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Global News Headlines 06/21
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Greenpeace Daily Environmental News Headlines
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Monday, June 21, 1999
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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TOXICS
(GREENPEACE)
1) The Canberra Times June 21, SECTION: Part A; Page 1 HEADLINE:INCINERATOR'S
'SHOCKING' DIOXIN LEVELS BYLINE: EMMA MACDONALD BODY: Totalcare's Mitchell
Incinerator, responsible for burning Canberra's hospital waste, has emitted
toxic dioxins at more than 70 times the European safety standard. The ACT
Government has revealed, after questioning during Assembly Estimates...
2) Experts Agree To Criteria On POPs Treaty NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA, 06/21-An
expert group meeting on Persistant Organic Pollutants (POPs) held recently
in Vienna, Austria, has agreed on a scientific criteria and a procedural
process for adding other POPs to the initial list of 12 identified for
global action, the UN environmental programme has said in a statement. The...
3) Japan biggest dioxin emitter among 15 countries TOKYO, June 21(Kyodo)Japan
is the leading emitter of dioxins into the air among 15 industrialized
countries that have compiled national inventories of dioxin emissions, a
study by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) shows. The study
said Japan emitted nearly 4 kilograms of dioxins into the air --mostly from...
4) Chemical & Industry Magazine June 21, 1999 Manufacturers hail new phthalate
test European chemical and toy manufacturers are hoping for an end to the
confusion over soft PVC toys following the development of a standardised
test to assess the risks associated with sucking or chewing items made
from the plastic. The test is the first to measure reliably the rate at...
5) BBC June 22, HEADLINE: Environmentalists warn high lead levels in baby food
SOURCE: Source: RTHK Radio 3, Hong Kong, 20 Jun BODY: 31] Excerpts from
report by Radio TV Hong Kong audio web site on 20th June An environmental
group says infant formulas sold in Hong Kong have been allowed to contain up
to 30 times more of the heavy metal lead than the permitted levels in other...
NUCLEAR POWER
(GREENPEACE)
6) The Irish Times June 19, CITY EDITION SECTION: WORLD NEWS; Pg.15 HEADLINE:
Greenpeace renews call to close Sellafield after report on radioactive
pigeons BYLINE: By RACHEL DONNELLY DATELINE: LONDON BODY: It is nothing less
than annoying if pigeon droppings land in the garden. Itis all the more
serious when the droppings are contaminated with radioactivity. The...
7) 06/20 German Govt Confirms Nuclear Phase-Out Agreement Close BONN
(Dow Jones)--The German government and the electricity industry have
agreed an outline for the phase-out of the country's nuclear power
stations and will meet again Tuesday, a spokesman said Sunday.
However, the government refused to comment on reports in news weekly
Der Spiegel and newspaper Sueddeutsche...
8) Ukraine to complete reactors construction without..KIEV,June21 (Itar-Tass)
- Ukraine will complete the construction of two nuclear reactors at the
Khmelnitsk and Rovno nuclear power plants, despite Germany's refusal to
provide a loan to Kiev to put the reactors into opeartion. Ukraine itself
will finance the further construction, a spokesman for the national company...
9) Entombment for industrial radioactive waste to be..IRKUTSK,June21 Itar-Tass
A new large entombment for industrial radioactive waste will be built in the
Irkutsk region, Tass learnt from the directorate of the Angarskel ectrolysis
- chemical complex of the Russian Ministry of Nuclear Energy. Natural
uranium from deposits in Russia has been processed there since the late...
10) BBC June 21,HEADLINE: Deputy premier insists on nuclear policy criticized
by Austria SOURCE: BODY: 5] Text of report by the Czech news agency CTK
Prague,18th June: The objections by Austrian officials against Czech nuclear
power policy are an aggressive part of the Austrian policy, Czech Deputy
Prime Minister Egon Lansky told the parliamentary European integration...
11) NUCLEAR FALLOUT An Indian uranium mine is blamed for a spate of horrifying
illnesses afflicting local villagers By Soutik Biswas/Calcutta, June 20,
Asia Week SURUMAJHIAN IS A URANIUM miner in Jaduguda, in the northern Indian
state of Bihar. He says he has been suffering from body aches and fever for
the past six years. Another miner, Mohan Soren, has an eight-year-old...
NUCLEAR WEAPONS & MILITARY
12) India Today June 21, 1999 SECTION: Viewpoint; Pg.40 HEADLINE: Talk Till
it Hurts BYLINE: Tavleen Singh HIGHLIGHT:If the subcontinent is messy India
can't escape its share of blame BODY:What a tragic, pathetic pair the two of
us -- India and Pakistan -- make on the world stage. Two of the poorest
countries in the world fighting over a problem that should have been solved...
13) The Ottawa Sun June 21, Final EDITION SECTION: EDITORIAL/OPINION, Pg. 15
HEADLINE: DEATH ON THE WIND THE 1972 BIOLOGICAL AND TOXIC WEAPONS CONVENTION
BANS THE PRODUCTION,ACQUISITION OR USE OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS,
BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED ITS SIGNATORIES FROM DOING JUST THAT BYLINE: ERIC
MARGOLIS, TORONTO SUN DATELINE: GENEVA BODY: U.S. and European intelligence...
14) BBC June 21,HEADLINE: Ecology committee denies Iranian accusations of
nuclear dumping SOURCE: Azerbaijani newspaper 'Bakinskiy Rabochiy', Baku,
17 Jun p2, "Ill-intentioned fabrication" by AzerTaj, Body: The
processes of state construction carried out in Azerbaijan over the
past years, the economic reforms, major oil contracts signed with
leading international oil...
15) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) June 21, SECTION: Pg.04 HEADLINE: H-bomb unit
short of scientists BYLINE: By Roger Highfield, Science Editor BODY: THE
Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston fears a shortage of potential
H-bomb designers and is trying to persuade scientists that its work is still
relevant and interesting, espite the end of the Cold War. Senior staff at...
16) BBC June 21, HEADLINE: Qadhafi warns Sudanese people of "plans" aimed at
dividing Sudan SOURCE: Libyan TV, Tripoli, in Arabic 1550 gmt 19 Jun BODY:
Libyan leader Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi has condemned US policies in the region
and warned of "imperialist and Zionist plans" to divide Sudan. Speaking in
Khartoum on 19th June, Qadhafi slammed the US attack on the Shifa pharma-...
OCEANS
(GREENPEACE)
17) The Independent (London) June 20, 1999, Sunday SECTION: FOREIGN NEWS; Pg.
22 HEADLINE: GREENPEACE IN FISH FIGHT BODY: A Spanish proposal to
relax restrictions on the capture and sale of young fish threatens
efforts to protect stocks of already overfished species,
environmental group Greenpeace said yesterday. About 300 Greenpeace
members demonstrated across Spain in...
18) AFP HEADLINE: HK fishermen in troubled waters following South China Sea
fishing ban BYLINE: Peter Lim BODY: HONG KONG, June 21 (AFP) - A
China-imposed fishing ban to prevent further depletion of fish stocks in
the South China Sea has spelled financial disaster for debt-ridden
fishermen in Hong Kong. While China's decision to impose a two-month...
19) The Edmonton Sun June 21, SECTION: NEWS, Pg. 9 HEADLINE: FISH WAR LOOMS ON
EAST COAST BYLINE: CP DATELINE: IQALUIT, Nunavut BODY: Nunavut is squaring
off against Newfoundland in a fish fight that Canada's newest territory
says is blocking badly needed economic development. Federal officials are
scheduled to meet tomorrow with Nunavut's Wildlife Management Board to...
ATMOSPHERE & ENERGY
20) ENN, June 21, Alaska glacier traveling quickly Alaska's Columbia Glacier
has increased its speed from 82 feet per day to 115 feet per day in
recent months and within the next few years it could fill Prince
William Sound with icebergs, according to a University of Colorado
glaciologist. Already the world's fastest moving glacier, the glacier...
21) DPA June 21, HEADLINE: British birds lay eggs earlier - scientists blame
temperature DATELINE: London BODY: Birds in the British Isles are laying
their eggs increasingly early because of rising temperatures, British
scientists report. By the year 2080 some species could be laying eggs up to
18 days earlier than today, predict Humphrey Crick of the British
Trust for...
22) The London Free Press June 21, Final EDITION SECTION: LIFESTYLE, Pg. C8,
WHAT'S UP HEADLINE: WATER LEVELS: NOT ENOUGH, AND WAY TOO MUCH BYLINE: CP
BODY: Water levels in the Great Lakes are at their lowest in a decade. And
the lakes in central Ontario's summertime playground known as cottage
country have also fallen to all-time lows. Lakeside towns are abuzz with...
23) National Post June 21, NATIONAL EDITIONS SECTION: FINANCIAL POST; Pg.C06,
Vital Signs HEADLINE: Vital Signs BYLINE: Alan Toulin BODY: Global warming
could spell increased tourism spending in Canada. A one degree summer
temperature increase induces tourists to spend an extra $405-million,
according to a study to be released tomorrow at a tourism conference in...
24) New Straits Times (Malaysia) June 21, SECTION: Times extra; Pg.13 HEADLINE:
Call to reinstate air index readings BODY: THE Department of Environment
has been urged to reinstate, for "greater transparency", the recently
suspended numerical air pollution index or API readings. World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF) Malaysia executive director Datuk Dr Mikaail Kavanagh Abdullah...
25) THE RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS REPORT June 21, SECTION: ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE
HEADLINE: ACCIDENT AT TOYMAZY-OMSK-NOVOSIBIRSK-2 OIL PIPELINE SOURCE: Trud,
Jun 19,p.2 BODY: The scale of the accident on the Toymazy-Omsk-Novosibirsk 2
oil pipeline has been revealed in Bashkortostan. According to the
specialists, at least 500 tons of oil were spilt into the Oluir and Ay...
TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
26) The New York Times June 21, Late Edition-Final SECTION: Section A; Pg. 12;
Column 3; National Desk HEADLINE: Pike Reappear, and a California City Is on
Guard BYLINE: By The New York Times DATELINE: PORTOLA, Calif. BODY: The
latest bad news from Lake Davis has an all too familiar ring to it. In the
fall of 1997, the California Fish and Game Department, fresh out of ideas...
27) DPA June 21, HEADLINE: Many species in Singapore forest reserves face
extinction - survey DATELINE: Singapore BODY: Nature reserves in the tiny
city-state of Singapore may be packed with one of the world's highest
concentrations of plants and animals, but many species are now threatened
with extinction, a six-year survey released Monday showed. The Nature...
GENETIC ENGINEERING
28) Daily Record June 21, SECTION: Page 32 HEADLINE: PLANT 'CLEARS WAR
POLLUTION' BODY: A GENETICALLY - modified plant that could clean fields
polluted by war has been developed by British scientists. The plant soaks up
the chemical residue left by explosives and leaves soil fit to farm.It has
been developed by a team of experts from the Institute of Biotechnology at...
29) 06/21 FEATURE-British food geneticists under siege By Jonathan Birt
LONDON (Reuters) - Healthy chips that absorb less fat in frying,
trees that produce paper pulp that needs fewer bleaching agents,
crops able to withstand sudden frosts or grow near salt water --
these are some of the bolder ideas being worked on by 1,000 or so
international scientists in the Berkshire...
OTHER
30) The Guardian (London) June 21, SECTION: Guardian City Pages; Pg. 23
HEADLINE: Debt sketch Campaigners have won a battle but the war is not over
BODY: Larry Elliott The modern pilgrims came from all over Europe and
beyond. They came from Swindon and Sweden, Newcastle and the Netherlands,
Brazil and Burundi. They came to give a three-word message to world leaders...
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