Global News Headlines 07/18

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Sunday, July 18, 1999
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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 TOXICS 

1) 16,000 times more PCBs found in cormorants than fish KAWASAKI, Japan,
July 18 Kyodo - Cormorants that eat fish from both rivers and the sea
have a density of toxic chemical coplanar PCBs  (polychlorinated
biphenyls) about 16,000 times that of fish, a team of  researchers
said Sunday. Team  leader Shinsuke Tanabe, professor at Ehime
University, said there  were fears that...

2) Organic tin pollution increasing in Asian waters TOKYO, July 17 (Kyodo)
-- Environmental pollution caused by organic tin compounds known to disrupt
human hormonal functions have increased to  serious levels in waters
surrounding Asian countries, an Ehime  University research team said
Saturday. The team, which is playing a central role in an international...

3) AP Worldstream July 18, HEADLINE: Two more chemicals included on U.N.treaty
list UN- Pesticide  Accord BODY: Adding teeth to an international treaty on
pesticide use, a U.N.-sponsored conference has tightened the rules for the
export of certain dangerous chemicals. The conference last week was
sponsored by the United Nations' Environment Program and the Food and...

4) PA 07/18  GOVERNMENT ATTACKED OVER TOXIC WASTE `FUEL' By Brian Farmer,
Environmental campaigners today condemned the Government for failing to
monitor and control the burning of toxic waste at cement plants across
Britain. They said despite pre-General Election pledges, Labour was
allowing more waste to be burned by cement companies and added that health...

5) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 18, SECTION: Pg. 16 HEADLINE: Victim raises
alarm over toxic chemicals  found in duvet Notebook BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER
BOOKER  BODY: IN MAY  Margaret Reichlin, a retired London art teacher living
in Hampshire, was  interested to note that a duvet on sale in Andover was
advertised as  "anti-bacterial". When she asked the shop what bactericidal...

 NUCLEAR POWER 

(GREENPEACE)
6) OTC 07/18 Toxic-waste Ships Heading for Cape  JOHANNESBURG XINHUA -Two huge
shipments of highly  radioactive nuclear fuel are set to pass the Cape of
Good Hope within  weeks, sparking outrage from environmentalists who warn
that spillage  could spell disaster. Green groups planning to hold protests
in Cape Town tomorrow said the possibility of sea contamination...

(GREENPEACE)
7) Japan plutonium shipments worry Asia--Greenpeace HONG KONG, July 18 Reuters
- Shipments of weapons-grade plutonium bound for Japan from Europe may
aggravate diplomatic and military tensions in East Asia, environmental group
Greenpeace said on Sunday. With tensions simmering among its neighbours, how
can Japan consider sailing this controversial shipment of plutonium through...

8) Chicago Tribune July 18,SOUTHWEST FINAL EDITION SECTION:  FAMILY; Pg. 7;
ZONE: SW HEADLINE: RECOVERY ROOMS; WHEN CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL NEED MEDICAL
HELP, HOMES, HEARTS OPEN BYLINE: By Annemarie Mannion. Special to the
Tribune. BODY: When Russian teenager Pavel  Fyodorov recently  recuperated
from open heart surgery, his mother, Anya,  was at his bedside  -- and so...

 NUCLEAR WEAPONS & MILITARY 

9) Los Angeles Times July 18, Home Edition SECTION: Opinion;Part M; Page 5; Op
Ed Desk HEADLINE: COMMENTARY; PERSPECTIVE ON FOREIGN POLICY; AN OVERREACHING
U.S. SPURS FEARS WORLDWIDE; CHINA ISN'T THE ONLY COUNTRY THAT VIEWS OUR
WILLINGNESS TO STEP INTO FIGHTS AT WILL AS A DIRECT THREAT TO ITS SECURITY.
BYLINE: ROBERT F. ELLSWORTH and  MICHAEL M. MAY, Robert F. Ellsworth is vice...

10) APO 07/17 Dozens of NATO Bombs Found in Italy ROME -Italian minesweepers
trolling the Gulf of Venice found 34 bombs during the past eight weeks,
nearly all of them dropped by NATO jets on bombing runs on Yugoslavia, the
Italian navy said Saturday. All the bombs were  destroyed, the navy said,
reporting that the mine-hunting operation was  winding down. Some of the 10...

11) The Economist July  17, 1999, U.S. Edition SECTION: Bangladesh HEADLINE:
Heavens above DATELINE: dhaka  BODY: EIGHT  new MiG-29 jets will soon be
thundering through the monsoon-laden clouds  over Bangladesh. The decision
by one of the world's poorest countries to  spend over $120m to buy the
aircraft from Russia has strained relations  with the United States, which...

 OCEANS 

(GREENPEACE)
12) APO 07/16 Whaler Invites Greenpeace for Hunt By DOUG MELLGREN OSLO, Norway
AP--A Norwegian whaler on Friday took the unprecedented step of inviting the
environmental group Greenpeace to join his whale hunt in a bid to settle 30
years of conflict. Skipper Ole Mindor Myklebust said it was time to talk and
invited the group on board his fishing trawler Kato for the hunt. Greenpeace...

13) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 18, SECTION: Pg.28 HEADLINE: International:
Armed gangs threaten world caviar stocks  Masked poachers and corrupt
government officials are plundering the Caspian  Sea for lucrative sturgeon,
writes Jessica Berry BYLINE: By Jessica Berry  BODY: MAFIA gangs plundering
the Caspian Sea for sturgeon are threatening  the future of caviar, one of...

14) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 18, SECTION: Pg. 16 HEADLINE: Fishing madness
Notebook BYLINE: By  CHRISTOPHER BOOKER  BODY: A CHILLING glimpse of one of
the world's most  insane man-made conservation disasters came from an answer
last week by  Elliot Morley, the UK spokesman for the EU's Common  Fisheries
policy. Asked by John Bercow MP whether he could give any figures on fish...

15) APO 07/18 Dead Gray Whales Wash Ashore By MATTHEW FORDAHL LOS ANGELES-
Starved gray whales are washing up dead on West Coast beaches in the
highest numbers in a quarter- century. Some 155 carcasses of the mammoth
marine mammals came ashore as the vast herds made their annual 6,000-mile
swim from their winter retreat in the lagoons of Baja California to the...

 ATMOSPHERE & ENERGY 

(GREENPEACE)
16) Sun-Sentinel Fort Lauderdale, FL July 17,Palm Beach EDITION SECTION: LOCAL,
Pg. 15B HEADLINE: COLORLESS FUTURE PREDICTED FOR  CORALS; WARMER WATERS
BLEACHING REEFS BYLINE: NEIL SANTANIELLO; Staff Writer BODY: A potentially
lethal phenomenon that bleaches coral reefs could become an annual
occurrence by 2030 and decimate the world's great reefs, including those in...

(GREENPEACE)
17) PA 07/18 1752  HIGH SEAS ROLE FOR AB FAB JULIE By Andy Gales, Stage and
screen star Julia Sawalha is preparing for a week on the high seas -- not
for her latest acting role but as part of a Greenpeace team to prevent oil
exploration. The Absolutely Fabulous actress is due to board the Rainbow
Warrior boat on Thursday or Friday before heading for the Outer Hebrides for...

(GREENPEACE)
18) Los Angeles Times July 18, Home Edition SECTION: Part A; Page 34; Foreign
Desk HEADLINE: UNEASY PARTNERSHIPS FORM OVER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; BUSINESS:
GREEN GROUPS, CORPORATIONS TAKE A DIFFERENT TACK: COOPERATION, NOT
CONFRONTATION. RESULTS ARE UNEVEN. BYLINE: JANET WILSON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: UNITED  NATIONS  BODY: Greenpeace  activists are coming in from...

19) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 17, SECTION: Pg.14 HEADLINE: Motoring
Fiat 1899-1999: You have 24 hours to save the motor car Does the car have a
future? In the hope that Fiat might have the  answer, we despatched Jeff
Daniels on a mission to Turin. BYLINE: By Jeff  Daniels  BODY: 'THE motor
car," said the Master, "is under threat." "I know what you mean," said the...

20) The Toronto Star July 17, Edition 1 SECTION: WHEELS HEADLINE: OZONE MAPS
HELP TRACK POLLUTION LEVELS, DRIFT BYLINE: Alex Gillis BODY: Ontario
expresses interest in setting up  pilot project SPECIAL TO THE STAR
Sometimes, it's difficult for Ontario drivers to see how their cars and
trucks contribute to summer smog in the province. Data showing how...

 TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY 

21) HEADLINE: QLD: Rainforests "buggered up" since European settlement BODY:
TROPICS NIGHTLEAD CAIRNS, July 17 AAP - Europeans had "buggered up" in just
under 200 years rainforests that had been successfully managed by Aborigines
for more than 60,000 years, an international biologist told the state and
federal environment ministers today. British biologist Tim Flannery...

 GENETIC ENGINEERING 

(GREENPEACE)
22) ENVIRONMENT-MEXICO: GENETICALLY ALTERED CORN EYED ... MEXICO CITY, Jul.16
IPS-Genetically modified corn can be found among Mexico's enormous corn
imports, warn scientists and  environmentalists as the government here
scrambles to protect consumers from the risks associated with such modified
food products. Last year, the government banned genetically modified corn...

(GREENPEACE)
23) 07/18 PA HUNDREDS SET TO PROTEST AGAINST GM FOODS By Jo Willey, More
than 500 people are expected to attend a mass rally against
genetically modified food and crops today. The rally, organised by
the Genetic Engineering Network, will take place at Model Farm near
Watlington, Oxfordshire, next to a 25 acre field of GM oil seed rape.
Speakers Alan Simpson MP, George...

24) The Times London July 17, SECTION:Features HEADLINE: Electric Ian is in a
minority BYLINE: John Cherry BODY: Farmers are just as worried as the public
about the GM revolution, says John Cherry. Farmers come in all shapes and
sizes and carry all sorts of opinions. Speaking on behalf of some of them, I
can say we get upset when we're all bundled together for a  collective...

25) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) July 17, SECTION: Pg.15 HEADLINE: Trees that
never flower herald a silent  spring Oliver Tickell and Charles Clover
report that GM  forests  will be devoid of all animal and insect life
BYLINE: By OLIVER TICKELL AND CHARLES CLOVER BODY: "TERMINATOR" trees,
genetically  engineered never to flower, could ensure a silent spring in the...

26) 07/18  ORGANIC FOOD MAY BENEFIT FROM GM BACKLASH By Eileen Murphy, PA
News The Government is to review the amount of money it puts into the
organic food industry after the backlash against genetically modified
(GM) foods and other safety scares, it was revealed today.
Countryside Minister Elliot Morley said the review could result in
more Government financial support for...

27) 07/18 THREE ARRESTS AT ANTI-GM FOOD PROTEST By Jo Willey, PA News
Three people were arrested today for causing criminal damage after
the destruction of a field growing genetically modified crops, said
Thames Valley Police. The arrests were made at a mass protest being
held at the 25- acre field of genetically engineered oil seed rape in
Watlington, Oxfordshire. The police...

28) UK protestors rip up field of GM crop LONDON, July 18 (Reuters)- Angry
protestors ripped up a 25 acre field of oilseed rape in southern England
on  Sunday during a rally to protest against the production of genetically
modified crops, police said. Around 100 environmentalists, dressed in white
protective overalls and face masks, marched into the field and started to...

29) UK minister tells GM firms public comes first By Edna Fernandes  LONDON,
July 17 Reuters-British Environment Minister Michael Meacher warned genetic
food manufacturers on Saturday he would not be pressured into "riding
rough-shod" over safety procedures designed to protect the public interest.
His latest comments came against growing public calls  for tighter controls...

 OTHER 

30) HEADLINE: UK: "Space  pollution  is blinding us', astronomers warn BYLINE:
By John von Radowitz  BODY: SCI ASTRONOMERS LONDON, July 17 PA -Scientists
may soon find themselves cut off from the universe as the Earth becomes
wrapped in a fog of light and radio emissions, astronomers have warned.
Astronomical research was under threat from activities in space and on the...

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