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Global News Headlines 09/03
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Sunday, September 3, 2000
Greenbase Unit
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ATMOSPHERE
1) 09/02 Pollution Said Causing 3% of Deaths By EMMA ROSS AP
Medical Writer FLORENCE, Italy (AP) -- Traffic pollution is
responsible for about 3 percent of deaths across Austria,
France and Switzerland -- half of all outdoor pollution
deaths there, a scientific researcher said Saturday. Dr.
Nico Kunzli of the Institute for Social and Preventive
2) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Global warming talks: can
they be saved? BYLINE: Richard Ingham DATELINE: PARIS, Sept
2 BODY: Efforts to inject life into the Kyoto Protocol on
global warming enter a crucial phase next week as
negotiators grapple with the toughest technical issues,
their leeway tightly constrained by US election politics.
(Greenpeace)
3) The Independent (London) September 3, 2000, SECTION: NEWS;
Pg. 6 LENGTH: 1230 words HEADLINE: DOES BP MEAN 'BURNING
THE PLANET'?; INVESTIGATION REVEALS REBRANDED 'GREEN' OIL
GIANT'S SUPPORT FOR CONGRESSMEN WITH WORST ENVIRONMENTAL
VOTING RECORDS BYLINE: Geoffrey Lean And Amy Anderson BODY:
BP - the oil giant that is expensively rebranding itself as
ENERGY
4) Windmill park generating power, interest in Hokkaido TOKYO,
Sept. 2 (Kyodo) -- A windmill park in Tomamae, Hokkaido, is
generating plenty of interest along with power,
transforming a sleepy fishing town into a major tourist
attraction. Featuring 20 giant windmills spread out over
what used to be a 300-hectare ranch on the Japan Sea coast,
5) The Guardian (London) September 2, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
Home Pages, Pg. 7 HEADLINE: Home-made answer to generating
electricity harks back to the past BYLINE: James Meek
Science correspondent BODY: Householders could one day be
producing as much electricity as all the country's nuclear
power stations combined, thanks to the revolutionary
FORESTS
6) APwo 09/01 Forest destruction blamed for flooding, JAKARTA
POST LUWU, South Sulawesi: Environmentalist said here on
Thursday that five forest concessionaires are responsible
for the destruction of forest in South Sulawesi which has
caused prolonged flooding in seven villages. Ikrar Idrus,
chairman of the provincial chapter of the Indonesian
7) The Guardian (London) September 2, 2000 SECTION: Guardian
Foreign Pages, Pg. 17 HEADLINE: Peasants to fight
'political' eviction: Mexican officials want to expel
settlers from protected forest. But they are wary of taking
on the Zapatistas BYLINE: Jo Tuckman BODY: In Mexico's most
important area of tropical rainforest the jaguar prowls, a
GENETIC ENGINEERING
8) The Independent (London) September 2, 2000, SECTION: TITLE
PAGE; Pg. 1 HEADLINE: ORGANIC FOOD 'IS A WASTE OF MONEY';
'NATURAL' PRODUCE IS NO MORE SAFE OR NUTRITIOUS THAN
CONVENTIONAL FARE, GOVERNMENT'S FOOD STANDARDS AGENCY
REPORTS BYLINE: Cherry Norton Social Affairs Editor BODY:
ORGANIC FOOD is neither safer nor more nutritious than
9) The Ottawa Citizen September 3, 2000, FINAL SECTION: News;
A1 / Front HEADLINE: 'Green gene' leads to furry art -- or
does it?: Artists debate validity of using genetic mutants
as artistic expression BYLINE: Kate Jaimet BODY: Sure, it's
a fluorescent green rabbit. But is it art? That's the
question Chicago artist Eduardo Kac has confronted ever
MILITARY
10) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: India not to sign CTBT
during Vajpayee's US trip DATELINE: NEW DELHI, Sept 2 BODY:
India will not sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
(CTBT) during Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee's visit
to the US next week, India's national security advisor was
quoted Saturday as saying. The Outlook Magazine quoting
11) The Gazette (Montreal) September 2, 2000, FINAL SECTION:
The Review; B1 / HEADLINE: Mongolia's no-nuke plan has big
boys in a tizzy BYLINE: STEVE GOLDSTEIN DATELINE: NEW YORK
BODY: How can remote, underdeveloped, peaceful Mongolia
(population, 2.6 million) pose a threat to the United
States, Russia, China, Great Britain and France (combined
12) The Toronto Star September 3, 2000, Edition 1 SECTION: NEWS
HEADLINE: TESTS LINK GULF WAR ILLNESS TO URANIUM BODY:
LONDON (Special) - New evidence that Gulf War syndrome
exists and was caused by radiation poisoning will be
revealed today by a former U.S. army colonel who was at the
centre of his government's attempts to diagnose the illness.
13) The New York Times September 3, 2000, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 4; Page 12; Column 2; Week in Review Desk
HEADLINE: Ideas & Trends; The Hidden Cost of Cloak and
Dagger Versus Cooperation BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER DREW BODY:
BEFORE the nuclear -powered attack submarine U.S.S. Memphis
embarked on a recent spy mission -- in which, Navy
14) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: URGENT--- China says
Clinton's missile decision 'rational' DATELINE: BEIJING,
Sept 2 BODY: China said US President Bill Clinton's
decision to delay deployment of a controversial nuclear
missile defense shield was "rational", the official Xinhua
news agency reported Saturday. cs/lb China said US
15) Chicago Tribune September 2, 2000 CHICAGOLAND FINAL EDITION
SECTION: News; Pg. 12; ZONE: N HEADLINE: U.S. HELPING
RUSSIANS STORE SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL BYLINE: Associated Press.
DATELINE: VLADIVOSTOK, Russia BODY: Pushing ahead with a
major campaign to help the cash-strapped Russian government
clean up its aging nuclear arsenal, Energy Secretary Bill
16) Chicago Tribune September 2, 2000 CHICAGOLAND FINAL EDITION
SECTION: News; Pg. 14; ZONE: N HEADLINE: WORLDWIDE, ONLY
PRAISE FOR CLINTON'S MISSILE DECISION BYLINE: From Tribune
News Services. DATELINE: MOSCOW BODY: As European leaders
Friday applauded President Clinton's decision to defer
building a missile defense shield over the United States,
17) The New York Times September 2, 2000, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section A; Page 1; Column 6; Foreign Desk
HEADLINE: CLINTON'S MISSILE DECISION: THE OVERVIEW;
PRESIDENT DECIDES TO PUT OFF WORK ON MISSILE SHIELD BYLINE:
By ERIC SCHMITT DATELINE: WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 BODY:
President Clinton said today that he did not believe that
NUCLEAR POWER
18) AP Worldstream September 3, 2000; HEADLINE: Prague reacts
strongly to Austrian anti-Temelin demonstrations DATELINE:
PRAGUE, Czech Republic BODY: Czech officials lashed out
Sunday against anti- nuclear power demonstrations that
blocked parts of the country's border with Austria this
weekend. Activists blockaded three border crossings into
19) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Austrians begin blockade to
protest Czech nuclear plant DATELINE: WULLOWITZ, Austria,
Sept 2 BODY: Over 500 militant anti- nuclear protesters
began a six-hour blockade of the border here Saturday
between Austria and the Czech Republic to protest the
firing up of the Czech nuclear plant Temelin. Police
20) BBC Monitoring Europe - Political September 2, 2000,
SOURCE: CTK news agency, Prague, in English 1 Sep 00 BODY:
German MPs say nuclear plant not obstacle to Czechs' EU
entry bid Hannover, Germany, 1st September: A group of
German Bundestag deputies unequivocally supported the Czech
Republic's effort at being admitted to the European Union
21) CTK National News Wire September 2, 2000 HEADLINE: CZECH EU
ENTRY TO DEPEND ON TEMELIN, NOT DECREES - AUSTRIAN POLL
BYLINE: TAM DATELINE: VIENNA, Sept 2 ; (TAM) KEYWORD:
'Austria Czech EU decrees Temelin poll' BODY: The demand by
the Austrian government nationalist Freedom Party (FPOe)
that the abolition of Benes decrees be a condition for the
22) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Coolant water leaks at
Japanese nuclear power plant DATELINE: TOKYO, Sept 2 BODY:
Coolant water leaked at a nuclear power plant in northern
Japan on Saturday, but no radiation leakage was monitored
outside the plant, a spokesman said. Plant workers of
Tohoku Electric Power Co. found one liter (0.26 gallons) of
23) Sunday Mail September 3, 2000, SECTION: NEWS; Pg. 19
HEADLINE: N-WASTE IS DUMPED IN CLYDE; PLUTONIUM THREAT
SPARKS FURY BYLINE: Billy Paterson BODY: NUCLEAR bosses
have been accused of secretly dumping radioactive waste in
the sea near a popular Scots resort. Horrified residents
hit out after discovering that potentially lethal Plutonium
OCEANS
24) Agence France Presse HEADLINE: Millions of dead fish wash
up on Oman coast DATELINE: MUSCAT, Sept 2 BODY: Huge
numbers of dead fish have been mysteriously washed up on
the coast of Oman for the second time in a week, the
Environment Ministry said Saturday. "Millions of dead fish
have been found along the coast in Barka governorate," 50
25) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) September 03, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 14
HEADLINE: News: Having a whale of a time proves to be big
business BYLINE: by ANDREW MORGAN BODY: A GLOBAL boom in
whale watching means that the industry is now worth more
than pounds 650 million a year, according to a report by
the International Fund for Animal Welfare. " Whale watching
26) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) September 03, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 14
HEADLINE: News: Pearl poachers kill off river mussels
NATURE WATCH A mollusc which plays a vital role in keeping
rivers clean is under threat, writes John Vincent BYLINE:
By JOHN VINCENT BODY: PEARL poachers are wiping out the
mollusc that helped to persuade the Romans to invade
27) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON) September 03, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 16
HEADLINE: News: The dumping of our fishermen Notebook
BYLINE: By CHRISTOPHER BOOKER BODY: IT WAS interesting
that, while the media were last week transfixed by the
protests of French fishermen at the soaring price of their
diesel fuel - compounded by the collapse of the euro - no
TOXICS
28) The New York Times September 3, 2000, Late Edition - Final
SECTION: Section 1; Page 3; Column 1; Foreign Desk
HEADLINE: Discarded Hindu God Does Not Bless India's Water
BYLINE: By BARRY BEARAK DATELINE: BOMBAY, Sept. 1 BODY: The
Hindu god Ganesh bestower of happiness and eliminator of
sorrow -- is a hard man to miss in a crowd. He has four
29) BBC Monitoring Asia Pacific - Political September 2, 2000,
SOURCE: Radio Japan - NHK World Network, Tokyo, in English
BODY: Japan: Environment Agency detects toxic chemicals in
fish The Environment Agency says toxic chemicals have
polluted fish, even offshore of Japan. The agency conducted
a two-year survey on fish and other living things near the
30) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) September 2, 2000, SECTION: Pg. 9
HEADLINE: Wood toys good, plastic not so fantastic BYLINE:
Yoshiko Kosaka Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer ; Yomiuri BODY:
Wooden toys have always maintained a certain level of
appeal, their smooth textures and designs pleasing to the
hand and eye. But the discovery that many plastic toys emit
31) The Independent (London) September 3, 2000, SECTION: NEWS;
Pg. 12 HEADLINE: DEFORMED BABY BIRDS BRING FEARS OF
PESTICIDE POLLUTION BYLINE: Cole Moreton BODY: A PAIR of
baby collared doves, each smaller than the length of a
cotton bud, have become the latest in a sudden outbreak of
deformed birds discovered by a wildlife sanctuary in
32) The Toronto Star September 2, 2000, Edition 1 SECTION: NAR
HEADLINE: FOOD CHAINS START GETTING ORGANIC VIBES BODY:
There is a sick closed circle within which conventional
farming operates. It has enabled farmers to deliver cheap
and abundant food. But it has also thrown families off
small farms, contributed mightily to the chemical soup in
33) 09/01 CDC Measures Exposure to Chemicals WASHINGTON (AP) --
Government scientists have discovered that people's bodies
absorb questionable chemicals used in such everyday
products as fingernail polish -- some, particularly in
young women, at levels that raise questions about possible
health effects. At issue are chemicals called phthalates.
34) ZAMBIA STRUGGLES TO CONTROL TOXIC PCBs By Singy Hanyona
LUSAKA, Zambia, September 1, 2000 (ENS) - The Zambia
Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO), the sole supplier
of Zambia's hydroelectric power, has warned the public
against unscrupulous people stealing oil which contains
toxic chemicals from the company's transformers. This oil
X-OTHER-X
35) Japan Economic Newswire HEADLINE: Women seek inclusion of
female views in environment issues BYLINE: Maya Kaneko
DATELINE: KITAKYUSHU, Japan, Sept. 3 Kyodo BODY: women
mostly from the Asia-Pacific region called Sunday for the
inclusion of women's perspectives in environmental policies
at a regional environmental meeting held on the sidelines
(Greenpeace)
36) The Independent (London) September 3, 2000, SECTION:
COMMENT; Pg. 24 LENGTH: 1246 words HEADLINE: SUDDENLY GREEN
IS GOOD FOR A PHILOSOPHER PRIME MINISTER; DEFENDER OF CARS
AND GM FOOD, BLAIR NOW SEES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AS CENTRAL
TO LABOUR'S IDEOLOGY BYLINE: Geoffrey Lean BODY: Way back
in the early summer of Labour's post-election honeymoon,
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