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Global News Headlines - July 8
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NEWSLINK: Environmental News Headlines
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Monday, July 8, 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 Age (Melbourne) July 8, 2002 News; Pg. 7; Turbines
Spark Coastal Controversy BYLINE: Melissa Fyfe BODY: The
spread of wind farms on Victoria's coast is setting
neighbour against neighbour, writes Melissa Fyfe. You have
to wonder what the cows think. One day there's just a
paddock, the next there's a white behemoth, taller than an...
(Greenpeace)
2) ABC News Online, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Mon,
Jul 8 2002 8:02 AM AEST; Greenpeace urges Govt to explain
shale oil project assistance Greenpeace says a document
leaked to the ABC proves the Federal Government's decision
to provide financial assistance to the Stuart Shale Oil
Project near Gladstone, in central Queensland, was...
Read the article:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/politics/2002/07/item20020707184128_1.htm
(Greenpeace)
3) Courier Mail July 9, 2002, FINANCE; Pg. 21, 456 words
HEADLINE: Agency has concerns on SPP's shale plant BYLINE:
John McCarthy BODY: SERIOUS doubts have been raised about
Southern Pacific Petroleum's Gladstone oil shale plant by a
federal government agency which was strongly opposed to
granting it a production subsidy. In a leaked report,...
(Greenpeace)
4) The Advertiser Internet Edition, Australia, 09/07/2002;
BREAKING NEWS This story is from our news.com.au network
Source: AP Logo change could cost Greenpeace From
correspondents in Paris 09jul02 A FRENCH judge has ordered
environmental group Greenpeace to stop using a manipulated
version of Esso's logo in a campaign against the petroleum...
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http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,4670500%255E1702,00.html
5) Japan, Kazakhstan agree to CO2-cutting move TOKYO, July 8
(Reuters) - Japan has agreed to buy credits from
clean-energy projects in Kazakhstan to help meet Tokyo's
carbon dioxide reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol,
an official at a Japanese Trade Ministry affiliate said on
Monday. Japan will repair thermal power plants in...
6) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 8, 2002, HEADLINE: Singapore
warms up to solar energy DATELINE: Singapore BODY:
Singapore is turning to solar energy for new bus shelters
and carparks after a year-long trial demonstrated the
cost-effectiveness of power from the sun, a newspaper
reported Monday. Agencies found it cheaper to install solar...
(Greenpeace)
7) FEATURE-Paperwork, costs cloud Spain's solar potential By
Julia Hayley MADRID, July 8 (Reuters) - Spain's guaranteed
sunshine draws in 10 million German tourists a year, so how
come sun-starved Germany has eight times more solar panels
installed than Spain? Ignorance, excessive bureaucracy and
inadequate subsidies are preventing the Mediterranean...
8) The New York Times July 8, 2002, Late Edition - Final
Section A; Page 18; Column 1; Editorial Desk; California
Leads on Warming BODY: Despite heavy industry lobbying,
California's Legislature approved a bill last week that for
the first time would force automakers to limit emissions of
carbon dioxide, the gas largely responsible for global...
FORESTS
9) FEATURE-Colombian U'wa Indians brace for new battle By
Ibon Villelabeitia CUBARA, Colombia, July 8 (Reuters) -
Roberto Perez chews a cluster of dry coca leaves as he
stands near a precipice overlooking a valley of rain forest
and swift rivers. Legend has it that Perez's U'wa Indian
ancestors jumped to their deaths from a similar ridge 500...
GENETIC ENGINEERING
10) The Australian July 8, 2002, LOCAL; Pg. 1 HEADLINE:
Animal-to-human transplants get nod SOURCE: MATP BYLINE:
Benjamin Haslem BODY: TRANSPLANTATION of pig organs and
cells into humans has been given the green light by the
nation's peak medical research body. A working party
established by the National Health and Medical Research...
11) GAZETA MERCANTIL ONLINE July 8, 2002 Agribusiness
HEADLINE: Monsanto bets on transgenic cotton in Brazil
DATELINE: Sao Paulo, 07/08/02 BODY: American agrochemical
giant Mondanto is investing R$1.5
million in research into BT transgenic cotton in Brazil.
There are 30 projects examining the efficiency of the...
(Greenpeace)
12) New Zealand Herald, 08.07.2002; Business News: Europe
treading a cautious route on GM [Photo caption: Dr Rainer
Hoefgen, research co-ordinator at the Max Planck Institute
near Berlin.] By PHILIPPA STEVENSON Jean-Yves Le Deaut is
the French equivalent of New Zealand's Royal Commission on
Genetic Modification. The former scientist is a...
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2050751&thesection=business&thesubsection=agriculture
13) New Zealand Herald, 08.07.2002; Europe plans labels to let
consumers decide on GM food By PHILIPPA STEVENSON
agriculture editor The European Union is paving the way for
food produced from genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to
take a greater place on the shop shelves of its 15 member
states. The New Zealand debate on genetic engineering...
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/businessstorydisplay.cfm?storyID=2050792&thesection=business&thesubsection=general&thesecondsubsection=&thetickercode=
14) Press Association July 8, 2002, HEADLINE: TRIAL SITES FOR
GM CROPS DISCLOSED BYLINE: Amanda Brown, Environment
Correspondent, PA News BODY: Sites for the autumn trials of
genetically modified oilseed rape - the final year of the
Government's three year farm scale evaluations - were
announced today. It is expected the herbicide tolerant...
NUCLEAR POWER
(Greenpeace)
15) New Zealand Herald, 08.07.2002; Flotilla honours Rainbow
memory [Photo caption: Dov Tombs is one of the sailors on
the flotilla hoping to intercept the shipment. Picture /
Fotopress] By HELEN TUNNAH Seventeen years ago the
Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior sailed into the Waitemata
Harbour on her way to protest against French nuclear...
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http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=2050744&thesection=news&thesubsection=general
(Greenpeace)
16) Japan Economic Newswire July 8, 2002 Monday SECTION:
INTERNATIONAL NEWS LENGTH: 400 words HEADLINE: Holed
British destroyer rumored to be MOX escort DATELINE:
SYDNEY, July 8 BODY: A British naval destroyer that ran
aground off the southeast coast of Australia Sunday night
is rumored to be in the region to provide security for a...
(Greenpeace)
17) Sydney Morning Herald July 9, 2002 News And Features; Pg.
4, 465 words HEADLINE: Accident Puts Focus On Plutonium Ship
BYLINE: Craig Skehan,Defence Correspondent BODY: The
grounding of the destroyer HMS Nottingham has drawn
attention to the looming passage through the Tasman Sea of
a ship carrying 225 kilograms of nuclear fuel. Critics said...
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http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/08/1025667117250.html
18) Independent on Sunday (London) July 7, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 13
HEADLINE: UK SPEARHEADS WORLD SEARCH FOR DREAM ENERGY' OF
NUCLEAR FUSION BYLINE: Geoffrey Lean Environment Editor
Science hopes to replicate the power of the sun NASA BODY:
Britain is leading a worldwide campaign to harness the
energy that powers the Sun to beat global warming, the...
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http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/environment/story.jsp?story=312793
(Greenpeace)
19) The Australian July 8, 2002, Monday SECTION: LOCAL; Pg. 3
LENGTH: 409 words HEADLINE: British warship holed off the
coast SOURCE: MATP BYLINE: Staff reporters BODY: A BRITISH
warship was stranded and leaking fuel off the NSW coast
early this morning after it struck rocks near Lord Howe
Island and began taking on water. The 200-strong crew...
Read the article:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,4662761%255E2702,00.html
20) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 8, 2002, HEADLINE: Cancer
risk double for children of men exposed to plant radiation
DATELINE: London BODY: Children of men exposed to radiation
at the Sellafield nuclear plant in north-western England
have twice the normal risk of blood and lymph cancers,
according to a recent study. The results of the study,...
21) AP via New Jersey Online, 7/7/02 8:26 PM; Protesters call
on Senate to reject plan to bury nuclear waste dump under
Nevada mountain By KEN RITTER The Associated Press LAS
VEGAS (AP) -- Opponents of a plan to bury nuclear waste in
Nevada rallied Sunday and called on the U.S. Senate to
reject the Yucca Mountain proposal during a vote that could...
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http://www.nj.com/newsflash/national/index.ssf?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0540_BC_YuccaMountain-Protest&&news&newsflash-national
OCEANS
22) Deutsche Presse-Agentur July 8, 2002, HEADLINE: Hundreds
of foreign vessels illegally fishing in Indonesia DATELINE:
Jakarta BODY: Authorities in North Sumatra province have
urged the Indonesian government to take action against
hundreds of foreign vessels accused of illegally fishing in
the region's waters, it was reported Monday. North Sumatra...
TOXICS
23) Channel NewsAsia July 7, 2002 ASIA PACIFIC HEADLINE:
Indian farmers return to organic farming to help save
environment BODY: In India, more farmers are realising the
benefits of going into organic farming. Agriculturists
encouraged to use fertilizers to increase crop yields since
the 1960s, are now more aware of the ill effects of these...
(Greenpeace)
24) The Washington Post July 08, 2002, Monday, Final Edition
SECTION: A SECTION; Pg. A12 LENGTH: 925 words HEADLINE:
India Seeks to Reduce Charge Facing Ex-Union Carbide Boss;
Bhopal Survivors Stage Protest Over Lessened Accusation
BYLINE: Rama Lakshmi, Special to The Washington Post
DATELINE: NEW DELHI BODY: For almost 18 years, Warren...
Read the article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36479-2002Jul7.html
25) The Mirror July 8, 2002, NEWS; Pg. 20,21 HEADLINE: 7 MORE
SITES ARE PLANNED FOR THE STATE BYLINE: Niall Moonan
HIGHLIGHT: WARNING: Local protesters; PROTEST: Banner on a
crane BODY: MILLIONS of tonnes of business and industrial
waste are shipped out of Ireland every week to be burned in
Germany, Holland and Belgium. But if public and private...
26) The Boston Globe July 8, 2002, THIRD EDITION EDITORIAL;
Pg. A10 HEADLINE: SHORTCHANGED SUPERFUND BODY: THE CLEANUP
of the Superfund site where the Vietnam War herbicide Agent
Orange was manufactured has stopped in its tracks thanks to
Bush administration budget cuts. Congress should demand
that funding be restored through the mechanism spelled out...
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