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Global News Headlines 08/17
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Thursday, August 17, 2000
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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ATMOSPHERE
1) The Guardian (London) August 17, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
Home Pages, Pg. 9 HEADLINE: Greenhouse build-up worst for
20m years BYLINE: Tim Radford Science editor BODY: Carbon
dioxide levels in the atmosphere are at their highest for
20m years, two British scientists reveal today. The two men
analysed the shells of tiny ocean creatures to build up a
2) The Times (London) August 17, 2000, SECTION: Home news
HEADLINE: Climate alert for swamp of London BYLINE: Nick
Nuttall Environment Correspondent BODY: BRITAIN faces the
threat of becoming a tropical island with London a mangrove
swamp unless urgent efforts are made to fight global
warming, according to British researchers. Scientists
3) The Christian Science Monitor August 17, 2000, SECTION:
FEATURES; IDEAS; WHATEVER...; Pg. 12 HEADLINE:
Arctic-climate findings defrost global-warming doubters
BYLINE: Peter N. Spotts DATELINE: BOSTON HIGHLIGHT: Field
Notes BODY: To spot the most pronounced signs of
human-triggered climate change, supercomputers simulating
ENERGY
4) REUTERS NEWS SERVICE Nigeria militants disrupt Shell oil
spill clean up NIGERIA: August 17, 2000 WARRI, Nigeria -
Royal Dutch/Shell said yesterday the clean up of an oil
spill from one of its wells in southern Nigeria, is being
held up after villagers insisted on getting compensation. A
Shell spokesman Harriman Oyofo told Reuters the company had
5) INTERVIEW-Poland hopes Russia dispute will not hurt Yamal
link By Marta Karpinska WARSAW, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Poland
hopes that its dispute with Russia over the routing of gas
pipelines on the Polish territory will not derail the
completion of the large Yamal gas transport project, a
deputy economy minister said on Thursday. Andrzej Karbownik
FORESTS
(Greenpeace)
6) Malaysia General News LENGTH: 475 words HEADLINE: BRAZIL
RENEWS BAN ON AMAZON MAHOGANY EXPLOITATION DATELINE: RIO DE
JANEIRO, Brazil, Aug 16, 2000 BODY: The Brazilian
government has extended until 2002 a four-year-long ban on
the issuing of new licenses for timber companies to exploit
mahogany in the Amazon rain forest region, the Environment
7) Africa News August 17, 2000 HEADLINE: Kenya; Last-Ditch
Effort To Save Biodiversity Reservoir BYLINE: Muthui Mwai,
The Nation (Nairobi) BODY: Nairobi - The switch in managing
the Mount Kenya Forest from the Forest Department to the
Kenya Wildlife Service would appear like a last-ditch effort
to save Kenya's most important biodiversity reservoir from
8) Africa News August 17, 2000 HEADLINE: Kenya; World Bank
Accused Of Forest Destruction BYLINE: NATION Correspondent,
The Nation (Nairobi) BODY: Nairobi - The World Bank, one of
the largest international financiers of forestry projects,
has failed to conserve forests and even contributed to
their exploitation. According to an assessment of its
(Greenpeace)
9) NEW ZEALAND HERALD, ; 14-Aug-2000, BUSINESS TALKS BEGIN ON
FOREST STANDARD 326 words Talks have begun between
environmental groups and forestry stakeholders to devise a
national forest certification standard, to ensure that our
exported timber continues to be accepted by the United
States market. Big retailers in the US, such as Home Depot,
10) BANGKOK POST August 17, 2000 HEADLINE: VILLAGE VIEWPOINT:
Pha Taem National Park BODY: Protest over the Pha Taem
National Park was inevitable for 68-year-old Kong Yotharat,
from Nong Phue Yai village, Ubon Ratchathani province. One
day in 1941, the government declared the lands, where he
and his ancestors were born, a reserved forest, barring the
GENETIC ENGINEERING
11) The Guardian (London) August 17, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
City Pages, Pg. 23 HEADLINE: PPL teams up with Bayer
BYLINE: Andrew Clark BODY: Andrew Clark PPL Therapeutics,
Britain's leading animal cloning company, has taken a big
step towards establishing itself as a commercial drugs
company by signing up Bayer, the German pharmaceuticals
(Greenpeace)
12) The Guardian (London) August 17, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
City Pages, Pg. 23 LENGTH: 177 words HEADLINE: Sheepish
admission on modified wool BODY: The woolly sweaters
frequently favoured by environmental activists could
contain material from PPL Therapeutics' genetically
-modified sheep, it emerged yesterday. PPL's chief
13) The Independent (London) August 17, 2000, SECTION: NEWS;
Pg. 3 HEADLINE: PIG CLONING BREAKTHROUGH BUT VIRUS FEARS
MAY DELAY ORGAN TRANSPLANTS BYLINE: Steve Connor BODY: TWO
INDEPENDENT groups of scientists announced new techniques
that enabled them to create the first cloned pigs. They
hope their work will lead to the use of pig organs in human
14) The Independent (London) August 17, 2000, SECTION: NEWS;
Pg. 3 HEADLINE: A PERSONAL REPAIR KIT GROWN IN A TEST-TUBE
THAT REPRESENTS THE DAWN OF A NEW AGE BYLINE: Steve Connor
Science Editor BODY: WE STAND on the edge of a medical
revolution that promises to cure the incurable with a
personalised body-repair kit made from the cells of cloned
15) The Independent (London) August 17, 2000, SECTION: TITLE
PAGE; Pg. 1 HEADLINE: THIS IS A 6-DAY-OLD EMBRYO. TODAY, IT
HOLDS THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE BYLINE: Steve Connor Science
Editor BODY: MEDICINE IN the 21st century is about to be
transformed, as the result of a radical set of proposals
that will enable scientists to develop a powerful set of
(Greenpeace)
16) The Scotsman August 17, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 8 LENGTH: 558
words HEADLINE: PLANNING RULES MAY LET COUNCIL HALT GM
TRIALS BYLINE: John Ross BODY: A SCOTTISH council is to
investigate whether farmers need planning permission to
carry out GM crop trials on their land. Highland Council
wants to clarify whether the research constitutes a change
(Greenpeace)
17) FINANCIAL POST - Canada ; 16-Aug-2000, Online, : BIOTECH
BACKLASH SHOWS LITTLE GROWTH IN NORTH AMERICA: CONSUMERS
DON'T SHARE EUROPEANS' DISTRUST 721 words CHICAGO - There
may be an uproar in Europe over genetically modified
ingredients in food, but American consumers have voiced
only mild concern and food companies say they are under
18) Vatican says human embryo cloning stains innocents By Luke
Baker ROME, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The Vatican on Thursday
condemned Britain's proposal to allow the cloning of human
embryos, calling it a gross violation that would sully the
blood of innocents. "The decision can only provoke
indignation among those who respect the value and the
MILITARY
19) TASS HEADLINE: ". Kursk" rescue operation to continue
Thursday night. BYLINE: By Andrei Marychev DATELINE:
MOSCOW, August 17 BODY: Rescuers will keep trying to reach
the crew trapped in the damaged nuclear submarine in the
Barents Sea throughout Thursday night, the Russian Navy
said. Four underwater craft and some twenty ships are
(Greenpeace)
20) The Guardian (London) August 17, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
Home Pages, Pg. 4 LENGTH: 574 words HEADLINE: Scientists
fear nuclear meltdown on seabed; Safety Reactor Damage
Could Lead To Chain Reaction BYLINE: Paul Brown Environment
correspondent BODY: Paul Brown Environment correspondent An
uncontrolled chain reaction in the engine compartment of
21) The Moscow Times August 17, 2000 SECTION: No. 2024
HEADLINE: DEFENSE DOSSIER: Cover-Up in Sub Tragedy BYLINE:
By Pavel Felgenhauer BODY: The nuclear submarine Kursk of
the Oscar-2 class - the largest attack submarine ever built
- is lying on the floor of the Barents Sea, and hopes for a
successful salvation are fading rapidly. But as the
(Greenpeace)
22) USA TODAY August 17, 2000, FIRST EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg.
13A LENGTH: 635 words HEADLINE: Radiation threat is
probably not likely for now Some fear waters rich with fish
could be poisoned BYLINE: Traci Watson BODY: The Russian
submarine resting on the bottom of the Barents Sea contains
two nuclear reactors that hold dangerous radioactive
(Greenpeace)
23) BBC Online, Wednesday, 16 August, 2000, Online, Shallow
waters raise radiation fears The Russian submarine Kursk,
trapped over 100m (350 ft) beneath the icy Barents Sea, is
the sixth nuclear submarine to sink since the 1960s.
However, environmentalists fear that the risk of radiation
leaking from the Kursk's nuclear reactor could be by far
24) The Guardian, 18/08/2000, Online, Blast On Sub 'May Have
Killed Most Of Crew' From the Press Association Thursday
August 17, 2000 11:52 pm Up to two-thirds of the 118
Russian sailors on board the stranded submarine Kursk may
have been killed by an initial explosion which caused it to
sink, an expert believes. Film taken in the Barents Sea by
NUCLEAR POWER
(Greenpeace)
25) LENGTH: 387 words HEADLINE: NSW: Nuclear operators not
"dodgy" says government BODY: Nuclear Nightlead By Tom Wald
SYDNEY, Aug 17 AAP - The federal government rejected an
allegation today that it was "dealing with the Dodgy
brothers of the nuclear club". Green activist Genevieve
Rankin made the comment after it was reported the company
(Greenpeace)
26) The Prague Post August 16, 2000 SECTION: News LENGTH: 1949
words HEADLINE: Awakening Temelin BYLINE: Brian Hannon BODY:
Backers and detractors quarrel, sometimes bitterly, over
the merits of the Czech Republic's flagship nuclear plant,
but few question its importance Temelin, South Bohemia A
chain-link fence topped by looping coils of barbed wire
27) BBC Summary of World Broadcasts August 18, 2000, HEADLINE:
Work starts on waste site at Chernobyl BODY: Text of report
by Ukrainian television on 11th August [Presenter]
Construction of the first permanent storage site has begun
in the Chernobyl zone for the long-term storage of
radioactive materials, hardware and equipment.
OCEANS
28) Deutsche Presse-Agentur August 17, 2000, HEADLINE: Mass
deaths of penguins and seals leave Brazilian experts puzzled
DATELINE: Rio de Janeiro BODY: Some 200 Arctic seals and
penguins were found dead Wednesday off the southern coast
of Brazil. The animals were discovered on a
20-kilometre-long stretch of beach between the villages of
29) 08/17 TotalFina says tests show that sunken tanker Erika ...
QUIMPER, France (AP) -- New tests show that a tanker that
split in two and caused a massive oil spill off France's
western coast was carrying heavy oil, the company that
hired the tanker said in a statement Thursday. The tests
"confirm that the (tanker's) cargo was heavy oil No. 2 ...
30) 08/17 FEATURE-Japan stands defiant as world condemns whaling
By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - What is wrong with
Japanese whaling? Nothing, according to Takao Suzuki, a
customer at one of Tokyo's most famous whale restaurants.
"This is part of Japanese culture," he said over a lunch
special of fried whale meat and soup at the Kujiraya, or
31) New Straits Times (Malaysia) August 17, 2000 SECTION:
National; Pg. 19 HEADLINE: Aquaculture production to be
raised six-fold DATELINE: Kota Kinabalu BODY: KOTA
KINABALU, Wed. - Under the Aquaculture Development Plan,
Malaysia's aquaculture production is expected to increase
six-fold to 600,000 tonnes with an estimated value of RM6.5
(Greenpeace)
32) Sol Melia "cheated" by fugitive Mexico governor By Monica
Ballesca MEXICO CITY, Aug 16 (Reuters) - Spanish hotel
chain Sol Melia <SOL.MC> was "cheated" by a fugitive
Mexican governor when it bought land on a prime turtle
nesting beach for a resort project, eco-watchdog Greenpeace
said on Wednesday. Calling on the Mexican government to
33) The Guardian (London) August 17, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
Leader Pages, Pg. 21 HEADLINE: Overkill in the oceans; The
Industry Is Fishing Away Its Future BODY: There is one
common element in all the depressing reports we have carried
this week on the state of world fishing. What they record
is the direct and predicted consequence of rampant
TOXICS
34) BUSINESSWORLD (PHILIPPINES) August 17, 2000 HEADLINE: DENR
to probe Zambales dumping of 160 drums said to contain
carcinogenic PCBs BODY: Environment Secretary Antonio H.
Cerilles has directed the Central Luzon regional office of
the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
to probe the dumping of 160 drums in Zambales allegedly
(Greenpeace)
35) CNN , USA, 2000/08.16, ONline, Hundreds of landfill deaths
put spotlight on Manila's garbage problem By CNN World
Report Staff Mountains of garbage in metro Manila, capital
of the Philippines, are the only place to live and work for
many of the urban poor, despite warnings and the
government's relocation efforts. The high levels of toxins
36) BANGKOK POST August 17, 2000 HEADLINE: INDUSTRY: Controls
on chemicals upgraded; 300 factories named as high accident
risk BODY: Tighter safety standards will be enforced on the
use of hazardous chemicals in 5,000 Samut Prakan province
factories. Samut Prakan Governor Somboon Suksamran said a
map showing factories that used dangerous chemicals, and
X-OTHER-X
(Greenpeace)
37) Australian Broadcast Corporation News, Aug 15 2000, Online,
Olympics just passes on Green report card Environment group
Greenpeace has given the Sydney Olympics a rating of six
out of 10. In its third and final report card on the Games,
the group gave organisers the equivalent of a C grade,
saying the Sydney Olympics have lost a grade since
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