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Wednesday, June 21, 2000
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) HEADLINE: Farmers question greenhouse science BODY: Farmers
question gree nhouse science CANBERRA, June 21 AAP -
Farmers today questioned the extent of man-made damage to
the climate, calling for more sound science on the
greenhouse effect. World policies on reducing greenhouse
gas emissions were based on unproven science, the New South
2) HEADLINE: Vic: Bill savings for solar-powered homes BODY:
Solar By Andra Jackson MELBOURNE, June 21 AAP - Credits off
electricity bills can now be earned by solar powered
households in Victoria under a new scheme launched today.
The scheme taps into the excess power consumers with solar
panels in their homes are at times left with when at work
3) International Wildlife July 1, 2000 SECTION: Pg. NA
;LENGTH: 2044 words HEADLINE: CASE OF THE DWINDLING CLOUD
FOREST - Something is amiss in Costa Rica's famous
fogged-in hilltops, and global climate change may be the
cause. BYLINE: Holmes, Bob BODY: Naturalist Michael Fogden
had lived in the cloud forest of Monteverde, Costa Rica,
4) Deutsche Presse-Agentur June 21, 2000, LENGTH: 217 words
HEADLINE: Hottest June temperature for 53 years logged in
Germany DATELINE: Berlin BODY: A weather station south of
Berlin logged the hottest June temperature in Germany for
53 years as northern Europe sweltered Wednesday in searing
summer heat. The mercury soared to 38.5 degrees Celsius in
5) Carbon dioxide emissions in Japan fall 5.7% in FY 1998
TOKYO, June 21 (Kyodo) -- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
fell 5.7% in fiscal 1998 from the previous fiscal year in
28 of Japan's industries, as a result of the domestic
economic slump, a joint committee at the trade ministry said
Wednesday. Compared with fiscal 1990, CO2 emissions were
6) Kyoto protocol goals can be achieved at low cost: IPCC
TOKYO, June 21 (Kyodo) -- Greenhouse gas emission cuts
required by a 1997 U.N. climate change accord could cost
developed countries less than 0.5% of gross domestic
product (GDP), according to a draft report by the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) obtained
7) THE JOURNAL (Newcastle, UK) June 21, 2000, SECTION: FARMING
JOURNAL, Pg. 57 LENGTH: 202 words HEADLINE: Call for
farmers to 'grow energy' BODY: FARMERS should be given more
credit for the positive contribution they make to tackling
the problem of climate change, according to Henry Murdoch,
chairman of the environment and land use committee of the
8) U.S. says doing all it can to fight global warming By
Stefano Ambrogi LONDON, June 21 (Reuters) - A high ranking
U.S. negotiator on climate change has slammed critics of
the Clinton administration who complain that the United
States is not doing enough to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
At a conference on the Kyoto Protocol in London on Tuesday,
9) AFP LENGTH: 927 words HEADLINE: Thousands of tourists face
trouble as blockade of key Alpine route looms DATELINE:
VIENNA, June 21 BODY: Thousands of holidaymakers face
trouble this weekend as environmental protestors plan a
29-hour blockade of a key Germany-Italy trans-Alpine
motorway. The Brenner pass blockade is set to start early
10) HEW SELLS "POLLUTION RIGHTS" (HEW VERKAUFT
,,VERSCHMUTZUNGSRECHTE"); Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung -
Germany ; 21-Jun-2000; 80 words Hamburgische
Electricitatswerke AG (HEW), the German energy company, has
sold its right to produce carbon dioxide emissions of an
annual 3,000 tonnes for the period from the year 2000 to
FORESTS
(Greenpeace)
11) BBC Online The BBC's Robert Pigott "Pockets of devastation
are common" real 28k Tuesday, 20 June, 2000, Amazon felled
for British plywood A quarter of the Amazon forest has
already disappeared By environment correspondent Robert
Pigott You might not guess it flying west from Manaus in a
small plane but the mighty Amazon forest is in jeopardy.
(Greenpeace)
12) The Province June 21, 2000 EDITION Final News PAGE A14
`Greenpeace-free zone' for North symbolic idea Charlie
Anderson, Elected officials from B.C.'s northern
communities have stopped short of declaring the North a
``Greenpeace-free zone,'' but they are stepping up an
information counteroffensive. Members of the North Central
13) The Vancouver Sun June 21, 2000, FINAL SECTION: Business; D3
LENGTH: 352 words HEADLINE: Forest firms warned of threat
to markets: Deadline looms for eco-certification demanded
by retailers, wood products conference told. BYLINE: Gordon
Hamilton, BODY: British Columbia forest companies have less
than two years to get their timber operations eco-certified
(Greenpeace)
14) The Vancouver Sun June 21, 2000, FINAL SECTION: News; A5
LENGTH: 531 words HEADLINE: Judge, a Greenpeace founding
member, won't stop protests: Justice Peter Fraser raises
his past when he refuses Interfor an Elaho injunction.
BYLINE: Neal Hall, Sun Court Reporter BODY: A B.C. Supreme
Court judge who was a founding member of Greenpeace denied
GENETIC ENGINEERING
15) LENGTH: 420 words HEADLINE: TAS: PM wants unity on GE foods
BODY: Genetics HOBART, June 21 AAP - Prime Minister John
Howard today dismissed Tasmania's pleas to remain free of
genetically modified foods, saying there needed to be a
national view on the matter. Mr Howard said being part of a
federation involved "give and take" by states. "We can't
16) ABIX: Australasian Business Intelligence June 21, 2000
SECTION: Pg. 3 LENGTH: 90 words HEADLINE: GM food a big
risk, say insurers SOURCE: The Age ABSTRACT: The Insurance
Council of Australia has warned that genetically modified
(GM) food has unforeseen risks for the insurance industry.
In a June 2000 submission to a House of Representatives
(Greenpeace)
17) GENETICALLY ALTERED FOODS SOLD IN BRAZIL AND MEXICO Mexico
City, Jun 21, 2000 (EFE via COMTEX) -- Environmental
watchdog Greenpeace said Wednesday that Nestle, Bestfoods
and Procter & Gamble are selling genetically altered food
products in Brazilian and Mexican supermarkets. At least 10
products containing genetically altered ingredients appear
18) INTERVIEW-Brazil may grow GM grain if price right By Jeremy
Smith RIO DE JANEIRO, June 20 (Reuters) - Agricultural
giant Brazil, one of the last bastions against genetic
modification, would happily grow GM grains and label them
for any consumer if market conditions dictated, the
Agriculture Minister said. Brazil, the world's second
(Greenpeace)
19) GAZETA MERCANTIL INVEST NEWS LENGTH: 254 words HEADLINE:
Idec test reveals transgenics in 11 foodsx DATELINE: SAO
PAULO, 06/20/00 BODY: Of the 42 national and imported foods
analyzed by the Consumer Defense Institute (Idec) and
Greenpeace Brasil, 11 registered transgenic soybean or corn
in their composition. That is, they contained soybean or
20) Germany wants to halt GM crop use until 2003 BERLIN, June
21 (Reuters) - The German government is trying to persuade
agro-businesses not to grow genetically modified plants
until 2003 so that it can investigate their effect on the
environment. "In this timeframe the environmental effect of
commercial application and extensive cultivation of GM
(Greenpeace)
21) THE GUARDIAN: GM TRIALS SUFFER NEW SETBACK ; 21-Jun-2000;
(online); 414 words BY JAMES MEIKLE Government backed
trials of genetically modified crops suffered another
public relations blow last night as ministers revealed that
supposedly GM-free crops at the only Scottish site in the
programme are contaminated with GM material. But the
MILITARY
22) Jane's Defence Weekly June 21, 2000 SECTION: AMERICAS, THE;
Vol. 33; No. 25 LENGTH: 704 words HEADLINE: Scientists
speak out against US NMD project BYLINE: DAVID MULHOLLAND
JDW Staff Reporter DATELINE: Washington DC BODY: A group of
US scientists has criticised the National Missile Defense
(NMD) programme, saying that no matter how much money the
NUCLEAR POWER
(Greenpeace)
23) Deutsche Presse-Agentur June 21, 2000, LENGTH: 303 words
HEADLINE: Poll shows Britons oppose nuclear discharge into
sea DATELINE: London BODY: The overwhelming majority of
Britons are deeply sceptical of the country's nuclear
industry and in particular 85 per cent believe the
state-owned reprocessing plant at Sellafield should stop
(Greenpeace)
24) Press Association Newsfile June 21, 2000, LENGTH: 164 words
BODY: Greenpeace nuclear campaigner Pete Roche said: "This
announcement is pure spin. "The Government are saying that
they are achieving major cuts in radioactive discharges
when in fact what they are doing is failing to meet the
commitments they made to the international community to
OCEANS
25) Agence France Presse LENGTH: 630 words HEADLINE: Push to
lift global ban on commercial whaling gathering pace
BYLINE: Martin Parry DATELINE: SYDNEY, June 21 BODY: Plans
to lift the 14-year global ban on commercial whaling were
rapidly gathering pace with two out of three key issues
agreed upon, Australian officials said Wednesday. A senior
26) LENGTH: 197 words HEADLINE: NSW: Aust and NZ to push for
South Pacific whale sanctuary BODY: Whaling SYDNEY, June 21
AAP - Australia and New Zealand will push to establish a
South Pacific Whale Sanctuary when the International
Whaling Commission meets next month, the government
confirmed today. The proposal will be put to 40
OZONE
(Greenpeace)
27) LENGTH: 423 words HEADLINE: Fed: Greenpeace and Coke
disagree on 'fridge Games pollution BODY: MELBOURNE, June
21 AAP - Greenpeace protesters today handed leaflets to
Coca-Cola Amatil factory workers in Melbourne, accusing the
soft drink giant of polluting the environment against
Sydney Olympic guidelines. The company has denied the claim.
28) Expert Warns Against Use Of Ozone Unfriendly Gadgets
Blantyre, Malawi (PANA) (Panafrican News Agency, June 20,
2000) - The continued importation of ozone unfriendly
gadgets in developing countries, especially in Africa, has
been cited as a major impediment to the implementation of
the 1997 Montreal Protocol banning the use and consumption
TOXICS
29) The Vancouver Sun June 21, 2000, SECTION: Business; D3
LENGTH: 403 words HEADLINE: We did everything we could at
Ekati, mine owners reply DATELINE: PERTH BODY: PERTH -- The
Australian owners of a Canadian diamond mine charged with
disturbing fish habitat in the Northwest Territories said
Tuesday they took adequate measures to prevent a problem.
30) The Jerusalem Post June 21, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4
LENGTH: 350 words HEADLINE: Ronen: IDF knew Kishon was
dangerous BYLINE: Nina Gilbert BODY: The IDF knew about the
pollution in Kishon River, where naval commandos held
exercises, according to former Environment Ministry
director-general Nehama Ronen. Former commandos have
31) TASS LENGTH: 146 words HEADLINE: Coloured rain falls on
Russia's Vladikavkaz. BYLINE: By Loris Gukasyan DATELINE:
VLADIKAVKAZ, June 21 BODY: Coloured rain fell on Tuesday on
the southern Russian city of Vladikavkaz, capital of the
North Ossetian autonomous republic. The owners of
bright-colour cars were the first to notice pink and orange
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