 (Reuter) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced
Wednesday it has added five power plants to its watchlist of units
requiring increased regulatory attention to ensure their safe and

 10 01/28 Plutonium Disposition H. JOSEF HEBERT WASHINGTON (AP) An
administration proposal to burn tons of weapons-grade plutonium in
civilian reactors could create a new environmental problem in
disposing of nuclear waste, according to two Energy Department

<<< OCEANS >>>

 11 Mainichi Daily News January  29, 1997, Wednesday Oil slicks
getting harder to locate MIKUNI, Fukui Maritime Safety Agency (MSA)
officials reported Tuesday that it was becoming difficult to find
oil slicks drifting in the Sea of Japan. As the operation to clean

 12 Mainichi Daily News January  29, 1997, Wednesday Gov't rejects
Russian account of accident The government on Tuesday rejected a
Russian news agency report that the Russian government has
concluded that the tanker Nakhodka broke in two in the Sea of Japan

<<< TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY >>>

 13 Afforestation To Play Greater Role in Helping Needy BEIJING
(Jan. 29) XINHUA - Afforestation will play a greater role in the
nation's efforts to help the needy, China's vice-minister of
forestry said today. Li Yucai said last year his ministry channeled

 14 Los Angeles Times January  29, 1997, CHILEAN TIMBER FIRMS
EYEING ARGENTINA; FORESTRY: WITH LAND IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THEIR OWN
COUNTRY, COMPANIES SEEK GREENER HECTARES. Bloomberg Business News
DATELINE: SANTIAGO, Chile Strapped for land at home, Chilean timber

 15 BBC Summary of World Broadcasts January 29, 1997 Unauthorized
felling of trees to be punishable by lashing, jail sentence Voice
of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran Text of report by Iranian
radio on 27th January Exploitation of the country's natural

 16 Zambia Loses 300,000 Hectares of Forests Annually LUSAKA (Jan.
29) XINHUA - A Zambian top government official today appealed to
local communities, non-governmental organizations and churches in
the country to be involved in the campaign against forest

 17 New Straits Times January  29, 1997 Logs issue: Anwar tells all
to stop accusations KUALA LUMPUR, Tues. - Deputy Prime Minister
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today told all parties involved in the
investigations into log smuggling activities in Sabah to stop

 18 Laos says dam will benefit conservation area Katya Robinson
VIENTIANE, Jan 29 (Reuter) - The Lao government on Wednesday
defended a proposed $1.5 billion dam against environmental critics,
saying the project was not only good business but beneficial for

<<< MILITARY >>>

 19 Schwarzkopf logs offer few weapons clues WASHINGTON, Jan. 28
(UPI) The Pentagon has reviewed the private records of retired Gen.
Norman Schwarzkopf ("SHWARZ'kahpff") but found few mentions of
chemical weapons and no clues to what has sickened thousands of

<<< BIOTECHNOLOLGY>>>

 20 The News 'GENE BEAN' ROW BROUGHT TO MEXICO BRIAN FEAGANS
Greenpeace  brought its international campaign against genetically
altered soybeans to Mexico Tuesday, asking several government
agencies to confront possible shipments of the grains from the

 21 Oilseeds industry seen escaping gene-food protests Vera Eckert
HAMBURG, Jan 29 (Reuter) Oilseeds industry sources believe
renewed campaigns against the sale of genetically modified food in
Europe will spare soybean processors and instead focus on food

<<< OTHER >>>

<<GP>>
 22 Agence France Presse January  29, 1997 French court to try
frigate captain involved in Italian incident ROME, Jan 29 Italy's
supreme court agreed Tuesday that the captain of a French frigate
involved in incidents with  Greenpeace protestors in the Italian


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