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Global News Headlines 08/01
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Tuesday, August 1, 2000
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) Japan Economic Newswire HEADLINE: Japan to apply to meet
half of CO2 cut goal through absorption DATELINE: TOKYO,
Aug. 1 Kyodo BODY: Japan plans to notify the U.N.
conference on climate change later Tuesday that it wants
to achieve a 3.2% to 3.7% cut in carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions -- more than half of its 6% CO2 reduction target
2) Mainichi Daily News August 1, 2000, SECTION: Page 2;
OPINION/ANALYSIS HEADLINE: Forming a budget in the heat
BODY: Tokyo has been hit by a spell of hot weather amid
signs that this summer is going to have a record number of
"tropical days" in which the temperature exceeds 30 C. The
previous record was set in 1994 when there were 66 tropical
(Greenpeace)
3) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) August 01, 2000, Tuesday
SECTION: Pg. 22 LENGTH: 856 words HEADLINE: Features:
Comment: Fill her up at the pump today Charles Clover,
Environment Editor, explains why he personally will ignore
the petrol boycott BYLINE: By CHARLES CLOVER BODY: THE
silly season officially starts today, August 1. So does the
4) Newsweek August 7, 2000, U.S. Edition SECTION: SOCIETY;
Science; Pg. 64 LENGTH: 390 words HEADLINE: If You Can't
Take the Heat...
BYLINE: By Sharon Begley; With Anne Belli Gesalman in
Texas and Susan Rainey HIGHLIGHT: Record temperatures and
droughts may be here to stay BODY: Texans, stoics that they
ENERGY
(Greenpeace)
5) UPDATE 2-Brazil slaps Petrobras with record fine for oil
spill By Phil Stewart BRASILIA, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Brazil's
government slapped state oil giant Petrobras <PETR4.SA>
with a record fine of nearly $100 million on Tuesday for
causing the country's worst oil spill in 25 years in a
disastrous July pipeline rupture. Environmental agency
6) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Brittany coast still
struggling after oil pollution BYLINE: Gersende Rambourg
DATELINE: WILD COAST, France, Aug 1 BODY: On the Wild
Coast, in south-eastern Brittany, the people have barely
recovered from a disastrous oil slick from the tanker Erika
that broke in two during a storm seven months ago. At
7) Africa News August 1, 2000 SECTION: NEWS, DOCUMENTS &
COMMENTARY LENGTH: 548 words HEADLINE: Nigeria; Experts
Jittery Over Ota, Agbara Gas Project BYLINE: Emeka Ezekiel,
Vanguard Daily (Lagos) BODY: Lagos - Indications which
emerged last weekend show that environmental experts and
analysts are becoming jittery over the likely devastating
FORESTS
8) South China Morning Post August 1, 2000 SECTION: News; Pg.
15 LENGTH: 332 words HEADLINE: Bird species dying as bush
shrinks BYLINE: AUSTRALIA Roger Maynard in Sydney BODY:
Massive land clearing is threatening Australia's
biodiversity, with one in five native bird species headed
for extinction, a study revealed yesterday. And the natural
9) The New York Times August 1, 2000, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: F; Page 3; Column 1; Science Desk LENGTH: 1171
words HEADLINE: Pact Is Reached to Save a Rich Tropical
Forest BYLINE: By ANDREW C. REVKIN BODY: Ending a conflict
over the fate of a forest rich in both wood and wildlife,
loggers, biologists and the government of Gabon have agreed
10) APwo 08/01 1613 Destruction of Tanjung Puting continues,
JAKARTA POST JAKARTA (JP): The destruction of Tanjung
Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan shows no sign of
stopping, leaving its few remaining orangutans--Asia's only
great ape--on a desperate plight, environmentalists have
warned. The recommendation of local and international
11) The Associated Press. August 1, 2000 HEADLINE: Half-million
acres burning in 10 Western states BYLINE: By BILL
MARTINEZ, Associated Press Writer DATELINE: RIDGECREST,
Calif. BODY: Wildfires raged in 10 Western states Monday,
crackling through a half-million acres of timber, bush and
brush. One of the biggest fires burned untamed after
GENETIC ENGINEERING
12) The Canberra Times August 1, 2000, Tuesday Edition SECTION:
A;9 LENGTH: 797 words HEADLINE: Show and tell law a hollow
win if battle is already lost; Even if you support
genetically modified food labelling, market demand should
drive the decision to label, not an Act of Parliament, as
STEPHEN DAWSON argues. BODY: THE DECISION has been made.
13) The Canberra Times August 1, 2000, Tuesday Edition SECTION:
A;1 LENGTH: 337 words HEADLINE: Breast of chicken with GM
sting in the tail BYLINE: JAMES MEEK THE GUARDIAN BODY: in
London An American biotech company plans to create a strain
of chicken genetically engineered to have an extra large
breast to yield more meat, with a DNA copyright tag
14) BBC Online You are in: UK: Scotland Sunday, 30 July, 2000,
UK GM foods 'banned' from school menus The survey suggests
most councils banned GM foods A majority of Scottish local
authorities have banned the use of genetically modified
ingredients in their school meals, according to a survey.
Friends of the Earth Scotland said its study has revealed
15) 07/31 DJ More Clues US Using Lax Standards For Gene
Patents-Nikkei TOKYO (Nikkei)--Amid growing criticism that
U.S. gene-patenting standards are more relaxed than Japan's
or Europe's, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has
awarded four gene patents to Sagami Chemical Institute
despite the biotechnology firm's failure to clarify the
16) The Washington Post August 1, 2000, Final Edition SECTION:
A SECTION; Pg. A02 HEADLINE: FINDINGS BODY: Virus Shows
Promise In Cancer Treatment A virus that has been
genetically engineered to home in on and destroy cancer
cells has shown strong and lasting effects against tumors
in patients when combined with standard chemotherapy,
MILITARY
17) BBC Online You are in: World: Europe 29 July, 2000 UK
Nuclear nightmare revealed [Caption: Babies born with
deformities are often abandoned] By Sue Lloyd-Roberts in
Kazakhstan The Russians chose one of the most desolate
parts of their empire to build their nuclear testing base.
Scorching in summer and 40 degrees below freezing in
18) AP Worldstream August 1, 2000 HEADLINE: Lawyers of Russian
environmentalist condemn attempt to overturn acquittal
BYLINE: ANNA DOLGOV DATELINE: MOSCOW BODY: Prosecutors are
using cynical, Soviet-style tactics in their dogged efforts
to reopen a treason case against environmental researcher
Alexander Nikitin, defense lawyers said Tuesday. Nikitin
19) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Police arrest 67 protestors
at British nuclear base DATELINE: GLASGOW, Aug 1 BODY:
Sixty-seven anti- nuclear protestors were arrested Tuesday
during an attempt to blockade a nuclear submarine base near
Glasgow, Scottish police said. They were detained when
around 130 protestors blockaded entrances to the complex at
20) Japan Economic Newswire HEADLINE: CORRECTED: U.S.
conducting secret subcritical nuclear tests...
DATELINE: WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 Kyodo BODY: The United States
is secretly conducting subcritical nuclear tests above
ground in violation of the spirit of the Comprehensive Test
Ban Treaty (CTBT) on nuclear arms, an anti- nuclear group
21) The Times (London) August 1, 2000 SECTION: Overseas news
HEADLINE: Plutonium deal needs cash help BYLINE: Michael
Evans BODY: The United States is pressing Europe to pay
half the cost of eliminating 34 tonnes of Russian atomic
bomb-grade plutonium as part of a programme to reduce
surplus stocks of the highly radioactive nuclear fuel
22) 07/31 Oak Ridge Workers By DUNCAN MANSFIELD Associated
Press Writer OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (AP) -- A four-year study by
government-paid doctors that was released Monday suggests
conditions at a former uranium enrichment plant in Oak
Ridge caused illnesses among workers. The health problems
are not cancers caused by radiation. Rather, doctors linked
NUCLEAR POWER
23) Fed: Govt planning to privatise waste repository BODY:
CANBERRA, Aug 1 AAP - The federal government today denied
it was trying to privatise the proposed national nuclear
waste repository in South Australia's north. Industry
department documents released by conservationists today
called for submissions on project management for the site
24) Fed: Labor vows to halt Lucas Heights reactor if elected
BODY: CANBERRA, Aug 1 AAP - Labor's plans to halt the
building of a nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights in Sydney
were today lauded by the Australian Democrats but left the
federal government puzzled. Labor last night resolved at
its national conference the reactor must be subject to an
25) Calgary Herald August 1, 2000, FINAL SECTION: City; B1 /
FRONT HEADLINE: Dangerous cargo flies the skies: Jet with
radioactive material makes emergency landing BYLINE: Howard
Salkow, Calgary Herald BODY: A Canadian Airlines Airbus
forced to make an emergency landing in Calgary was carrying
radioactive cargo, a load frequently transported by
26) The Gazette (Montreal) August 1, 2000, FINAL SECTION:
Editorial / Op-ed; B2 LENGTH: 423 words HEADLINE: High
radioactivity, low IQ BODY: Ottawa pulled a pusillanimous
about-face last week, saying that instead of transporting
plutonium from Russia to Canada by ship it would use an
airplane. The flip-flop reflects far more concern for
(Greenpeace)
27) Agence France Presse LENGTH: 667 words HEADLINE: Nuclear
plant casts shadow over Czech EU plans BYLINE: Michael
Thurston DATELINE: TEMELIN, Czech Republic, Aug 1 BODY:
Towering over the rolling green hills of southern Bohemia,
the four massive cooling stacks of the Temelin nuclear
power plant dominate the view from miles around. They are
28) BBC Online You are in: UK Tuesday, 1 August, 2000, 19:41
GMT 20:41 UK Nuclear waste train derails British Nuclear
Fuels is promising an investigation after a freight train
carrying nuclear waste derailed near the Sellafield site on
Tuesday. The train was carrying four containers of low
level waste when it came off the track. No-one was injured.
OCEANS
(Greenpeace)
29) U.S., CANADA ASKED TO APPROVE OCEAN WILDERNESS WASHINGTON,
DC, August 1, 2000 (ENS) - A contingent of celebrities has
joined forces with environmentalists and scientists to urge
President Bill Clinton and Canada Prime Minister Jean
Chretien to declare the world's first International Ocean
Wilderness. The protected area would span the waters
(Greenpeace)
30) The Observer July 30, 2000 SECTION: Observer News Pages,
Pg. 3 HEADLINE: Fury as Japan unleashes its harpoons: As
the whaling ships set sail, the world condemns their deadly
'scientific' mission BYLINE: Robin McKie Science Editor
BODY: Japanese whalers land a minke. The fleet that left
port yesterday will also kill brydes and the endangered
31) 08/01 Japan Warns Against U.S. Whale Sanctions Threat By
Teruaki Ueno TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan, the world's largest
consumer of whale meat, defended itself Tuesday for
pressing ahead with the hunting of whales and warned the
United States against a move to take punitive action.
Denouncing a threat by Washington to impose sanctions as
32) BBC Online You are in: World: Asia-Pacific Tuesday, 1
August, 2000, UK Uproar over Japan whaling trip Japan says
it hunts Minke whales for scientific research Japan has
sent out a fleet of ships on an expanded whaling mission,
defying a tide of protests from American and UK leaders and
the threat of sanctions. Four whaling vessels set sail for
33) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Bad weather fails to save
whales from Norwegian hunters DATELINE: OSLO, Aug 1 BODY:
Norwegian authorities have given whale hunters a one month
extension to their hunting season in the North Sea, citing
unfilled quotas caused by bad weather, officials said
Tuesday. "Hunting season will close August 31 in the North
TOXICS
(Greenpeace)
34) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Greenpeace warns Bangladesh
over poor safety in ship scrapping industry DATELINE:
DHAKA, Aug 1 BODY: After a string of accidents that have
left 14 people dead, environmental groups warned Dhaka it
could face sanctions unless it takes immediate steps to
stop accidents in the ship breaking industry. "The failure
35) BBC Online You are in: World: Americas Tuesday, 1 August,
2000, Brazil hit by new toxic spill Fuel spillages are
causing serious environmental concern An estimated 1,000
litres of toxic fuel additive have leaked from a pipeline
near Rio de Janeiro, according to the Brazilian state-run
oil company, Petrobras. Officials says they have contained
36) Reuters Illegal Indonesian mining a concern, says Aurora
AUSTRALIA : August 1, 2000 SYDNEY - Illegal gold mining by
thousands of diggers at Aurora Gold Ltd leases in North
Sulawesi in Indonesia was impeding a decision on a full
scale mine and threatening the environment, Aurora said
yesterday. About 1,500 illegal miners were using mercury to
37) 08/01 Oil spill from power plant pollutes the Tajo River ...
MADRID, Spain (AP) -- A highly toxic fuel oil spill from a
power plant was threatening the nearby Tajo River on
Tuesday, authorities said. Some 250,000 liters (66,044
gallons) of fuel oil leaked from a power plant in Villaseca
de Sagra, about 100 kilometers (63 miles) south of Madrid,
38) The Associated Press August 1, 2000 HEADLINE: ABC report on
organic foods disputed; group says nonexistent tests cited
BYLINE: By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer DATELINE:
NEW YORK BODY: An environmental watchdog group called for
the firing of ABC News correspondent John Stossel, who in a
report called organic food no safer than regular food and
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