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Global News Headlines - May 26
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NEWSLINK: Environmental News Headlines
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Sunday, May 26, 2002
Greenbase Unit
Greenpeace International
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An overview of the environmental news coverage of the day
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CLIMATE CHANGE
1) Sunday Herald Sun May 26, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 10; 164 words
HEADLINE: Solar barbie is here BODY: THE Australian
tradition of throwing a snag on the barbie is about to be
revolutionised. An Australian-designed low voltage
solar-powered barbecue, which uses the sun's rays to heat a
hotplate and store energy in batteries has been developed...
2) The Ottawa Citizen; May 25, 2002; EDITION Final News, Pg.
A8; Scientists warn disease could follow climate change:
Malaria, encephalitis possible outcomes of global warming,
researchers say BY: Kate Jaimet Canadians should brace
themselves for outbreaks of malaria and other tropical
diseases as global warming turns the southern part of the...
3) Times Colonist (Victoria); May 25, 2002; EDITION Final
Business, Pg. E1 / FRONT; World warned of oil shortage:
Experts claim global crude supplies could fall off after
2010 BY: Bruce Stanley UPPSALA, Sweden -- Global supplies
of crude oil will peak as early as 2010 and then start to
decline, ushering in an era of soaring energy prices and...
4) The Times (London); May 25, 2002, SECTION: Features; 334
words; HEADLINE: Weather eye BY: Paul Simon BODY: WITH
storms tearing across the country, it was perfect timing on
Thursday for the Government to announce the go-ahead for
the UK's biggest onshore wind farm. The scheme at
Ceredigion in West Wales plans to use 39 giant turbines to...
FORESTS
5) The Miami Herald; May 26, 2002 F1TL EDITION; K; Pg. 2; 795
words HEADLINE: Caribbean plant experts unite to find ways
to save species BY: GEORGIA TASKER gtasker@herald.com BODY:
Fruits of an endangered palm that grows only in Haiti are
60 percent oil, which makes them potentially valuable for
cooking, soaps and other uses. Trouble is, only 19...
GENETIC ENGINEERING
(Greenpeace)
6) European Report; May 25, 2002; No. 2686; 445 words;
AGRICULTURE: COMMISSION AND GREENPEACE CLASH OVER RESULTS
OF GM-CROP STUDY HIGHLIGHT: The European Commission has
just published the results of a controversial study into
growing genetically-modified (GM) crops on a large scale
across Europe. It investigated the possibility of...
7) Independent on Sunday (London) May 26, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 6;
451 words; GM THREAT TO ORGANIC FARMING BY: Geoffrey Lean
Environment Editor BODY: Organic farming will be forced out
of production in Britain and across Europe if GM crops are
grown commercially, a startling new EU report concludes.
The report - which is so controversial that top EC...
8) MAIL ON SUNDAY May 26, 2002; 711 words; HOW THE MINISTER
FOR FRANKENSTEIN FOOD HAS MADE GBP 20MOUT OF GM CROP
COMPANIES BY: JASON LEWIS BODY: THE Government Minister
with responsibility for so-called 'Frankenstein Foods' has
a GBP 40 million stake in companies that produce them . . .
and his holdings have almost doubled in value since he took...
MILITARY
9) Independent on Sunday (London) May 26, 2002, FOREIGN NEWS;
Pg. 15; 795 words; PAKISTAN MARKS PROPHET'S BIRTH WITH A
MISSILE; KASHMIR: TWO RIVAL NUCLEAR NATIONS ARE 'ON A
KNIFE-EDGE' WITH A MILLION TROOPS ON THE BORDER AS UN TEAMS
WATCH IMPOTENTLY BY: Peter Popham In Srinagar Fallout:
Indian border villagers whose roof was destroyed by;...
10) The Times of India May 25, 2002; 228 words; SECURITY
MEASURES STEPPED UP IN SURAT BYLINE: Amarendra Jha BODY:
SURAT: All vital industrial installations at Hazira, the
atomic power station at Kakrapar and the Ukai dam in the
district, have been put under security cover following high
alert in wake of the possibility of a war with Pakistan....
11) The Times (London) May 25, 2002, Overseas news; 320 words;
Warheads kept to deal with rogue states BY: Michael Evans
Defence Editor BODY: A TREATY consigning the Cold War to
history was signed in the Kremlin yesterday. Yet both major
powers have deemed it necessary to keep 2,000 nuclear
warheads. The Americans want to retain an arsenal that size...
12) New Scientist May 25, 2002; Features; ISSN. 0262 4079;
Vol. 174; Pg. 42; 2347 words; Dirtybomb BY: Rob Edwards
HIGHLIGHT: In the depths of the cold war, Britain took on
the mammoth task of building a nuclear arsenal.Fifty years
on, it's finding that cleaning up afterwards could be
almost as big a job. Rob Edwards reports BODY: THE MOST...
13) New Scientist; May 25, 2002; This Week; ISSN. 0262 4079;
Vol. 174; Pg. 10; 364 words; Bush and Putin agree to stay
MAD BY: Rob Edwards HIGHLIGHT: Cold war mindset lingers on
in new deal between Russia and US BODY: THE "historic"
treaty struck between the US and Russia last week to cut
their nuclear arsenals is not quite what it seems. The two...
14) Australian Financial Review May 25, 2002; International
News; Pg. 19; 438 words; Bush Plays Politics With Threat Of
Attacks BY: Report Peter Hartcher Washington BODY: The Bush
Administration's dire warnings of terrorist attack were
supposed to intimidate the Democrats but instead have
frightened the financial markets. So when the US Commerce...
NUCLEAR POWER
15) The Advertiser May 27, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 7; 244 words; Mixed
reaction to bill on dump BY: GREG KELTON and REBECCA HOLMES
BODY: DEBATE on a Government bill to ban a low-level nuclear
waste dump in South Australia begins this week in State
Parliament. A mechanism in the bill - triggering a state
referendum if the Commonwealth tries to put a dump on...
16) Finnish Greens opt to quit govt after nuclear vote
HELSINKI, May 26 (Reuters) - Finland's Green Party said on
Sunday it would leave the country's coalition government
after parliament voted to proceed with controversial plans
to build the country's fifth nuclear reactor. The
departure, which was expected following Friday's vote, will...
17) The Daily Yomiuri (Tokyo) May 26, 2002; Pg. 1; 295 words;
Another leak found at Hamaoka N-plant DATELINE: SHIZUOKA
BODY: A leaky pipe was discovered early Saturday in an
emergency core cooling system (ECCS) attached to a nuclear
reactor in Hamaokacho, Shizuoka Prefecture, prompting a
reactor shutdown, Chubu Electric Power Co. officials said...
18) Agence France Presse; 205 words; Japanese government raps
operator of nuclear plant after coolant leak DATELINE:
TOKYO, May 26 BODY: Japanese government officials Sunday
rapped the operator of a nuclear reactor, shutting it down
a day after it resumed operations due to a coolant leak.
"The national government wants to review if (the...
(Greenpeace)
19) The Guardian (London) May 25, 2002; Guardian City Pages,
Pg. 25; 417 words; BNFL in Mox deal with E.ON with E.ON
sign pounds 472m: Contract upsets protesters BY: David Gow
Industrial editor BODY: British Nuclear Fuels said
yesterday it had signed its largest single contract for its
controversial pounds 472m Mox plant in Sellafield with...
20) Chicago Tribune May 26, 2002, CHICAGOLAND FINAL EDITION;
News; Pg. 10; ZONE: C; 1118 words; Nuclear waste site
dispute rages to end BY: V. Dion Haynes DATELINE: YUCCA
MOUNTAIN, Nev. BODY: Empty stainless-steel containers line
the narrow tunnel 1,000 feet beneath Yucca Mountain. Metal
cables heat the containers to 250 degrees Fahrenheit,...
OCEANS
(Greenpeace)
21) 05/25 Rows Show Whaling Commission May Be Endangered Too
By Elaine Lies SHIMONOSEKI, Japan (Reuters) - Its annual
meeting distinguished by days of bitter battles, the
International Whaling Commission (IWC) has been left deeply
divided and perhaps as endangered as the whales that it
tries to protect. Dominated by a heated power struggle...
(Greenpeace)
22) 05/24 Mexico Becomes World's Largest Whale Sanctuary
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico announced an accord on
Friday to protect whales in its waters, making it the
world's largest national sanctuary for the giant mammals,
environmental groups said. The office of Mexican President
Vicente Fox said the "Area of Refuge" accord would provide...
(Greenpeace)
23) The New York Times; May 26, 2002, Late Edition - Final;
Section 1; Page 11; Column 1; Foreign Desk; 785 words;
Angry Japan Lashes Out After Defeat On Whaling; BY: JAMES
BROOKE DATELINE: SHIMONOSEKI, Japan, May 24 BODY: By the
tranquil waters of this old whaling port, foreigners trying
to curb Japan's annual whale harvest got a taste this week...
24) Press Association May 26, 2002, 358 words; HEADLINE:
WHALES 'HUNTED TO NEAR EXTINCTION' BYLINE: Vik Iyer, PA News
BODY: Hundreds of people were today walking on a host of
routes throughout Britain to raise funds for an
anti-whaling campaign. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation
Society's Sea Red campaign is intended to raise awareness...
TOXICS
(Greenpeace)
25) Courier Mail May 27, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 3; 219 words; Waste
tip plan for coast on the nose BY: Greg Stolz BODY: THE
Gold Coast could become a dumping ground for garbage from
northern NSW and southern Queensland under a controversial
waste disposal plan to be considered today. In a proposal
that has alarmed environmentalists, tonnes of rubbish could...
Read the article:
http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4392254%255E3102,00.html
26) Sunday Mail (SA) May 26, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 15; 84 words
HEADLINE: Tracking e-waste BODY: _ ABOUT 900,000 computers
were dumped in landfill in Australia last year. _ ONLY 1.5
per cent of obsolete computers are recycled. _ COMPUTERS
contain compounds such as lead, zinc, nickel, cadmium and
mercury - which many waste disposal sites have not been...
27) Sydney Morning Herald May 25, 2002; News And Features; Pg.
5; 420 words; Action On Toxic Waste Fertiliser BY: Gerard
Ryle BODY: Companies disposing of industrial waste as
fertiliser or soil conditioner may be subjected to tough
new state regulations following the announcement yesterday
of a joint review by NSW Agriculture and the Environmental...
28) New Scientist; May 25, 2002; This Week; ISSN. 0262 4079;
Vol. 174; Pg. 25; 127 words; The new PCBs BODY: THE
chemicals used to fireproof everything from computers to
carpets are accumulating in the food chain at a frightening
rate. The chemicals, called polybrominated diphenyl ethers,
or PBDEs, are in the same family as polychlorinated...
29) SUNDAY TELEGRAPH(LONDON); May 26, 2002, Pg. 16; 476 words;
PESTICIDE DANGER Driver poisoned by toxic chemical in
delivery of seeds BY: CHRISTOPHER FILDES BODY: A year ago
Andrew Lincoln, a Norfolk van driver, was asked by a
national delivery service to take a vanload of seeds to a
farm. He noticed they gave off a horrible smell, and when...
X-OTHER-X
(Greenpeace)
30) Spanish protest against river diversion PALMA DE MAJORCA,
Spain, May 25 (AFP) - Some 10,000 Spanish demonstrators
protested during an EU environment session here Saturday
against their government's plan to divert river waters from
northern Spain to arid regions in the southeast. Most of
the protesters came from the northeastern regions of...
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