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Global News Headlines 09/07
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Greenpeace Daily Environmental News Headlines
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Tuesday, September 7, 1999
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: France expands "car-free"
day, hopes for Europe-wide goal DATELINE: PARIS, Sept 7
BODY: Sixty-six French towns and cities, nearly double the
number of last year, will take part in a "car-free" day on
September 22 in which urban centres will be closed to all
vehicles except public transport, Environment Minister ...
2) The Japan Times September 07, 1999, Tuesday HEADLINE:
Tokyo declares war on diesels BODY: Tokyo Gov. Shintaro
Ishihara is proving to be a man of his word - up to a
point. It remains to be seen whether or not he can keep
some of his promises. Not long after announcing plans to
seriously tackle the capital region's notorious traffic ...
3) The Mercury, On-line, Climate's frozen secrets revealed
8sep99 SCIENTISTS aboard the Aurora Australis returned to Hobart
yesterday after an unprecedented winter voyage fathoming the secrets
of climate change. The team spent nearly six weeks in a turbulent
ice-forming area on the edge of the Antarctic continent. ...
4) The Globe and Mail, On-line, Prepare for global
warmingTuesday, September 7, 1999 It is characteristic of
humans to attempt to shape and control things, rather than
respond to them only. Is that why we are so lax in planning
for adaptation to global warming? Let us assume that
Earth's atmosphere is warming -- or re-warming -- with some ...
ENERGY
5) The Japan Times September 07, 1999, Tuesday HEADLINE:
Honda unveils eco-friendly car BODY: By SACHIKO HIRAO,
Staff writer MOTEGI, Tochigi Pref. - Honda Motor Co., as
part of its efforts to promote environment-friendly
vehicles, will introduce its first hybrid car, the Insight,
on the domestic market in November, Honda President ...
6) THE JOURNAL (Newcastle, UK) September 7, 1999, Tuesday
Edition 1 SECTION: REGIONAL NEWS, Pg. 1 HEADLINE: Green
energy job promise Masterplan to build on North heritage as
leader in power field BYLINE:Tony Henderson Environment
Editor BODY: AN energy masterplan which aims to make the
North-East a job- spinning powerhouse of projects and ...
7) CONGRESS RATES LOW ON SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
WASHINGTON, DC, September 6, 1999 (ENS) - Renewable energy
groups have given the U.S. Congress a score of 'D' on a
mid-year report card. The House of Representatives received
an F for its work on tax credits for renewable energy and
energy efficiency, while the Senate received a C-. ...
8) National Post September 06, 1999 Monday NATIONAL EDITIONS
SECTION: FINANCIAL POST; Pg. C05, Oilpatch East HEADLINE:
Maritimes reeling as energy sector explodes: 'After Sable
was approved, the oil and gas industry was like a herd of
cattle': Environmentalists clash with eager prospectors
BYLINE: Carol Howes DATELINE: HALIFAX, N.S. BODY: HALIFAX, ...
FORESTS
9) FOCUS-N.Skog, Moelven talk timber merger OSLO, Sept 7
(Reuters) - Norway's leading forestry firms, Norske
Skogindustrier and Moelven, said on Tuesday they had
restarted talks to merge timber activites to form the
fourth largest player in Europe. Analysts said the deal was
industrially correct and "the only viable solution" for ...
10) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Indonesian parliament
agrees tough action on forest fires DATELINE: JAKARTA, Sept
7 BODY: The Indonesian parliament has agreed to impose tougher
sanctions on companies violating a government ban on the use of fire
to clear land and forest, the Bisnis Indonesia daily s discussing a
draft forestry bill on ...
11) BusinessWorld September 7, 1999, Tuesday SECTION: Pg. 12
HEADLINE: ASEAN mulls regional pact on environment standards
BYLINE: Earl Warren B. Castillo BODY: JAKARTA, Indonesia -
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is
considering an accord that will strengthen the enforcement
of environmental regulations within the region, ASEAN ...
12) The Guardian (London) September 7, 1999 SECTION: Guardian
Foreign Pages; Pg. 17 HEADLINE: Losing the battle against
forest flames; California's worst wildfire in years is
another lesson that mankind cannot defy nature without
paying the price BYLINE: Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles
BODY: Duncan Campbell in Los Angeles Helicopters bearing ...
13) New Straits Times (Malaysia) September 7, 1999 SECTION:
National; Pg. 15 HEADLINE: Plan to regulate collection of
forest plants BYLINE: By Sharanjit Singh DATELINE: Alor Star
BODY: ALOR STAR, Mon. - The Forestry Department is
considering regulating commercial-scale collection of raw
materials from forests for herbal and plant-based ...
14) The San Francisco Chronicle SEPTEMBER 7, 1999, TUESDAY,
FINAL EDITION SECTION: EDITORIAL; Pg. A20; EDITORIALS
HEADLINE: Cut the Timber Subsidies BODY: NOT LONG AGO, the
Senate Appropriations Committee delivered a big gift to the
timber industry. Committee members provided $32 million
more than the U.S. Forest Service requested for a program ...
GENETIC ENGINEERING
15) 09/07 UK Biotech Firm Sinks Amid GM Crop Worries By Arindam Nag
LONDON (Reuters) - A small British biotechnology company that dreamt
of producing vaccines inside gene-spliced potatoes has put itself up
for sale after scaring potential investors with its links to
genetically modified food. Unlisted Cambridge-based Axis ...
(GREENPEACE)
16) National Post September 7, 1999 National Financial Post:
Comment C6 Memo to Monsanto: The enemies of genetically
engineered foods are set to launch a new campaign, and
their weapons are predictable, says Douglas Powell: shaky
science, scare stories and pressure on corporations BY
Douglas Powell To: Monsanto Canada and other agricultural ...
17) The Guardian (London) September 7, 1999 SECTION: Guardian
Home Pages; Pg. 2 LENGTH: 543 words HEADLINE: Organic food
sales booming BYLINE: James Meikle BODY: James Meikle
Consumer demand for organic food is fuelling a boom that
has led to a 20-fold increase in sales in just three years
for the supermarket giant, Tesco, and a 125-fold rise since ...
18) REUTERS NEWS SERVICE, UK farm minister highlights gene
crop benefits UK: September 7, 1999 LONDON - British farm
minister Nick Brown highlighted the government's belief in
the benefits of biotechnology and genetic modification.
"Biotechnology, which has provided major benefits in other
fields, also offers great potential for farmers and ...
MILITARY
19) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Trial to go ahead for
Nikitin, former navy captain accused of espionage DATELINE:
SAINT PETERSBURG, Sept 7 BODY: Russian investigators gave
the go-ahead Tuesday for the trial of former navy captain
Alexander Nikitin, accused of espionage for exposing
nuclear pollution caused by Russian submarines. The Federal ...
NUCLEAR POWER
20) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Britain urged not to help
Japan reprocess nuclear fuel DATELINE: TOKYO, Sept 7 BODY:
Thirty-five anti- nuclear groups in Japan urged visiting
British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook Thursday to stop
helping Japan reprocess nuclear fuel. The groups submitted a
protest statement addressed to Cook at the British embassy ...
21) AP Worldstream September 07, 1999 HEADLINE: Customs
officials uncover tons of radioactive mushrooms DATELINE:
PARIS BODY: French customs officials have seized four
truckloads of radioactive mushrooms from eastern Europe
allegedly contaminated from the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe,
a newspaper reported Tuesday. According to Le Parisien, the ...
OCEANS
(GREENPEACE)
22) Greenpeace occupies Repsol oil platform off Spain MADRID,
Sept 7 (Reuters) - The environmental group Greenpeace said
six activists occupied an oil platform in the Mediterranean
for several hours on Tuesday in a bid to persuade Spain to
sign up to a ban on dumping platforms at sea. The
Casablanca platform off Spain's northeast coast is 65- ...
OTHERS
23) HEADLINE: For East Timor's symbol of hope, a bitter freedom
BYLINE: Bhimanto Suwastoyo DATELINE: = (PICTURE) BODY: =
ATTENTION - ADDS Gusmao quote/// JAKARTA, Sept 7 (AFP) -
East Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao, seen by many as Asia's
Nelson Mandela, walked to freedom here Monday with little
but the bitter ashes of a dream awaiting him outside his ...
TOXICS
(GREENPEACE)
24) Japan host to 7 global toxic hot spots TOKYO, Sept. 7
(Kyodo) -- Seven of the 50 global toxic hot spots
identified Monday by Greenpeace International are located in
Japan, the most of any country on the list along with
Britain and Australia, officials at Greenpeace Japan said
Tuesday. The environmental watchdog said the list was ...
(GREENPEACE)
25) Sydney Olympics set for green, but not quite golden
SYDNEY, Sept. 7 (Kyodo) -- By: Alastair Himmer While the
Olympic Coordination Authority (OCA) and environmental
groups busy themselves with small print, the tiny green and
golden bell frog casts a bulbous eye over the proceedings
--knowing that it faces a life-or-death struggle ahead of ...
26) 09/07 Malaria study says safer alternatives to DDT GENEVA (Reuters)
- A new environmental study released Tuesday claimed that innovative
methods can fight malaria just as effectively as the harmful
insecticide DDT, at a much lower cost to human health, the
environment and budgets. The study was released by the Swiss-based
environmental agency ...
27) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) September 07, 1999 SECTION:
Pg. 06 HEADLINE: Sainsbury's goes green with G & T BYLINE:
By David Brown Agriculture Editor BODY: ORGANIC gin and
tonic, claimed to be the first of its kind, will be on sale
in Sainsbury's next month.
The supermarket chain, which will announce today that it is...
28) FED: Standard tests needed for toxic waste risks: NHMRC
BYLINE: By Rada Rouse, National Medical Correspondent BODY:
CONTAMINATE BRISBANE, Sept 7 AAP - The cancer risk from
chemical contamination of the soil in new housing estates
should be evaluated under uniform national guidelines,
Australia's peak health advisory body, the NHMRC, has ...
29) FED: Scientists predict the demise of insect pests BODY:
PESTICIDES CANBERRA, Sept 7 AAP - Swatting flies at the
great Aussie barbecue could become a thing of the past, with
scientists developing more human-friendly pesticides.
Australian scientists are using the same technique to fight
insect pests as they did to develop the world's first ...
30) The Guardian (London) September 7, 1999 SECTION: Guardian
Home Pages; Pg. 6 HEADLINE: Nurture through nature
challenges chemical farming BYLINE: James Meikle BODY:
James Meikle When Jamie Butler's pigs go for slaughter this
winter, he will be keeping his fingers crossed about their
weight and condition. The growth promoting drug he used to ...
31) New Straits Times (Malaysia) September 7, 1999 SECTION:
Pg. 1 HEADLINE: Learning to care BYLINE: By N. Gunalan BODY:
EVERY time Datuk Keizrul Abdullah eyes an angry letter in
the newspapers complaining of a dirty river or even a
picture of a clogged waterway, he feels heartened. To the
director-general of the Drainage and Irrigation Department, ...
32) The Ottawa Citizen September 07, 1999, FINAL SECTION:
News; A1 / Front LENGTH: 2363 words HEADLINE: How industry
beat the Environmental Protection Act: After an intense and
prolonged lobbying campaign, the draft EPA has been
declawed. Donna Jacobs reports.: Duelling Senate reports to
be released today BYLINE: Donna Jacobs BODY: On April 9, ...
X-OTHER-X
33) 09/07 Indonesia imposes martial law in East Timor By JOHN MARTINKUS
DILI, Indonesia (AP) -- Panic-stricken East Timorese fled army
gunfire on Tuesday as Indonesian soldiers rounded up thousands of
residents and forced them aboard ships leaving the territory, hours
after the military imposed martial law. The Indonesian government ...
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