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Wednesday, July 12, 2000
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ATMOSPHERE

1) Fed: NSW Farmers warn over greenhouse sinks BODY: CANBERRA, 
July 12 AAP - Australian-style forests must be included as 
possible greenhouse gas sinks or the nation's economy will 
suffer, the NSW Farmers Association has said. In the 
organisation's latest Primary Report, it says a restrictive 
definition would do nothing to help Australia play a role 

(Greenpeace)
2) South China Morning Post July 12, 2000 SECTION: News; Pg. 4 
LENGTH: 289 words HEADLINE: Doubt over air quality claim 
BYLINE: Jennifer Ehrlich BODY: Guangdong said yesterday its 
air quality had improved noticeably over the past year - 
but the claim was met with scepticism by green groups in 
Hong Kong, where much of the pollution ends up. Xu Deli, 

3) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: French parliament calls for 
tougher rules for oil tankers DATELINE: PARIS, July 12 BODY:
A French parliamentary committee set up after the wreck of 
the tanker Erika accused governments Wednesday of failing to
implement proper controls for the transport of petroleum and
called for a tougher regime of international safeguards. In 

4) The New York Times July 10, 2000, Late Edition - Final 
SECTION: Section A; Page 19; Column 6; Editorial Desk 
HEADLINE: In America; Cold Facts Of Global Warming BYLINE: 
By BOB HERBERT BODY: Those inclined to tout the potential 
benefits of global warming would do well to take a look at 
the news items about the frightening weather in southern 

(Greenpeace)
5) BP Amoco to double investment in renewables ENDS Daily - 
11/07/00 Oil giant BP Amoco today announced plans to double 
its investment in renewable energy to US$500m (euros 524m) 
over the next three years. Almost all the extra money will 
go into the company's solar arm BP Solarex, which already 
has about 20% of the world photovoltaic solar market. BP 

ENERGY

6) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: British MPs oppose financing 
of controversial Turkish dam DATELINE: LONDON, July 12 BODY:
The British parliament urged the government on Wednesday to 
rethink plans to part-finance a controversial dam in Turkey 
that has enraged Ankara's neighbours, environmentalists and 
archaelogists. MPs concluded that in deciding to underwrite 

FORESTS

(Greenpeace)
7) Japanese logging firm fined for illegal timber ...
 RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 11 (Kyodo) -- By: Lenilson 
Ferreira The Brazilian subsidiary of Japanese logging 
company Eidai Co. has been fined the equivalent of $1.88 
million for unauthorized trade of timber harvested from the 
Amazon rain forest, a federal agency said Tuesday. The fine 

(Greenpeace)
8) Mainichi Daily News July 12, 2000 SECTION: Page 1; FRONT 
PAGE LENGTH: 610 words HEADLINE: Greenpeace wields ax into 
G-8 BODY: Demands action over worldwide illegal logging By 
Peter Crookes and Ryann Connell Staff Writers Greenpeace on 
Tuesday slammed the Group of Eight (G-8) nations for 
failing to fulfill their promises on fighting illegal 

(Greenpeace)
9) 07/12 Greenpeace activists chained to ship masts for more...
LISBON, Portugal (AP) -- Four Greenpeace activists remained 
chained Wednesday to the masts of a ship carrying allegedly 
illegal timber from the Cameroon rain forest, extending 
their protest beyond 36 hours. The environment group 
launched the action late Monday to coincide with another in 

GENETIC ENGINEERING

10) France's Voynet questions motives of GMO seed firms By 
Crispian Balmer PARIS, July 12 (Reuters) - French 
Environment Minister Dominique Voynet questioned on 
Wednesday whether seed companies might have deliberately 
broken rules over genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to 
test the European Union's reaction. France, which has just 

11) Greece urges tighter EU controls on gene crops By Maria 
Petrakis ATHENS, July 12 (Reuters) - Greece said on 
Wednesday it wanted the European Union to tighten controls 
on companies involved in seed imports after tests 
discovered traces of gene-modified (GM) cotton in local 
crops. "There are gaps in EU legislation which must be 

12) The Independent (London) July 12, 2000 SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5 
HEADLINE: WATCHDOG CRITICISES CLAIMS FOR ORGANIC PRODUCE 
BYLINE: Nick Allen BODY: THE ADVERTISING Standards 
Authority has upheld complaints against the Soil 
Association for claiming that organic food is tastier, 
healthier and better for the environment and animals than 

13) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Seven science academies 
favor genetic modification research DATELINE: WASHINGTON, 
July 12 BODY: Seven international science institutions have 
called for the expansion of biological research to reduce 
hunger and poverty around the world, the National Academy 
of Sciences in Washington announced. "It is essential that 

14) The Washington Post July 11, 2000, Final Edition SECTION: A 
SECTION; Pg. A02 HEADLINE: Report Says Biotech Fails To 
Help Neediest Farmers; Panel Calls for Allowing Seed 
Saving, Other Steps To Eliminate Barriers to Technology 
Sharing BYLINE: Marc Kaufman , Washington Post Staff Writer 
BODY: Commercial considerations are keeping advances in 

MILITARY

15) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) July 12, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 1 
HEADLINE: U.S. seeks Japan's help over Russian N-arms 
BYLINE: Yomiuri BODY: The U.S. government has asked Japan 
to foot bills totaling about 400 million dollars to help 
pay for processing plutonium from dismantled Russian 
nuclear weapons, government officials said Tuesday. This is 

(Greenpeace)
16) The Press (Christchurch) July 11, 2000 SECTION: NEWS; 
INTERNATIONAL; Pg. 9 LENGTH: 286 words HEADLINE: Pledge 
marks bombing anniversary BODY: WELLINGTON -- Greenpeace 
has marked the 15th anniversary of the Rainbow Warrior 
bombing, which killed a Dutch photographer, saying it will 
continue campaigning for a nuclear-free future. The ship, 

17) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: North Korea threatens to 
restart nuclear power project DATELINE: SEOUL, July 12 BODY:
North Korea on Wednesday renewed a threat to restart its 
nuclear power project, unless the United States offers 
compensation for energy shortages. "The US should compensate
for the loss of electricity caused by the delayed light 

18) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 12, 2000 HEADLINE: ROUNDUP: 
U.S. rejects North Korea's 1 billion dlr demand to halt 
missile sales/ DATELINE: Kuala Lumpur BODY: The U.S. on 
Wednesday adamantly rejected a demand by North Korea that 
Washington pay 1 billion dollars in compensation if 
Pyongyang agrees to halt its export of missiles. 

19) 07/12 Bomb Parts Said Used As Knickknacks DENVER (AP) -- 
Workers at the former Rocky Flats weapons plant used nuclear
bomb parts as candy dishes, paperweights and other 
knickknacks, according to a U.S. Energy Department 
inspector general's report. The items, taken from trash 
bins after weapons production stopped at the plant in 1989, 

(Greenpeace)
20) The Boston Herald July 11, 2000 ALL EDITIONS SECTION: 
FINANCE; Pg. 026 LENGTH: 347 words HEADLINE: Raytheon may 
take a hit; Failed missile test has critics calling for cuts
BYLINE: By TOM KIRCHOFER BODY: The failure of a weekend 
test of the proposed National Missile Defense system has 
created more uncertainty around a plan that could mean 

NUCLEAR POWER

21) SA Parliament passes ban on nuclear dump BODY: ADELAIDE, 
July 12 AAP - The lower house of the South Australian 
parliament has passed government legislation banning a 
medium- level nuclear dump in the state. The House of 
Assembly sat until the early hours of this morning to 
approve the bill which will now go before the Legislative 

22) The Toronto Star July 12, 2000, Edition 1 SECTION: BUSINESS 
HEADLINE: CAUTION GREETS BRUCE NUCLEAR DEAL BYLINE: John 
Spears BODY: British Energy PLC's agreement yesterday to 
operate Bruce nuclear site's reactors is hard to assess, 
industry watchers say. Electricity users and would-be 
competitors have greeted the start of Ontario Hydro's 

(Greenpeace)
23) The Prague Post July 12, 2000 SECTION: Business & Finance 
HEADLINE: Green light at Temelin: Protests can't stop fuel 
loading BYLINE: Lisa Gonderinger BODY: As rumors swirl 
about privatization, nuclear plant moves forward After 15 
long years of protests, delays, debates and cost hikes, the 
Temelin nuclear power plant just took a big step toward 

(Greenpeace)
24) BBC MONITORING INTERNATIONAL REPORTS: GREENPEACE SAYS 
SERIOUS PROBLEMS OCCUR IN DISPUTED CZECH NUCLEAR PLANT BBC 
Monitoring Service - United Kingdom ; 12-Jul-2000 162 words 
Text of report by Czech radio on 12th July [Presenter] The 
Greenpeace organization has made public documents to 
according which there are serious problems in the Temelin 

25) Financial Times 11/07/2000, UK (Online) Confidence in 
nuclear power in Japan slipping away By Bayan Rahman in 
Tokyo Published: July 11 2000 12:08GMT | Last Updated: July 
11 2000 12:08GMT The falsification of safety records came 
to light soon after Japan's worst nuclear accident at 
Tokaimura in September, which led to a dramatic shift in 

26) The Express July 12, 2000 HEADLINE: THE EXPRESS LEADER BODY:
Let's put the lid on our role as nuclear dustbin Falsifying 
records for a flawed consignment of nuclear fuel for Japan 
made a mockery of BNFL's claims to put safety first. Now 
the British taxpayer is paying for company management's 
deliberate recklessness by footing the bill for bringing 

(Greenpeace)
27) The Independent (London) July 12, 2000, SECTION: TITLE 
PAGE; Pg. 1 LENGTH: 468 words HEADLINE: CAMPAIGNERS 
THREATEN TO BLOCK RETURN OF BNFL FUEL BYLINE: Charles 
Arthur Technology Editor BODY: ANTI- NUCLEAR CAMPAIGNERS 
warned yesterday that they may try to block the shipment 
back to Britain from Japan of suspect nuclear fuel. 

(Greenpeace)
28) The Irish Times July 12, 2000 SECTION: CITY EDITION; HOME 
NEWS; Pg. 2 LENGTH: 503 words HEADLINE: Power to stop 
nuclear cargo denied BYLINE: By ALISON HEALY BODY: The 
Government has no power to prevent a shipment of British 
nuclear fuel rejected by the Japanese from passing close to 
the coast because the State's territorial waters extend 

(Greenpeace)
29) The Scotsman July 12, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 2 LENGTH: 635 words
HEADLINE: ANGER AS BRITAIN AGREES TO TAKE BACK NUCLEAR 
SHIPMENT BYLINE: Tanya Thompson Home Affairs Correspondent 
BODY: A SHIPMENT of flawed nuclear fuel is to be returned 
from Japan to Britain, costing the taxpayer an estimated 
pounds 40 million. Environmental campaigners condemned the 

OCEANS

30) Anchorage Daily News July 8, 2000, FINAL EDITION SECTION: 
BUSINESS, Pg. 1D HEADLINE: YUKON SALMON FAIL TO SHOW; 
KNOWLES MAY SEEK DISASTER AID DUE TO NEAR-RECORD LOWS 
BYLINE: David Whitney; Daily News Washington Bureau 
DATELINE: Washington BODY: Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles said 
Friday he probably will seek a federal disaster declaration 

TOXICS

(Greenpeace)
31) Australian Broadcasting Corporation 12/07/2000 (Online) 
Mining company asked for answers after cyanide dumping 
Greenpeace says an Australian mining company has admitted 
dumping cyanide in Papua New Guinea, and expects it to wipe 
out fish life in the area. In a joint report with the 
Mineral Policy Institute, Greenpeace says the owners of the 

32) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 12, 2000 HEADLINE: NEWS 
FEATURE: Refuse tip danger threatens millions in tropical 
Asia BYLINE: By dpa correspondents DATELINE: Berlin BODY: 
Millions of the world's poor live on or from garbage dumps, 
eking out a miserable existence under the constant threat of
hunger and disease. The catastrophe in Manila, in which at 

33) BusinessWorld July 12, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 4 HEADLINE: 
Advocacy; The toxic waste horror BYLINE: Alex L. Lacson 
BODY: Last week, two more suspected victims - Rogelio Palo 
and Jacklyn Guevarra -of the toxic waste contamination in 
the former US Subic Naval Base died of leukemia and lung 
problem, respectively. And as of this writing, yet another 

34) WSJ(7/12): EPA Sets Standards For Water Pollution By John 
J. Fialka Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal 
WASHINGTON -- Rushing to regulate before a congressional 
funding cut, the Environmental Protection Agency issued 
rules requiring states to impose antipollution standards 
for about 20,000 bodies of water. The fast footwork came 

35) WSJ(7/12): Organic Farms Face New Rival In Green Arena By 
Helen Jung Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal / 
Northwest Farming on the environmental high ground is 
getting crowded. With more growers producing organic foods 
and a rise in consumer interest in produce from 
ecologically friendly farms, producers in the Northwest, 

36) 07/12 Agent Orange Still Contaminates Vietnam Villagers By 
David Brunnstrom HANOI, Vietnam (Reuters) - Villagers 
living close to a former U.S. air base where there was a 
big spill of the defoliant Agent Orange during the Vietnam 
War show elevated levels of dioxin contamination, a leading 
researcher says. Arnold Schecter, a professor of 

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