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ATMOSPHERE

1) Reuters Australia's Stanwell targets Victorian wind power 
AUSTRALIA : July 26, 2000 MELBOURNE - Queensland state 
government owned generator Stanwell Corporation Ltd could 
start construction on a 22 megawatt windfarm in Victoria 
later this year pending final approvals, project manager 
Richard Mackie said yesterday. The A$35 million windfarm at 

(Greenpeace)
2) Financial Times ; 26-Jul-2000 INSIDE TRACK: Coolants spark 
heated debate: CLIMATE CHANGE: Saving the ozone layer might 
have unintentionally worsened the greenhouse effect, writes 
Vanessa Houlder 12:00:00 am ; 793 words By VANESSA HOULDER 
When Coca-Cola announced in late June that it was phasing 
out its use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in its cold-drink 

(Greenpeace)
3) Brazil cleans up third oil spill in scenic Rio bay By 
Shasta Darlington RIO DE JANEIRO, July 26 (Reuters) - 
Workers scrambled to clean up an oil spill that coated 
parts of Rio de Janeiro's picturesque Guanabara Bay on 
Wednesday as residents of Brazil's tourist mecca fumed over 
the third such incident this year. A greasy film of about 

(Greenpeace)
4) National Post July 26, 2000 EDITION National Canada PAGE A14
Canada's bid to sell reactors scrapped: Turkey decides not 
to build $4-billion nuclear power plant Alan Toulin OTTAWA 
- Turkey's decision to abandon a plan to build a $4-billion 
nuclear power plant is a major disappointment for Atomic 
Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL), which was a leading contender 

5) The Toronto Star July 26, 2000, Edition 1 SECTION: BUSINESS 
LENGTH: 789 words HEADLINE: G7 BLOWING HOT AIR ABOUT 
CLIMATE CHANGE BODY: THE ENVIRONMENT is almost certain to 
be the biggest global issue of the 21st century, with 
climate change potentially one of the greatest threats. 
 According to a draft report done for the U.S. Congress on 

6) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: India allows LPG for 
vehicles to curb pollution DATELINE: NEW DELHI, July 26 
BODY: India on Wednesday gave the green light for the use 
of liquefied petroluem gas (LPG) as a fuel for automobiles, 
marking a further step in its anti- pollution campaign. 
 Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Ram Naik told 

7) Japan Economic Newswire HEADLINE: Gov't draft plan eyes 
introduction of environment tax DATELINE: TOKYO, July 26 
Kyodo BODY: The government is eyeing introducing an 
environment tax to help it cut greenhouse gas emissions 
under a 1997 protocol, according to a draft version of 
measures that are to form the mainstay of a new basic plan 

8) Business Day (South Africa) July 26, 2000 SECTION: Opinion 
& Analysis; Pg. 10 HEADLINE: REWARDS FOR LIMITING GAS 
EMISSIONS NOT A LOT OF HOT AIR BYLINE: Dave Marrs BODY: 
Green issues could become substantial positive contributors 
to economic viability of future projects, writes Dave Marrs 
TAKEN from the ground as diamonds and coal and exported 

9) BBC Online ou are in: UK 26 July, 2000, UK Watchdog names 
and shames polluters [Photo caption: Big industry continues 
to pollute waterways] by the BBC's Environment 
Correspondent, Tim Hirsch The Government's environmental 
watchdog says there were significant reductions last year 
in the amount of pollution emitted by British industry. But 

10) Financial Times ; 26-Jul-2000 NATIONAL NEWS: Climate levy 
funds 'to go to renewable energy use' COMPETITIVENESS ON 
WEDNESDAY 12:00:00 am ; 431 words Ministers are planning to 
divert more than half of a fund set up to help small and 
medium-sized businesses cope with the climate change levy 
into researching renewable energy, according to a leak from 

11) Shell chief heads G8 renewable energy taskforce LONDON, 
July 26 (Reuters) - Mark Moody-Stuart, chairman of 
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell Group <RD.AS> 
<SHEL.L>, has been appointed co-chair of the G8 Renewable 
Energy Taskforce, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on 
Wednesday. "Sir Mark has extensive experience in this 

ENERGY

12) Financial Times ; 22-Jul-2000 OFF CENTRE: Weather-beaten 
islands face up to a challenge: Oil and wealth are set to 
make a harsh impact on the communities and the environment 
of the Faroes, By MATTHEW JONES Life on the Faroe Islands, 
a tiny archipelago halfway between Scotland and Iceland, 
has changed little since farmers from west Norway first 

13) BANGKOK POST July 26, 2000 HEADLINE: ROW OVER POWER PLANTS: 
Japan bank urged to drop projects - Panel submits plans to 
put end to conflict BODY: Opponents of two coal-fired power 
plants in Prachuap Khiri Khan called on the Japan Bank for 
International Co-operation yesterday not to support the 
projects. Three representatives of the opponents, 

14) The Christian Science Monitor July 26, 2000 SECTION: WORLD; 
Pg. 7 LENGTH: 986 words HEADLINE: South Africa's oil-soaked 
penguins get a scrubbing BYLINE: Rena Singer, Special to 
The Christian Science Monitor DATELINE: CAPE TOWN, SOUTH 
AFRICA HIGHLIGHT: It will be at least two months before all 
the birds are returned to the wild. BODY: In a dilapidated 

15) The Guardian (London) July 26, 2000 SECTION: Guardian Home 
Pages, Pg. 5 HEADLINE: Britain set to pull out of dam 
project; New Guidelines Linking Export Credits To 
Sustainable Development And Human Rights Debar Turkish 
Scheme BYLINE: Patrick Wintour and Charlotte Denny BODY: 
Patrick Wintour and Charlotte Denny The government is about 

FORESTS

16) TAS: Trees destroying Tasmanian forests: Greens BODY: By 
Don Woolford HOBART, July 26 AAP - A campaign against 
native forests being destroyed and replaced by plantations 
in Tasmania was mounted in Hobart today. Old growth forests 
were disappearing "at a frightening rate and on a hideous 
scale" across Tasmania, Wilderness Society campaigner Geoff 

17) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Environmentalists slam 
Jakarta over inaction against logging DATELINE: JAKARTA, 
July 26 BODY: Environmentalists on Wednesday slammed the 
Indonesian government for its failure to stop illegal 
logging at a national park in central Borneo, which has 
shrunk the local endangered orangutan population. Telapak 

(Greenpeace)
18) Lloyd's List July 26, 2000 SECTION: Pg. 18 LENGTH: 205 words
HEADLINE: Greenpeace welcomes G8 pledge on logging BYLINE: 
David Osler BODY: GREENPEACE, which has recently staged a 
number of actions against vessels and ports engaged in the 
timber trade, has welcomed commitments from G8 governments 
to clamp down on illegal logging. The environmentalists 

GENETIC ENGINEERING

19) Fed: Food union backs mandatory GM labelling BODY: 
CANBERRA, July 26 AAP - A food industry union has backed 
mandatory labelling of all genetically modified food. The 
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union's food and 
confectionary division said today it would back Victoria's 
position on GM labelling. Victoria has indicated it 

MILITARY

20) Lax safety blamed for Los Alamos mishap LOS ALAMOS, N.M., 
July 26 (UPI) -- Investigators have blamed lax safety 
procedures for a March 16 plutonium accident that exposed 
eight workers at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. The 
accident was described as "one of the most serious 
accidents involving radiological intakes in the history of 

NUCLEAR POWER

21) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Former nuclear worker loses 
cancer damages claim DATELINE: NUREMBERG, Germany, July 26 
BODY: A man who contracted lung cancer after working in a 
nuclear power station belonging to the Siemens company lost 
his case for damages Wednesday. The case before the 
Nuremberg court was the first in Germany in which someone 

22) The Guardian (London) July 26, 2000 SECTION: Guardian 
Society Pages, Pg. 9 HEADLINE: The cradle of death; West 
Turns A Blind Eye To Russia's Nuclear Waste Problems 
BYLINE: David Lowry BODY: David Lowry Yuri Pirogov, with 
his gnarled face, looked older than his 62 years as he took 
the podium to talk to nuclear experts at an international 

23) Globe and Mail, 26/07/2000, Canada (Online) Turkey's 
nuclear decision a major blow for AECL Country shelves 
long-time plan to buy reactors SHAWN McCARTHY Parliamentary 
Bureau; With files from AP Wednesday, July 26, 2000 Ottawa 
-- AECL Inc. has suffered a major setback in its push for 
financial stability as Turkey yesterday shelved a 

OCEANS

24) 1.5 pct royalty on reef discovery royalties for Qld govt 
BODY: Qld: 1.5 per cent cut on reef discovery royalties for 
govt BRISBANE, July 26 AAP - The Queensland government will 
receive a 1.5 per cent cut of any royalties from research 
conducted on the Great Barrier Reef, under a new agreement 
signed today. Premier Peter Beattie and Australian 

25) Reuters Australia's Great Barrier Reef now even greater 
AUSTRALIA : July 26, 2000 SYDNEY - Australia's Great 
Barrier Reef Marine Park, which covers the biggest coral 
structure in the world, has been expanded to include 12 new 
areas covering 1,000 square km (386 square miles). 
 Australian Environment Minister Robert Hill said yesterday 

(Greenpeace)
26) GREENPEACE DENOUNCES ECUADORIAN LAW Quito, Jul 25, 2000 
(EFE via COMTEX) -- Greenpeace denounced a proposed 
Ecuadorian law on Tuesday arguing that it could destroy 
large mangrove islands in the country. In a communique to 
Ecuadorian President Gustavo Noboa, broadcast Tuesday by 
the Gamavision television station, Greenpeace said that an 

TOXICS

(Greenpeace)
27) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 26, 2000 HEADLINE: E.U. 
 launches public consultations on PVC DATELINE: Brussels 
BODY: The European Union's executive Commission Wednesday 
kick-started a public-wide debate on the environmental 
impact of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) , one of the world's 
most frequently used plastics. E.U. Environment 

28) Globe and Mail 26/07/2000, Canada (Online) Great Lakes fish 
called human health hazard Carp from Saginaw Bay chemical 
hot spot have about 65 times the toxins of a hot dog, 
scientific advisory board says ALANNA MITCHELL The Globe 
and Mail Wednesday, July 26, 2000 Alarmed by toxic 
pollution in the Great Lakes, a leading scientific advisory 

29) Financial Times ; 25-Jul-2000 COMMODITIES & AGRICULTURE: 
Canadian farmers hog-tied by health debate: Intensive 
livestock projects are falling foul of environmental 
issues, says Scott Morrison: 12:00:00 am ; 691 words Taiwan 
Sugar knew its proposal to develop one of Canada's largest 
hog farms would be controversial. In a bid to prevent long 

30) The Guardian - United Kingdom ; 26-Jul-2000 ON THE NINTH 
LIFE: THE CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN FOLLOWING EUROPE'S WORST OIL 
SPILL, IN 1998, MAY BE THE LAST HOPE OF SAVING THE IBERIAN 
LYNX. ROS COWARD REPORTS 12:00:00 am ; 954 words Looking at 
Coto Donana in this year's sunshine, it's hard to believe 
only two years ago it was the site of Europe's worst toxic 

X-OTHER-X

31) The Independent (London) July 26, 2000 SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 5 
LENGTH: 282 words HEADLINE: RUSSIA FACES WORLD BAN ON 
CAVIAR EXPORTS BYLINE: Michael Mccarthy Environment 
Correspondent BODY: THE WORLD trade in caviar could be 
banned at the end of this year if Russia, Iran and the 
other Caspian Sea states cannot agree on a common fisheries 

(Greenpeace)
32) The Independent (London) July 26, 2000 SECTION: FOREIGN 
NEWS; Pg. 14 LENGTH: 500 words HEADLINE: UN OFFERS FIRMS 
'LOGO FOR HUMAN RIGHTS' BYLINE: Katherine Butler BODY: THE 
UNITED Nations secretary general, Kofi Annan, has been 
accused of offering Nike, Royal Dutch Shell and other 
global corporations the right to use the UN emblem and logo 

(Greenpeace)
33) UPDATE 1-Annan says only open markets can ease world poverty
By Anthony Goodman UNITED NATIONS, July 26 (Reuters) - Open 
markets offer the only realistic hope for lifting billions 
of people in developing countries out of poverty while 
maintaining prosperity in the industrial world, U.N. 
 Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Wednesday. But the 

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