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Global News Headlines - July 4
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NEWSLINK: Environmental News Headlines
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Thursday, July 4, 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) The Daily Telegraph(Sydney) July 4, 2002, LOCAL; Pg. 20
High-sulphur fuel deal SOURCE: MATP BODY: OIL company Mobil
has won government approval to produce fuel with sulphur
levels double the legal limit. The deal was struck to help
Mobil meet a cleaner fuel standard deadline 18 months early.
It emerged in parlia mentary questions that Mobil's...
2) The Times of India July 4, 2002 HILL CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSE
FOR WORRY BODY: Darjeeling: The climatic changes in the
Darjeeling hills have caused concern among the local
environmentalists. "The climate of this Himalayan region
including Darjeeling has changed tremendously over the past
few years," said Umesh Dwivedi, editor of 'Himalayan...
3) The Independent (London) July 4, 2002, FOREIGN NEWS; Pg. 11
SEVEN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS HELD AFTER CHAINED PROTEST AT
PETROLEUM PROJECT BODY: NORWAY: Police detained seven
environmental activists yesterday, three days after they
chained themselves to construction equipment at a petroleum
project on Norway's northern tip near Hammerfest. The...
(Greenpeace)
4) TurkishPress.com, July 04, 2002; Greenpeace Holds Protest
At Boshphorus Against Oil Industry ISTANBUL (A.A) -
03.07.2002 - Members of the environmental organization
Greenpeace held a protest at the Bosphorus with a seven
meter long dinosaur which represented big oil companies. A
press conference was held at Greenpeace's ship Esperanza,...
Read the article:
http://www.turkishpress.com/turkishpress/news.asp?ID=6284
5) The Guardian (London) July 4, 2002 Guardian Online Pages,
Pg. 10 Mutant spawn: UV radiation may be causing the rise
in the number of deformed frogs, writes David Bradley BODY:
At risk: the common frog Marauding hordes of mutant frogs
with extra legs may sound like the opening scene of a low-
budget sci-fi movie, but biologists are seeing more and...
Read the article:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4453582,00.html
6) Newsweek July 8, 2002, Atlantic Edition SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY; Pg. 51 A Hot Zone for Disease BYLINE: By Adam
Piore HIGHLIGHT: Higher temperatures may already be
spreading pathogens to plants, animals and humans BODY:
Fishermen were the first to see the signs. A typical haul
of oysters always includes a few empty shells, or "boxes,"...
FORESTS
(Greenpeace)
7) The Scotsman, UK, 4 Jul 2002; Meacher Pledge on Illegal
Timber By Amanda Brown, Environment Correspondent, PA News
Environment Minister Michael Meacher today pledged that the
Government aimed to "achieve high standards" following a
row over plans to use wood from Africa's last rainforest in
a Cabinet Office refurbishment. He told the Commons...
Read the article:
http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4905102
GENETIC ENGINEERING
8) Financial Times (London) July 4, 2002, London Edition 1
EUROPE; Pg. 6 New GM food rules backed by parliament EU
LABELLING US 'LOSING Dollars 300M A YEAR': BYLINE: By
MICHAEL MANN DATELINE: BRUSSELS BODY: The European
parliament yesterday backed stringent new labelling rules
for genetically modified food, tightening up already tough...
9) The Australian July 4, 2002, LOCAL; Pg. 3 Genetics stoush
boosts NZ Greens SOURCE: MATP BYLINE: Christopher Niesche
* New Zealand correspondent BODY: A GROUP of prominent
Kiwis, including actor Sam Neill, has called on the New
Zealand Government to further delay the release of
genetically engineered crops in a stand likely to boost the...
10) The New York Times July 4, 2002, Late Edition - Final
Section W; Page 1; Column 1; Business/Financial Desk
Russia:Genetics Rule Considered BYLINE: By Sophia
Kishkovsky (NYT) BODY: Russia is considering a ban on
genetically modified corn and soybean imports from the
United States, according to a report on the Interfax news...
11) The Herald (Glasgow) July 4, 2002 Pg. 9 Fury at plans for
more Scots tests BYLINE: Murray Ritchie Scottish Political
Correspondent BODY: TRIALS for genetically modified crops
look set to continue despite widespread political
opposition and countryside protests from action groups. The
Scottish Executive reignited the political row when it...
NUCLEAR POWER
12) 07/04 EU Eyes Environment Clean-Up Scheme in North Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union said on Thursday it
expected to launch a 1.8 billion euro program next week to
help clean the environment in northern Europe, focusing on
the threats posed by nuclear waste in Russia. The European
Commission, the EU's executive body, said the long-awaited...
(Greenpeace)
13) The Bellona Foundation, Norway, 4.7.2002; Europarliament
and Duma to watchdog spent fuel import to Russia BRUSSELS -
Russian Duma and EU parliament members will follow up plans
for importation of spent nuclear fuel to Russia; promote
nuclear safety programs. Igor Kudrik, 2002-07-04 13:36 An
inter-parliamentary working group comprised of State Duma...
Read the article:
http://www.bellona.no/en/international/russia/nuke_industry/waste_imports/24828.html
(Greenpeace)
14) Financial Times, UK, July 4, 2002. Ship returns nuclear
waste from Japan to UK By Bayan Rahman in Tokyo A
heavily-guarded ship set sail from Japan to return a batch
of nuclear fuel that could be used to make weapons to the
UK, in a move that Tokyo hopes will end a three-year
controversy over a key plank of its nuclear policy. Two...
Read the article:
www.ft.com
15) The Mirror July 4, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 21 NUKE U.K.;
'SECRET' SCHEME FOR BUILDING OF A-PLANTS BYLINE: Jeremy
Armstrong HIGHLIGHT: GIANT: Sellafield BODY: A MAJOR
programme to create more nuclear power stations is being
secretly planned by the Government, it is claimed. The
scheme could be pushed through with speedier safety checks...
16) The Guardian (London) July 4, 2002 Guardian Home Pages,
Pg. 4 Cost of nuclear waste clean-up increases to pounds
48bn BYLINE: Patrick Wintour Chief political correspondent
BODY: Estimated costs of Britain's civil nuclear waste
legacy have risen to around pounds 48bn, a pounds 6bn
increase on previous estimates, a government white paper is...
17) The Mirror July 4, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 2 BEACH FAMILY NUCLEAR
FIRST BODY: THE owners of a beach have launched the first
ever private law suit in Scotland for contamination from a
nuclear plant. Geoffrey Minter and his family, of north
coast Sandside Estate, are taking the action against the UK
Atomic Energy Authority, which operates the former fast...
(Greenpeace)
18) Online Ireland; The Irish Examiner 04 Jul 2002; Sellafield
ordered to replace set of dangerous waste tanks By Michael
O' Farrell A 60-YEAR-OLD set of nuclear waste tanks at
Sellafield are in such dangerous condition that BNFL has
been told by the British nuclear watchdog they must be
replaced. BNFL has been warned by the UK Nuclear...
Read the article:
http://www.online.ie/news/irish_examiner/viewer.adp?article=1778258
OCEANS
19) The Daily Telegraph(Sydney) July 4, 2002, WORLD; Pg. 31
Fiji facing an oil spill catastrophe SOURCE: MATP BYLINE:
MATELITA RAGOGO BODY: FIJI is facing a major ecological
disaster after an oil tanker ran aground near its premier
tourist resort islands. The Great Theresa ran aground at
the Navula Passage after sailing from Vuda terminal, just...
TOXICS
20) Quebec to ban most non-farm pesticides by 2005 QUEBEC
CITY, July 4 (Reuters) - Bowing to pressure from the public
and environmental groups, the Canadian province of Quebec
said on Wednesday it will ban the use of most non-farm
pesticides by 2005. Quebec will immediately move to ban the
use of 30 highly noxious pesticides on public lands,...
21) The Times of India July 4, 2002 KERALA JUNKS STUDY LINKING
DISEASE TO ENDOSULFAN BODY: MANGALORE/KASARAGOD: The silent
screams of villagers affected by Endosulfan poisoning in
Kasaragod seem to have fallen on deaf ears. The Kerala
government lifted the ban on Endosulfan on March 22, 2002
__ based on two industry-sponsored' studies by the Fredrick...
22) Philippine Daily Inquirer July 4, 2002 SECTION: 13 DENR
STOPS OPERATIONS OF TOXIC WASTE HANDLING FIRM BODY: CITY OF
SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga-The Department of Environment and
Natural Resources suspended the environmental compliance
certificate (ECC) of a company that has been dumping toxic
industrial wastes in two Bulacan towns since September last...
23) The Washington Post July 04, 2002, Final Edition
EDITORIAL; Pg. A22 Funding Superfund BODY: EVERY YEAR for
the rest of this decade the Environmental Protection Agency
will need to spend roughly $ 1.4 billion to clean up
contamination from hazardous substances, according to a
congressionally commissioned report released last year....
X-OTHER-X
24) New Statesman July 8, 2002 When business cannibals take up
forks; Corporate social responsibility was once thought to
be an idea bordering on communism. Now most firms pay lip-
service. But have they really changed? By Roger Cowe
BYLINE: Roger Cowe BODY: Twenty years ago, amid the mass
unemployment and inner- city riots that marked the nadir of...
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