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Global News Headlines 08/04
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Friday, August 4, 2000
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) U.S. WANTS KYOTO CREDIT FOR PLANTING TREES NEW YORK, New
York, August 3, 2000 (ENS) - The U.S. is proposing to give
countries as much credit for planting forests as for
reducing industrial emissions in the battle to slow global
warming. In papers filed Tuesday with the United Nations,
the U.S. argues that planting trees and other vegetation as
ENERGY
2) OTC Wood harvesting to be curbed Gaborone (Mmegi/The
Reporter, August 4, 2000) - The future of rural folk hangs
in the balance with government contemplating putting a stop
to the harvesting of firewood. The sterner, but inevitable
action in the light of the on-going environmental
degradation came to surface during the Mid-term Review of
(Greenpeace)
3) Lloyd's List August 1, 2000 SECTION: Pg. 16 LENGTH: 760
words HEADLINE: Brazil: Accident-prone oil giant Petrobras
tries to clean up its image BODY: While the president of
Brazil's state oil giant Petrobras jetted around Europe on
a roadshow to promote the company's stock, workers back
home mopped up the last of Brazil's worst spill in 25 years.
4) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) August 4, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 14
HEADLINE: Hydroelectric car avoids recharging problem
BYLINE: Yomiuri BODY: Researchers at two universities have
nearly completed the development of a hydroelectric car
using self-generated hydrogen, which would free drivers
from the process of recharging. The vehicle is designed to
5) Deutsche Presse-Agentur August 4, 2000, HEADLINE: Shell
rejects ransom demand, hostages remain captive in Nigeria
DATELINE: Lagos BODY: The 165 Shell workers taken hostage
Monday on two oil rigs in Nigeria remained in captivity
Friday after the company refused to make a ransom payment.
Royal Dutch/Shell spokesman Bisi Ojeideran said the
(Greenpeace)
6) Deutsche Presse-Agentur August 4, 2000, LENGTH: 260 words
HEADLINE: Oil row in Russia mounts as Greenpeace protests
in Siberia DATELINE: Moscow BODY: The environmental
organisation Greenpeace on Friday stepped up its campaign
against Russian and Western oil companies it says are
polluting vast areas of Siberia and other regions of Russia
(Greenpeace)
7) Interfax Russian News August 04, 2000, LENGTH: 264 words
HEADLINE: Greenpeace begins protest of oil spillage BODY:
NIZHNEVARTOVSK. Aug. 4 (Interfax) An international
Greenpeace camp was opened on Friday 9 kilometers away from
Nizhnevartovsk (Western Siberia), with forty volunteers
from Russia, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Slovakia
8) Swedish university sees solar power competitive in 10 yrs
STOCKHOLM, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A Swedish university research
team believes solar power from so-called CIGS cells could
compete in price with electricity produced in conventional
power stations in 10 years time. The Uppsala University
team using a solar cell made from copper indium gallium
FORESTS
9) The Times (London) August 4, 2000, SECTION: Overseas news
HEADLINE: Amazon tribe threatens hostages BYLINE: Gabriella
Gamini BODY: AN AMAZON rainforest tribe, which won fame
when members joined Sting, the singer, on a world tour, has
threatened to kill 16 anglers held hostage in a remote
village. Armed with spears and clubs, 50 Kayapo tribesmen
(Greenpeace)
10) Current Digest of the Post-Soviet Press August 2, 2000
SECTION: THE NEWS OF THE WEEK; The Russian Federation; Vol.
52, No. 27; Pg. 15 LENGTH: 478 words HEADLINE:
Environment/Resources SOURCE: SOON THERE WON'T BE A SINGLE
OAK TREE IN RUSSIA. By Boris Klin. Kommersant, July 1,
2000, p. 7. Condensed text: BODY: In Moscow yesterday, the
GENETIC ENGINEERING
(Greenpeace)
11) INTERVIEW-Scientist says GM food danger big unknown By
Robert Elliott BUENOS AIRES, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Transgenic
foods may threaten humans and the environment with
potential allergies, toxins and illnesses and should be
banned until further testing is done, a scientific adviser
for Greenpeace said. "There's a paucity of scientific data.
12) The Ottawa Citizen August 4, 2000, FINAL SECTION: News; A3
HEADLINE: Ruling guards researchers' rights: Critics fear
it will result in monopolies on living things, lock up
ownership of discoveries BYLINE: Tom Spears BODY: You can
now patent a mouse in Canada, or a fish, elephant, tree or
any other non-human life form that you create by genetic
(Greenpeace)
13) 08/03 Greenpeace sues U.S. seed company over GMOs PARIS
(Reuters) - Greenpeace said Thursday it was suing the U.S.
company at the heart of a French dispute over genetically
modified organisms (GMOs), accusing the firm of deceiving
customers and jeopardizing the French corn crop. Dredging
up a controversial issue that the French government tried
14) The Ethnic NewsWatch Hinduism Today August 31, 2000
SECTION: Pg. 66 HEADLINE: GM Foods: Gift or Curse? BODY:
Microbiologist Vatsala Sperling argues that genetic
modification of foods is fraught with so much uncertainty
and potential for disaster that research should be
abandoned. Dr. Manjul Sharma of India's Biotechnology
15) UPDATE 1-Italy blocks sale of four GM maize varieties By
David Brough ROME, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Italy blocked the sale
of four varieties of genetically modified (GM) maize on
Friday as a precaution amid concerns over their possible
impact on health and the environment. "Prime Minister
Giuliano Amato blocked the four GM maize varieties as a
(Greenpeace)
16) The New York Times August 4, 2000, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section C; Page 4; Column 4; Business/Financial
Desk LENGTH: 563 words HEADLINE: Novartis Ended Use of
Gene-Altered Foods BYLINE: By ANDREW POLLACK BODY: Novartis
A.G., one of the world's leading agricultural biotechnology
companies, acknowledged yesterday that it had eliminated
(Greenpeace)
17) Birmingham Post August 4, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 4
LENGTH: 544 words HEADLINE: THREAT TO GM CROP TRIALS
BYLINE: Helen Bruce BODY: Environmental protest groups last
night said their supporters may take the law into their own
hands and rampage over new GM crop trials. Greenpeace and
Friends of the Earth attacked the Government's announcement
(Greenpeace)
18) The Independent (London) August 4, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg.
3 LENGTH: 677 words HEADLINE: MEANWHILE, A BATTLE RAGES TO
STOP OUR FIELDS TURNING INTO 'GREEN CONCRETE' BYLINE:
Michael Mccarthy Environment Correspondent BODY: THERE HAS
been a chorus of criticism throughout the spring and
summer, there have been meetings of anxious locals in
19) 08/04 Monsanto Rice ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Monsanto announced it
will give away free licenses to use its patented technology
for so-called "golden rice" and other genetically
engineered rice varieties that advocates say could save
millions of Third World children. The St. Louis
biotechnology company made the announcement Thursday at a
20) The Ethnic NewsWatch Hinduism Today August 31, 2000
SECTION: Pg. 64 HEADLINE: You Call This Food? Genetically
modified crops are the spearhead of a biological revolution
IN THE FALL OF 1997 A CALIFORNIA high school biology class
started their week just like any other week, or so it
seemed. "This week we are going to be genetic engineers,"
(Greenpeace)
21) The Washington Times August 04, 2000, Final Edition
SECTION: PART A; COMMENTARY; OP-ED; Pg. A23 LENGTH: 736
words HEADLINE: No panic necessary; 'Never mind' fears of
biotechnology BYLINE: Steven Milloy BODY: "Saturday Night
Live" fans may recall the self-righteous commentary of one
Emily Litella, who invariably concluded with a sheepish,
MILITARY
22) Japan Economic Newswire HEADLINE: Record 1,242 A-bomb
victims hospitalized in FY 1999 DATELINE: NAGASAKI, Aug. 4
Kyodo BODY: A record 1,242 atomic bomb victims were
hospitalized at the Japanese Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic Bomb
Hospital in fiscal 1999, an increase of 12 from fiscal
1998, hospital officials said Friday. The hospital's annual
23) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Most Russians oppose use of
nuclear weapons: poll DATELINE: MOSCOW, Aug 4 BODY: Almost
70 percent of Russians oppose the use of nuclear weapons
should the country come under threat, a poll showed Friday.
Sixty-nine percent of those quizzed by the ROMIR
organisation said they opposed nuclear escalation, while
24) Interfax Russian News August 04, 2000, HEADLINE: RUSSIA MAY
EARN FUNDS FOR PLUTONIUM DISPOSAL BY SELLING MOX FUEL TO
CANADA Selling military grade plutonium in the form MOX
fuel to Canada can help Russia earn money for its national
military grade plutonium disposal program designed for 20
years and estimated at$ 2 billion, Atomic Energy Ministry
NUCLEAR POWER
25) BBC Online You are in: Sci/Tech Dr Robin Grimes We would
like a material that could last 10,000 years Thursday, 3
August, 2000, Tests promise more robust nuclear containers
High-level waste is stored initially in cooling tanks
Highly radioactive nuclear waste could be stored safely and
for longer using a new type of ceramic container, say an
26) The Scotsman August 4, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 9 HEADLINE:
NUCLEAR HOTSPOT SEARCH ON GOLF COURSE BYLINE: John Ross
BODY: THE Dounreay nuclear plant is to extend its search
for radioactive particles, which have been found on a
public beach, to include a nearby golf course. A one-off
sweep of a 50-metre wide strip of Reay Golf Club will be
OCEANS
27) Rescue operation under way after whale strands off SE Qld
BRISBANE, Aug 4 AAP - An operation was under way today to
refloat a baby humpback whale stranded on a sandbar off
south-east Queensland. Seaworld spokeswoman Ilka McCouat
(Ilka McCouat) said rescuers were also considering sending
a helicopter out to try to find the four-month-old baby's
28) Deutsche Presse-Agentur August 4, 2000, HEADLINE: Another
Great Whale spotted in Croatian Adriatic DATELINE: Zagreb
BODY: The Croatian Information Centre reported that a
35-metre-long "Great Whale" was spotted near the Adriatic
Croatian town of Zivogosce, the state news agency HINA
reported Friday. This is the second Great Whale spotted
29) U.S. threatens retaliation over Japan whale hunt By Adam
Entous WASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The United States said
on Thursday it was prepared to retaliate against Japan with
"very strong" measures if Tokyo pressed ahead with a hotly
contested whale hunt in the north Pacific. Over objections
from the United States, Britain and leading environmental
30) 08/04 More mystery seal deaths off Kazakh Caspian coast
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) - Seals have started dying
again en masse off Kazakhstan's Caspian Sea shores, two
months after 10,000 of the mammals died of mysterious
causes in the oil-rich region, a official in the ex-Soviet
republic said Friday. Turlan Mukashev, head of the
31) Globe and Mail 04/08/2000, Canada (Online) Russian poachers
rip roe from salmon Organized gangs flown in by helicopter
to pristine Kamchatka peninsula for illegal harvesting of
fish, brown bears GEOFFREY YORK Kurilskoye Lake, Russia
Friday, August 4, 2000 The windswept waters of Kurilskoye
Lake are the site of an astonishing annual phenomenon:
32) Associated Press. August 4, 2000, HEADLINE: Type of fishing
called longlining to end in parts of Atlantic, Gulf
DATELINE: MIAMI BODY: The federal government will further
restrict fishing off much of the Florida coast beginning
this fall to try to protect migratory species like tuna,
swordfish and shark in the overfished region. The National
TOXICS
33) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) August 4, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 2
HEADLINE: Hormone disrupters in household air BYLINE:
Yomiuri BODY: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals--
environmental hormones--have been detected in household air
in Tokyo, according to results of a survey released by the
Tokyo metropolitan government. This is the first time data
34) The Northern Echo August 4, 2000 SECTION: Pg. 6 HEADLINE:
INCINERATOR EXPANSION PLAN 'THE LAST STRAW' FOR RESIDENTS
BYLINE: Guy Boswell BODY: RESIDENTS who claim their town is
becoming a dustbin, say plans to expand an incinerator
should be referred to a planning inspector. People living
in Billingham say they are fed up with living in the shadow
X-OTHER-X
(Greenpeace)
35) National Post August 4, 2000 EDITION National Comment PAGE
A18 Around the world, NGO power grows Justin Marozzi Time
was when the words De Beers were synonymous with the
company's slogan, "A diamond is forever." In the run-up to
Christmas and Valentine's Day, there would be those cheesy
adverts with suave young things proposing to belles with
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