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Global News Headlines 08/06
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Sunday, August 6, 2000
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) 08/05 DJ Japan Agency To Offers Bill On Greenhouse Gas
Cut-Kyodo TOKYO (Dow Jones)--Japan's Environment Agency
plans to submit to the Diet in January a bill that would
help Japan reach the goal of reducing greenhouse-gas
emissions, agency sources said Sunday according to a report
by Kyodo news service. According to Kyodo, the agency
(Greenpeace)
2) NATION (Thailand) August 4, 2000, LENGTH: 497 words
HEADLINE: Thailand wants 'win-win situation' in global
warming treaty, NATION BYLINE: KAMOL SUKIN BODY: ANY
international treaty to protect the world from global
warming must not affect Thailand's agricultural sector, a
senior Science Ministry official said yesterday, ahead of
3) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) August 06, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 27
HEADLINE: News: International: Falling sea level upsets
theory of global warming BYLINE: by MARK CHIPPERFIELD in
Tuvalu and DAVID HARRISON in London BODY: THE 11,000
inhabitants of a tiny Pacific country that was predicted to
vanish under water because of the effects of global warming
4) OTC Warmer Tropical Waters Portend Climate Change Aug. 6
(Environmental News Network/KRTBN)--Since 1984, tropical
waters in the Northern Hemisphere have warmed at a rate of
about 1 degree Fahrenheit per decade, according to data
compiled by NOAA. This figure is 10 times the global rate,
a harbinger of climate change. "If temperatures continue to
ENERGY
5) The Ottawa Citizen August 5, 2000, FINAL SECTION: Business;
D3 HEADLINE: Prosperity of oil and gas industry comes with
the threat of disaster: The local impact of an oil spill in
northern B.C. has left residents considering the economy's
downside. BYLINE: Dene Moore DATELINE: CHETWYND, B.C. BODY:
CHETWYND, B.C. -- Residents of this northeastern B.C. town,
(Greenpeace)
6) APwo 08/04 Greenpeace Urges France's Total to Clean Up
Taiga,...
In their costliest and longest campaign in Russia to date,
Greenpeace environmentalists were set to break camps along
the Ob River in western Siberia on Friday, where they will
test soil and water for traces of pollution and attempt to
7) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Human chain links Corsica
and Sardinia against petrol tankers DATELINE: BONIFACIO,
France, Aug 5 BODY: Around 400 people on about 50 boats
formed a symbolic human chain linking Corsica and Sardinia
Saturday in protest against petrol tankers passing between
the two Mediterranean islands. The protest, which included
8) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) August 5, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 8
HEADLINE: Urban homes warm to balcony solar power BYLINE:
Yomiuri BODY: A new type of solar panel small enough to be
mounted on apartment balconies has led to a recent surge in
the use of solar-powered generators in urban regions. The
output of these generators is still far less than that of
9) Jiji Press Ticker Service HEADLINE: MITI to Develop
Next-Generation Solar Battery DATELINE: Tokyo, Aug. 5 BODY:
Japan's Ministry of International Trade and Industry will
develop a next-generation solar battery possibly by 2005 to
pave the way for cheaper and more efficient power
generation at households, it was learned Saturday. Solar
(Greenpeace)
10) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) August 05, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 11
LENGTH: 1190 words HEADLINE: Weekend: Country: Tilting at
windmills Is Wales ready for another 900 wind turbines?
Malcolm Smith weighs the arguments BYLINE: By MALCOLM SMITH
BODY: Year in and year out, tens of thousands of visitors
to the sedate seaside resort of Llandudno on the North
FORESTS
11) RAINFOREST PLANTS HELP BATTLE TUBERCULOSIS ST. LOUIS,
Missouri, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - Plants from the Peruvian
rainforests could help doctors in their fight against
deadly tuberculosis, researchers said this week. In a study
of about 1,250 plant extracts from Peru, about 46 percent
showed an ability to inhibit the growth of Mycobacterium
(Greenpeace)
12) The Atlanta Journal and Constitution August 5, 2000, Home
Edition SECTION: Business; Pg. 3F LENGTH: 297 words
HEADLINE: Lowe's insisting that wood products be derived
from well-managed forests BYLINE: Patti Bond, Staff SOURCE:
AJC BODY: Lowe's Cos. is on the verge of unveiling its plan
to remove endangered wood from its shelves. The No. 2 home
GENETIC ENGINEERING
13) The Canberra Times August 5, 2000, SECTION: C;4 HEADLINE:
GM's fanaticism of fear BODY: AFTER a vigorous campaign,
the groups promoting fear and loathing of genetically
modified food had a signal victory in securing a labelling
commitment at the recent state and territory health
ministers meeting. Indeed, they overturned a
(Greenpeace)
14) Agence France Presse LENGTH: 237 words HEADLINE: French
government orders destruction of 46 hectares of GM soya
DATELINE: PARIS, Aug 5 BODY: The French government said
Saturday it had ordered the destruction of 46 hectares (114
acres) of soya grown in southeastern France from stock which
contained genetically modified (GM) seeds. The decision was
15) AP Worldstream August 5, 2000; HEADLINE: Amato splits with
his health minister over genetically modified foods
DATELINE: ROME BODY: Splitting with his health minister who
is a leading cancer researcher and instead siding with
Greens politicians, Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato
has moved to suspend the sale of genetically modified corn.
(Greenpeace)
16) DAILY MAIL (London) August 5, 2000 SECTION: Pg. 31 LENGTH:
367 words HEADLINE: We're banning GM ingredients from our
foods, says world's top GM seed firm BODY: A FOOD
manufacturer has banned genetically -modified ingredients
from its products despite being one of the world's largest
providers of GM seeds. In an astonishing case of double
17) The Times (London) August 5, 2000, SECTION: Home news
HEADLINE: GM tomato may fight flu-like bug BODY:
Genetically modified tomatoes containing an edible vaccine
have shown promise in protecting against a flu-like
infection that is particularly dangerous in the young or
very old. Mice fed with the cherry tomatoes produced
(Greenpeace)
18) The Herald (Glasgow) August 4, 2000 SECTION: Pg. 13 LENGTH:
533 words HEADLINE: Protests over 25 GM crop test
sites;Minister defends programme as essential in face of
claims from pressure groups BYLINE: Deborah Summers And
James Freeman BODY: ENVIRONMENTAL groups last night
attacked as "irresponsible" moves to extend GM crop trials
(Greenpeace)
19) Los Angeles Times August 5, 2000, Home Edition SECTION:
Business; Part C; Page 2; Financial Desk LENGTH: 593 words
HEADLINE: MONSANTO GIFT MAY BOOST ALTERED FOODS;
BIOTECHNOLOGY: FIRM'S OFFER OF LICENSES FOR GENETICALLY
MODIFIED RICE COULD CHANGE PERCEPTIONS. BYLINE: From Times
Staff and Wire Reports BODY: Monsanto's pledge to allow the
MILITARY
20) New anti- nuclear body launched to mark Hiroshima Day BODY:
Japan Hiroshima Vic MELBOURNE, Aug 6 AAP - A new anti-
nuclear coalition was launched in Melbourne today to mark
the 55th anniversary of the dropping of a US atomic bomb on
the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The group's first rally
drew about 300 people to Melbourne's main post office to
21) The Canberra Times August 5, 2000, SECTION: C;3 HEADLINE:
Why we should reject star wars; Australia could become a
nuclear hostage if it supports the US missile plan, says
TONY KEVIN BODY: DURING his recent visit to Australia,
United States Defence Secretary William Cohen sparked off
an important debate on whether Australia should provide
22) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) August 6, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 6
HEADLINE: Editorial / Destroy Cold War nuclear legacy
BYLINE: Yomiuri BODY: Hiroshima on Sunday arrives at the
55th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of the city, as
will Nagasaki on Wednesday. Holding peace memorial
ceremonies annually on those days, the two cities have been
23) Sunday Express August 6, 2000 HEADLINE: FIVE-STAR SUMMER OF
SUB'S STRANDED CREW BYLINE: BY JON CRAIG BODY: THE crew of
a crippled Royal Navy nuclear submarine have run up a GBP
352,000 bill staying in 5-star hotels while it is waiting
to be repaired. HMS Tireless limped into Gilbraltar nearly
three months ago after the cooling system for its nuclear
24) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) August 05, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 08
HEADLINE: News: Nuclear sub base may be privatised BYLINE:
By Michael Smith and Tara Womersley BODY: MAINTENANCE of
the nuclear submarine base at Faslane on the Clyde could be
handed over to a private company, the Government admitted
yesterday. Geoffrey Hoon, the Defence Secretary, said the
NUCLEAR POWER
25) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Taiwan may build nuclear
waste disposal site near China: report DATELINE: TAIPEI,
Aug 6 BODY: Taiwan may set up a nuclear waste disposal site
on a remote islet near China after the state-run Taiwan
Power Co. completes an environmental impact report, it was
reported Sunday. "Taipower is expected to come up with the
26) TASS HEADLINE: Ukraine extends Chernobyl reactor operation
till Dec 15 BYLINE: By Mikhail Melnik DATELINE: KIEV,
August 5 BODY: Ukraine's Department of Nuclear Regulation
has extended the work of reactor No. 3 of the Chernobyl
nuclear power plant till the middle of December. Under the
previous decision, the reactor was to be stopped on August
27) CRYSTALLINE CERAMICS COULD HELP STORE RADIOACTIVE WASTES
WASHINGTON, DC, August 4, 2000 (ENS) - Scientists from the
United States, United Kingdom, and Japan have pinpointed a
group of materials that may contain radioactive waste for
safe long term storage. Their findings are reported in the
August 4 issue of the journal "Science." High level nuclear
OCEANS
28) 08/05 Australia loses bluefin tuna case against Japan
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) -- The Australian government has
lost its international case against Japan over experimental
fishing for southern bluefin tuna. A Washington, D.C.-based
international tribunal established under the United Nations
Convention on the Law of the Sea ruled that it did not have
29) Rescued baby whale put down BODY: By Paul Osborne BRISBANE,
Aug 5 AAP - A two-week-old humpback whale which beached
yesterday on a sandbar off south-east Queensland was put
down this morning. Vets spent the night alongside the 1.4
tonne male whale after its condition deteriorated during a
marathon bid to save it from the sandbar between North and
(Greenpeace)
30) Brazil heads to Antarctic for overfished toothfish RIO DE
JANEIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Brazil will be able to send its
trawlers to catch toothfish, also known as Chilean sea
bass, in the Antarctic next year, the Agriculture Ministry
said on Friday. The ministry said the Commission for the
Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR),
31) Belfast News Letter August 5, 2000, SECTION: FEATURES; Pg.
27 HEADLINE: ROD & GUN: BAN DRIFT NETS DUBLIN TOLD BYLINE:
D.C Kinney BODY: Pressure is growing on the Dublin
Government to halt what the highly respected Atlantic
Salmon Trust describes as the hugely damaging activities of
drift net operators based in the Republic. Dublin has been
32) Jiji Press Ticker Service August 05, 2000, HEADLINE:
Whaling Dispute Heating up Between Japan, U.S. DATELINE:
Washington, Aug. 5 BODY: Japan and the United States are
crossing swords afresh over Japan's research-purpose
whaling, with Washington signaling readiness to take
punitive action against Tokyo. The fresh whaling feud,
TOXICS
33) 08/05 Alarm Over After Gas Escapes From German Plant
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - A cloud of a chlorine
derivative gas escaped from a chemical plant in the western
German town of Leverkusen in the early hours of Sunday, but
nobody was hurt, police said. A spokesman for the fire
service in the industrial town just north of Cologne told
34) THE DAILY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) August 05, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 02
HEADLINE: Travel: Med sites beyond repair BYLINE: By Paul
Miles BODY: Four areas of the Mediterranean are so
environmentally damaged they can be considered "lost",
according to a study produced by the World Wide Fund for
Nature. The Italian Adriatic and the Spanish coast between
35) 08/05 Fish sales restricted in Singapore after chemical s...
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Singapore officials said Saturday they
have banned the sale and harvest of fish from farms near
the site of a ship collision which caused a chemical spill.
"We have suspended the fish farms in that area from
harvesting and selling fish," said Goh Shih Yong, a
36) THE KOREA HERALD August 5, 2000, HEADLINE: Yongdong
residents demand removal of chemical plant BYLINE: By Kang
Seok-jae Staff reporter BODY: Hundreds of residents of
Yongdong County, North Chungchong Province, staged a rally
there yesterday, calling for the immediate removal of a
controversial military chemical destruction facility.
(Greenpeace)
37) Associated Press. August 4, 2000, LENGTH: 375 words
HEADLINE: Tests find Saipan village groundwater has high
PCB levels DATELINE: TANAPAG, Northern Mariana Islands BODY:
Tests of groundwater in this coastal Saipan village show
concentrations of deadly PCBs that are 18 times higher than
the accepted U.S. standard for drinking water, according to
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