Global News Headlines - July 2

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Tuesday, July 2, 2002
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CLIMATE CHANGE

1) Reuters via www.planetark.org Toyota to market fuel cell 
cars this year JAPAN: July 2, 2002 TOKYO - Toyota Motor 
Corp, the world's third largest automaker, said yesterday 
it would become the first carmaker to market a fuel cell 
passenger car, with a small number of vehicles to be 
offered from late this year. The auto giant stressed,...


2) THE ELECTRICITY DAILY July 2, 2002, Vol. 19, No. 2 DOE 
Plans Houses That Don t Use Any Electricity BODY: The 
Buildings Technology Center at the U.S. Department of 
Energy s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is working toward 
residential housing designs with zero net electric power 
demand. Up to 20 Habitat for Humanity houses in Tennessee...


FORESTS

3) XINHUA July 1, 2002, Indonesia Applauds Malaysia's Decision
to Halt Import of Logs DATELINE: JAKARTA, July 1 BODY: The 
Indonesian government welcomed Malaysia's ruling on import 
discontinuance of Indonesian logs starting from June 25, 
since most of them have been illegally felled. "Indonesian 
log exports to Malaysia have inflicted financial losses, as...


4) XINHUA July 1, 2002, Tanzania Calls for Protection of Mt. 
Kilimanjaro Forest Belt DATELINE: DAR ES SALAAM, July 1 
BODY: The Tanzanian government has urged the public to take 
immediate action to curb the deforestation in the Mt. 
 Kilimanjaro area, local newspaper Guardian reported on 
Monday. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, in a...


5) Press Association July 1, 2002, PARLIAMENTARY NEWS 13 
SPECIES EXTINCT SINCE 1977 BYLINE: Pippa Crerar, political 
staff, PA News BODY: Thirteen plant and animal species in 
the UK have become extinct since 1977, the Government's 
wildlife advisory body said tonight. Environment minister 
Michael Meacher said: "The Joint Nature Conservation...


GENETIC ENGINEERING

6) 07/02 Euro MPs Debate Future of GM Foods in EU By Robin 
Pomeroy STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) - The European 
Parliament debated the future for genetically modified food 
in the European Union on Tuesday ahead of a vote which 
could reopen the 15-nation bloc as a market for GM crops. 
The assembly, which shares legislative powers with the...


7) The Independent (London) July 2, 2002, FOREIGN NEWS; Pg. 10
BLAIR ORDERS MEPS TO BLOCK STRICT LABELLING OF GM FOODS 
BYLINE: Marie Woolf BODY: MOVES TO lay down Europe-wide 
rules on genetically modified (GM) food are expected to 
provoke a bitter political dispute this week when the 
Government urges British MEPs to block a strict new...


MILITARY

8) The Mirror July 2, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 2 BOMB FOUND BY NAVY 
FLEET BODY: A MASSIVE recovery operation was underway last 
night after an unexploded bomb was found just metres from 
Britain's nuclear submarine fleet. The 1000lb device was 
discovered by a team of Royal Navy divers on a routine 
training mission at the Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde....


NUCLEAR POWER

(Greenpeace)
9) news.com.au; Australia, 02jul02; Leakage at reactor By Joe
Hildebrand A radioactive water leak at Australia's only 
nuclear reactor has sparked further concerns about the 
safety of the facility and prompted accusations of 
government secrecy. The Australian Radiation Protection and 
Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) today said there had been a...

Read the article: 
 http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,4623387%255E421,00.html


(Greenpeace)
10) World Markets Analysis July 02, 2002 IN BRIEF 291 words 
Environmentalists Occupy Nuclear Plant BYLINE: Dr Tracey 
German BODY: Around 40 activists from the environmental 
group Greenpeace broke into the Doel nuclear power plant 
yesterday (1 July) to protest against government subsidies 
to nuclear plants and to draw attention to a parliamentary...


11) Japan Economic Newswire July 2, 2002 LEAD FOCUS: Condo 
residents win suit over radioactive rebar BYLINE: Kazuyoshi 
Nishikura DATELINE: TAIPEI, July 2 BODY: The Geiger counter 
that had been going off and on suddenly screeched as it was 
brought closer to a pillar near the window in the dimly lit 
room. Wang Yu-lin, owner of the luxury condominium in...


(Greenpeace)
12) Press Association July 2, 2002, 424 words HIGH COURT BID 
OVER 'WEAPONS FEAR' PLUTONIUM SHIPMENT BYLINE: Amanda 
Brown, Environment Correspondent, PA News BODY: Greenpeace 
today said it will apply to the High Court to try to prevent
British Nuclear Fuels shipping weapons-usable plutonium 
half-way around the world, from Japan to the UK, later this...


(Greenpeace)
13) Financial Times (London) July 2, 2002, London Edition 1 
NATIONAL NEWS; Pg. 2 121 words BNFL clears hurdle on waste 
NEWS DIGEST BYLINE: By MATTHEW JONES BODY: BNFL clears 
hurdle on waste British Nuclear Fuels has cleared a hurdle 
to allow it to ship a consignment of unwanted atomic fuel 
from Japan to the UK. Greenpeace, the environmental...


(Greenpeace)
14) Campaigners fight to stop Japan nuclear cargo TOKYO, July 
2 (Reuters) - Anti-nuclear campaigners on Tuesday stepped 
up their bid to block a planned shipment of nuclear 
material from Japan to Britain, saying the cargo could be 
vulnerable to theft or attack. Media have reported that a 
ship carrying mixed plutonium and uranium oxides (MOX),...


(Greenpeace)
15) UPDATE 1-Campaigners hit timing of Japan nuclear shipment 
TOKYO, July 2 (Reuters) - Anti-nuclear campaigners in Japan 
on Tuesday criticised the timing and security arrangements 
for a planned shipment of nuclear fuel from Japan to 
Britain, saying the fuel, which in theory could be used to 
make nuclear weapons, could be vulnerable to theft or...


16) The New York Times July 1, 2002, Late Edition - Final 
Section B; Page 2; Column 3; Metropolitan Desk 
Demonstrators Demand Closing of Indian Point BYLINE:  By 
The New York Times DATELINE: GARRISON, N.Y., June 30 BODY: 
Waving American flags and speaking in tones that alternated 
between playful and passionate, more than 100 demonstrators...


OCEANS

17) Reuters via www.planetark.org Australia moves to protect 
threatened albatross AUSTRALIA: July 2, 2002 CANBERRA - 
Australia moved yesterday to save three threatened species 
of albatross, one of the world's most majestic seabirds. 
 Environment Minister David Kemp said four albatross 
breeding sites around Australia's southern island state of...


18) Agence France Presse July 1, 2002 Rare green turtles 
spotted in Guinea-Bissau DATELINE: BUBAQUE, Guinea-Bissau, 
July 1 BODY: Rare green turtles threatened with extinction 
have been spotted off Guinea- Bissau for the first time in 
a year thanks to new satellite monitoring, officials said 
Monday. Eighty turtles have been identified on the islands...


19) XINHUA July 2, 2002, Zanzibar Moves to Curb Illegal Fishing
in Isles Waters DATELINE: DAR ES SALAAM, July 2 BODY: The 
Zanzibar government has vowed to take effective measures to 
curb the rapidly rising illegal fishing in the isles 
waters, local newspaper Daily News reported on Tuesday. 
Tafana Kassim Mzee, deputy minister for agriculture,...


20) Los Angeles Times July 1, 2002  Home Edition California 
Metro; Part 2; Page 11; Editorial Pages Desk Commentary; 
Marine Life Withers Under a Wave of Human-Caused Diseases 
BYLINE: OSHA GRAY DAVIDSON, Osha Gray Davidson is author of 
"Fire in the Turtle, House" (Public Affairs, 2001). BODY: 
It is hardly news that the oceans are in trouble. After...


TOXICS

21) 07/02 Environmental oestrogen shown to affect sperm 
VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) - Scientists have shown for the 
first time that small concentrations of environmental 
estrogens affect sperm, which may help to explain the 
causes of male infertility. Professor Lynn Fraser of Kings 
College in London told a fertility conference Tuesday that...


22) Press Association July 1, 2002, NEW CHILD FOOD PESTICIDE 
RULING FROM TODAY BYLINE: Graham Hiscott, Consumer Affairs 
Correspondent, PA News BODY: New European rules effectively 
banning pesticide residues from infant and baby processed 
food come into force today. A blanket limit means only 
traces of individual pesticides will be allowed in instant...


(Greenpeace)
23) The Economic Times July 1, 2002 622 words GREENPEACE 
SEEKS PROBE IN KODAI MERCURY POLLUTION BODY: : 
Environmental group Greenpeace has called upon the Indian 
Peoples Tribunal to investigate allegations that Hindustan 
Lever's mercury thermometer factory in Kodaikanal has 
contaminated the environment and hurt the workers' health...


24) The Times of India July 2, 2002 ARSENIC-AFFECTED AREAS 
STILL DON'T HAVE POTABLE WATER BODY: KOLKATA: Almost 
two-thirds of arsenic-affected blocks in West Bengal do not 
have access to potable drinking water, state public health 
engineering minister Gautam Deb admitted in the state 
Assembly on Monday. The minister was replying to the debate...


25) The Guardian (London) July 1, 2002 Guardian City Pages, 
Pg. 21 A fridge too far Disposal plant opens in Wales 
BYLINE: Richard Adams BODY: A specially-designed "fridge 
eater" will start taking a bite out of the UK's fridge 
mountain today, with the opening of an advanced recycling 
plant in Wales, writes Richard Adams SimsMetal switches on...


26) Reuters via www.planetark.org FEATURE - Pollution endangers
Baltic Sea fishing SWEDEN: July 2, 2002 GAVLE, Sweden - A 
large school of Baltic herring forms a red mass on the 
sonic depth sounder. Fisherman Lars Berglund steers the 
Birgitta to the right and 60 metres (200 feet) of herring 
drift net is thrown overboard. The herring spawn in early...


27) Los Angeles Times July 2, 2002  Home Edition Part A Main 
News; Part 1; Page 10; National Desk THE NATION; Cleanup of 
Toxic Wastes Will Be Halted at 33 Superfund Sites BYLINE: 
VICKI KEMPER, TIMES STAFF WRITER DATELINE: WASHINGTON BODY: 
The Bush administration plans to stop the cleanup of toxic 
wastes at 33 federally designated Superfund sites in 19...


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