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Global News Headlines 01/07
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Greenpeace Daily Environmental News Headlines
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Friday, January 7, 2000
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY. HEADLINE: Snow Affects Agriculture
in NE China Province DATELINE: SHENYANG, January 7 BODY:
Heavy snowfall since the beginning of the new year has
affected the agricultural production in northeast China's
Liaoning Province, destroying a number of vegetable
greenhouses. Officials said that the frequent snows, rarely ...
2) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) January 07, 2000, SECTION: Pg.
12 HEADLINE: Tories to pledge tax cuts for 'green' cars BYLINE: By
Charles Clover Environment Editor BODY: A PACKAGE of tax cuts to
persuade motorists to switch to less polluting and non- polluting
cars was unveiled by the Tory party yesterday. If a Conservative
government were elected, ...
3) Africa News January 7, 2000 SECTION: NEWS, DOCUMENTS &
COMMENTARY HEADLINE: Africa-at-Large; Continent Could
Experience Less Crop Yields By 2050 BYLINE: Stephen Mbogo,
All Africa News Agency BODY: Nairobi January 10 - Climatic
changes taking place in the world could see reduced yields
in most parts of Africa. The World Bank's end of century ...
4) 01/07 DaimlerChrysler-Global Warming WASHINGTON (AP) --
DaimlerChrysler Corp. says there may be evidence of global warming
and has joined other companies in quitting a lobbying group opposed
to the Kyoto climate treaty. The Global Climate Coalition is a
Washington-based group that argues there is insufficient scientific
evidence to confirm ...
ENERGY
(GREENPEACE)
5) ANALYSIS-French spill shows up oil's weak spot By Paul
Berrill LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The oil spill polluting
French beaches should be a wake-up call to oil companies to
sharpen environmental practices and repair an arrogant and
insensitive image, analysts say. The loss of the
25-year-old tanker Erika which broke in two in early ...
6) 01/07 Japan's Diet To Be Asked To Back Solar,Wind Power -Nikkei
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Japan's ruling coalition plans to submit a bill to
the upcoming session of the Diet to promote the use of wind, solar
and other alternative forms of energy, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun
reports in its Saturday editions. The newspaper said the bill aims
to diversify ...
7) The Times Online January 7 2000 BUSINESS NEWS BP may go to
court over Arco BY CARL MORTISHED SPECULATION is growing
that BP Amoco is heading for a court fight with US
competition officials as they continue talks over BP's
proposed $25 billion (£15 billion) takeover of Atlantic
Richfield (Arco). ...
8) Financial Times Online Friday January 7 2000 Companies
News / Energy Texaco reports 'giant' oil strike off Nigeria
By Matthew Jones Texaco, the US oil company, said on
Thursday that it had made a giant oil discovery off Nigeria
that could boost its crude oil reserves by as much as 11
per cent. ...
FORESTS
9) THE XINHUA NEWS AGENCY. HEADLINE: Myanmar's Teak Export
Increases Sharply DATELINE: YANGON, January 7 BODY: Myanmar
exported 249,181 cubic-meters of teak in the first eight
months of 1999, earning 124 million U.S. dollars, according
to the latest figures published by the country's Central
Statistical Organization. The export volume and earnings ...
10) The Vancouver Sun January 7, 2000, FINAL SECTION:
Business; F3 HEADLINE: Weyerhaeuser buys engineered wood
pioneer in Idaho: Acquisition may open the way for
expansion of operations in B.C., company says. BYLINE:
Gordon Hamilton, Sun Forestry Reporter BODY: Weyerhaeuser
Co. is poised to become the world's largest manufacturer of ...
11) The Washington Post January 7, 2000, Final Edition
SECTION: A; Pg. A21; THE FEDERAL PAGE HEADLINE: One Step to
Save Yosemite; Proposal Outlines Land Usage Near Merced
River BYLINE: Ben White, Washington Post Staff Writer BODY:
The National Park Service this week took the first of two
planned steps toward restoring beleaguered Yosemite National...
GENETIC ENGINEERING
12) The Gazette (Montreal) January 7, 2000, FINAL SECTION:
News; A7 HEADLINE: Feeding distrust: Wariness about
genetically modified produce is turning the public into
'vigilante consumers' BYLINE: TOM SPEARS DATELINE:
ABERDEEN, Scotland BODY: A little more than a year ago, a
69-year-old Hungarian biologist living in Scotland ...
13) The Ottawa Citizen January 7, 2000, FINAL SECTION: News; A5
HEADLINE: Farmers caught in middle of raging GM debate: Don
and Burt Kenny, like many farmers, feel squeezed by a
global market, and planting genetically modified seeds is a
way to keep up. But it has other costs, for the farmer and
for the consumer. BYLINE: Pauline Tam BODY: Nudged by an ...
14) 01/07 Japan Trading Cos To Hike Non-GM Grain Imports - Nikkei TOKYO
(Nikkei)--Leading Japanese trading houses plan to increase imports
of non-genetically modified grains to meet rising demand from food
processors, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported in its Friday evening
edition. From April 2001, some food products will be required to
indicate ...
15) Monsanto says doing all it can for GM foods SAN ANTONIO,
Texas, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Monsanto Co. said Thursday it is
doing everything possible to gain public acceptance of
genetically modified (GM) crops, dubbed "Frankenstein
Foods" in Europe, amid concerns over food safety. "Monsanto
is doing all it can to enhance the acceptance of biotech ...
MILITARY
16) The Washington Times January 07, 2000, Final Edition
SECTION:A; NATION; Pg. A3 HEADLINE: U.S. protests China's
missile help for North Korea; Berger says Beijing could
pose threat to U.S. in future BYLINE: Bill Gertz and Willis
Witter; THE WASHINGTON TIMES BODY: The United States
opposes any missile cooperation between China and North ...
17) 01/06 Nuclear Safety AIKEN, S.C. (AP) -- Federal regulators have
again cited the largest contractor at the Savannah River Site
nuclear complex for failing to follow safety procedures. Employees
of Westinghouse Savannah River Co. failed five times to follow
procedures designed to prevent "criticalities," or chain reactions,
in late ...
18) POLITICS-INDIA: CONVENTIONAL WAR WITH PAKISTAN ...
NEW DELHI, (Jan. 5) IPS - Indian Defense Minister George
Fernandes warned today that India would not flinch from a
limited conventional war with Pakistan despite the
nuclearized status of both countries. Relations between the
two countries are at a nadir in the aftermath of the ...
19) Financial Times ; 07-Jan-2000 WORLD NEWS: US AND CANADA:
New plan for US nuclear stockpile PLUTONIUM DISPOSAL
CONGRESS REPORT: The US nuclear stockpile has attracted
renewed attention following the announcement of a new plan
to dispose of excess plutonium. However, a new report from
a Congressional panel suggests the US may be looking to ...
NUCLEAR POWER
20) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Japan's nuclear fuel plans
in limbo after British scandal BYLINE: Shigemi Sato
DATELINE: TOKYO, Jan 7 BODY: Japan's nuclear power
programme, shaken by a fatal accident at a uranium plant in
September, took another blow Friday as a major utility
postponed plans to use recycled plutonium and uranium as a ...
21) New Scientist January 8, 2000 SECTION: This Week:
Newswire, Pg. 5 HEADLINE: Nuclear fallout BODY: Nearly 15
years on, the knock-on effects from the Chernobyl nuclear
accident are still being felt. As it becomes clear that
Chernobyl caused more thyroid tumours among children than
expected, the WHO is revising its guidelines on measures to ...
22) Ireland says sea safe despite UK nuclear dumping By Kevin
Smith DUBLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - An Irish government report
into the dumping by Britain of radioactive material in the
Irish Sea concluded on Friday that the risk to human and
marine life was extremely low and did not constitute a
health hazard. The report was compiled by a task force set ...
OCEANS
23) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: France to demand
compensation from Totalfina over damage to tourism
DATELINE: SAINT-HILAIRE-DE-RIEZ, France, Jan 7 BODY: France
is to demand compensation from the oil company Totalfina
for damage to the country's image caused by the slick from
the tanker Erika, Secretary of State for Tourism Michelle ...
24) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Shellfish ban as oil
pollution bites deeper DATELINE: NANTES, France BODY:
French authorities banned Friday the collection and sale of
shellfish in an area of the Atlantic coast hit by oil from
the wrecked tanker Erika. It was the first direct impact on
the regions's important shellfish industry since the slick ...
25) BANGKOK POST January 7, 2000 SECTION: News HEADLINE:
ENVIRONMENT- Curbs on the way to save seaside district-
City Hall moves to protect coastal tract BODY: Poona
Antaseeda Construction of commercial or huge buildings on
both sides of Bang Khun Thian-Chai Thalay road will be
banned to conserve the ecology and environment of the ...
26) BANGKOK POST January 7, 2000 SECTION: News HEADLINE:
ENVIRONMENT- 'Red tides' in gulf waters on the rise- Algae
infestation a big danger to fish BODY: Anchalee Kongrut
Local marine biologists have warned of increasing polluting
effects of massive algae blooms, or "red tides", in the
Gulf of Thailand and along the eastern coast. Piamsak ...
TERRESTRIAL ECOLOGY
27) CHINA DAILY January 7, 2000 SECTION: News HEADLINE: China-
Time to hunt the poachers, officials say BODY: SHANGHAI:
Wildlife protection officials have called on hunters to lay
down their arms. They are vowing to take a more iron-handed
approach to protecting animals. When Shanghai set up a bird
protection zone in Chongming Island near the estuary of the ...
28) 01/07 HEALTH BENEFITS OF ORGANIC FOOD EXPLORED By Amanda Brown,
Environment Correspondent, PA News The possible health benefits of
organic food in the battle to boost vitality and fight serious
diseases like cancer, will be explored at a special farming
conference tomorrow. There is a growing belief that persuading
farmers to stop pouring ...
29) 01/06 U.S. may take another stab at organic rules in Feb. By Barbara
Hagenbaugh WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department
received a record 300,000 comments when it first proposed national
guidelines for the organic industry in late 1997. Next month, the
agency is coming back for more. The Clinton administration hopes
that it ...
30) Financial Times Online January 7 2000 Comment / Leaders
CHINA: Damming policy China's plan to divert water from
its southern rivers to its parched north is a dramatic
solution to a problem that ought never to have been allowed
to become as bad as it is. The distances that the water
must be moved are massive and the infrastructure cost on a ...
TOXICS
31) The Economist January 08, 2000 , U.S. Edition HEADLINE:
How green is your market? BODY: HIGH environmental
standards are a luxury that poor countries cannot afford --
or so the orthodoxy has it. But a forthcoming report on
global public opinion by Environics International, a
Canadian firm, challenges that idea. It suggests that some ...
(GREENPEACE)
32) THE HINDU January 7, 2000 SECTION: News HEADLINE: India-
Sailing to say 'no more Bhopals' BODY: CHENNAI, JAN.5. Lest
we forget. They came in a three-mast motor- assisted
schooner, Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior, sailing half-way
across the globe to mark the fifteenth anniversary of the
Bhopal gas disaster; to remind us that Bhopal should not be ...
33) Europe Environment January 7, 2000 SECTION: No. 559
HEADLINE: SUEZ LYONNAISE OFFSHOOT SELLS SLUDGE TO AMERICANS
BODY: UnitedWaters, the American subsidiary of French
diversified utility Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, has managed to
turn sewage sludge into product it can sell as a fertiliser
for farmers and non-farmers alike to use for their ...
34) The Irish Times January 7, 2000 SECTION: CITY EDITION;
EDITORIAL PAGE; EDITORIAL COMMENT; Pg. 17 HEADLINE: Quality
of Our Water BODY: Will people have to die from drinking
polluted water before the Government takes effective action
to counter the algal threat in our lakes and rivers ?
Large-scale fish kills, and the death of animals from ...
35) The Toronto Star January 7, 2000, Edition 1 SECTION: NEWS
HEADLINE: GREAT LAKES CLEAN-UP 'IMPOSSIBLE' BYLINE: Richard
Brennan BODY: A little-known charitable foundation created
by the province to help clean up toxic hot spots around the
Great Lakes is not up to the mammoth, billion-dollar task,
critics say. To date the Ontario Great Lakes Renewal ...
36) 01/07 NIKE DENY TOXIC CHEMICALS IN FOOTBALL SHIRTS By Tim Moynihan
and Damien Pearse, PA News Sports goods manufacturer Nike today
insisted there was no evidence that some of its British-made
football shirts were laced with a toxic chemical. Fears have been
raised over the safety of shirts of German side Borussia Dortmund
after a German TV ...
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