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Tuesday, March 11, 2003
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) TASS; 222 words; Kaliningrad region to produce more wind
energy. BY: Vladimir Nuyakshev DATELINE: KALININGRAD, March
11 BODY: The German company Rippauer Siemens and the
administration of Russia's Kaliningrad region agreed on
Tuesday to build an industrial estate on the Baltic Sea
coast for the production of wind energy. The enterprise...
2) The New York Times; March 11, 2003, Section F; Page 4; 501
words; Can Wilderness and Oil Mix? Yes and No, Panel Says
BY: ANDREW C. REVKIN BODY: A leading question in the debate
over drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge in northern Alaska is whether wilderness can coexist
with oil wells on America's only Arctic coast. Alaska's...
FORESTS
3) AAP; 375 words; Fed: Controlled burns could have saved ACT
from fire: CSIRO DATELINE: MELBOURNE, March 11 BODY:
Controlled burning of forests around Canberra could have
saved the city from the inferno that killed four people and
destroyed 470 homes, a leading forestry scientist said
today. CSIRO forestry's head researcher Phil Cheney said...
4) Agence France Presse; 350 words; Better land management
can reduce Indonesia haze -- environmentalist DATELINE:
JAKARTA, March 11 BODY: Better management of peatland would
help reduce forest and ground fires which are the major
cause of smoke haze in Indonesia, an environmentalist said
Tuesday. The return of the haze in two districts on...
5) U.N. warns of receding forest cover in Africa ROME, March
11 (Reuters) - The United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) warned on Tuesday that Africa's forest
area could decline further in the next 20 years and
progress to protect forests for future generations will be
slow. "In the absence of any fundamental change, the...
MILITARY
6) 03/11; U.N.: Nuclear Security Too Poor to Stop Dirty Bombs
By Louis Charbonneau VIENNA (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear
watchdog agency said on Tuesday stricter security measures
were urgently needed to keep radioactive material out of
the hands of terrorists, who could use it to wreak havoc
with "dirty bombs." Opening an international conference on...
7) The Christian Science Monitor; March 11, 2003, USA; Pg. 01;
Can new arms cut casualties? BY: Brad Knickerbocker Staff
writer of The Christian Science Monitor DATELINE: WASHINGTON
HIGHLIGHT: Iraq war could test weapons aimed at stifling
electronics and controlling large groups, but they raise
ethical issues. BODY: The opening days of a war with Iraq...
8) Financial Times (London); March 11, 2003, London Edition 2;
NATIONAL NEWS; Pg. 2; Missile defence 'will increase terror
threat' ROGUE STATES MoD THINK- TANK WARNS OF DANGER
INHERENT IN 'SON OF STAR WARS' SYSTEM: BY: KRISHNA GUHA and
MARK ODELL BODY: The development of a missile defence
system by the US will increase the likelihood of...
Read the article:
http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=030311001112&query=star+wars&vsc_appId=totalSearch&state=Form
9) 03/10; U.S. Diplomat Resigns Over Iraq War Plans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. diplomat resigned from
government service on Monday in protest at President George
W. Bush's preparations to attack Iraq, the second to do so
in less than a month. John H. Brown, who joined the U.S.
diplomatic corps in 1981 and served in London, Prague,...
10) The Evening Standard Online, UK, 11 March 2003; US develops
superbomb By Jeremy Campbell in Washington, and Charles
Reiss in London. The US has made a superbomb which could be
used to frighten Iraq into submission. Military planners
believe just the sight of the bomb exploding could frighten
Iraqi soldiers into surrendering. Tape of a test of a...
Read the article:
http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/3759323?source=Evening%20Standard
11) ABCNews Online, USA, The Plan Were Neo-Conservatives' 1998
Memos a Blueprint for Iraq War? March 10 - Years before
George W. Bush entered the White House, and years before
the Sept. 11 attacks set the direction of his presidency, a
group of influential neo-conservatives hatched a plan to
get Saddam Hussein out of power. The group, the Project for...
Read the article:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/DailyNews/pnac_030310.html
12) BBC Online, Business, 11 March, 2003; The business of
rebuilding war zones By James Arnold BBC News Online
business reporter [Photo caption: [A bombed bridge in
Serbia] One man's interrupted commute is another man's
opportunity ] Development agency USAid has shortlisted five
US companies for a $900m contract to rebuild Iraq - so is...
Read the article:
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2840179.stm
13) Reuters, 11 Mar 2003; Bush to weigh if UN "irrelevant" or
vital to future By Jonathan Wright WASHINGTON, March 11
(Reuters) - The practical needs of the future and
ideological antipathy towards the United Nations will pull
U.S. President George W. Bush in opposite directions if he
fails to secure a vote endorsing an attack on Iraq,...
Read the article:
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10360411
(Greenpeace)
14) Stars and Stripes Online, USA, European edition, March 11,
2003; Navy eyes Greenpeace as ship nears base in Spain By
Scott Schonauer NAVAL STATION ROTA, Spain — Greenpeace’s
flagship sailed into the port city of Cadiz, Spain, on
Monday, fueling speculation that the activist group will
try to block U.S. military cargo ships traveling through...
Read the article:
http://www.stripes.osd.mil/article.asp?section=104&article=13518
15) The Washington Post Online, USA, March 11, 2003; The War on
the Web Mobilizing Online Against War Editor's Note; This
week, the War on the Web feature will survey how citizens
worldwide are using the Internet to express their support
for and opposition to U.S. military intervention in Iraq.
Today's installment focuses on the antiwar movement....
Read the article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A9405-2003Mar11.html
16) 03/11; Senators Bash Pentagon for Postwar Iraq Secrecy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic and Republican senators
criticized the Bush administration for being secretive
about its plans for a postwar Iraq on Tuesday after a
Pentagon official failed to show up at a U.S. Senate
hearing on the topic. The failure of the official or his...
OCEANS
17) AAP; 197 words; More compensation from shipping companies
for oil slicks-govt DATELINE: CANBERRA, March 11 BODY:
Australians will be entitled to more compensation from
shipping companies responsible for oil spills, under
changes to international maritime rules. The federal
government agreed to increase the maximum amount of...
18) AAP; 152 words; Vic: Oil slick closes 4km of Melbourne
beach DATELINE: MELBOURNE, March 11 BODY: A four kilometre
stretch of beach in Melbourne's suburban south-east will
remain closed today after an oil slick was discovered.
Swimmers at Mentone beach reported the slick about 7.30am
(AEDT) today after emerging from the water covered in an...
19) ABC News Online, Australian Broadcasting Corporation,
March 11, 2003. Fishing lines endanger giant seabird An
environmental research group in Britain has warned that the
albatross - one of the largest seabirds - is in danger of
becoming extinct within the next 20 years. The British
Antarctic Survey says up to 100,000 of the birds are being...
Read the article:
http://abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s804377.htm
20) Lloyd's List; March 11, 2003; Pg. 1; 322 words; DENMARK is
this week expected to unveil a cross-industry agreement to
ban single-hull tankers carrying heavy oil from using
Danish ports, offshore installations and anchorage areas,
writes Jerry Frank. BODY: Danish shipowners, together with
the oil and shipbroking have agreed to the ban as Brussels...
21) Green group criticises pace of EU fishing reforms
BRUSSELS, March 11 (Reuters) - Environmentalists on Tuesday
accused the European Union of moving too slowly in
reforming its fishing agreements with developing countries
and said its policies were still harming poor African
coastal states. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF...
22) Agence France Presse; 230 words; 50,000 endangered turtles
lay their eggs in India DATELINE: NEW DELHI, March 11 BODY:
Around 50,000 endangered turtles have clambered ashore on a
kilometre (mile) long stretch of the east Indian coast to
lay their eggs, wildlife experts said Tuesday. Conservation
workers in the state of Orissa said rare Olive Ridley sea...
23) Lloyd's List; March 11, 2003; Business & Insurance; Pg. 2;
269 words; Concordia warns of Prestige repeat SWEDISH
tanker owner Concordia Maritime's chief has claimed that
the poor quality of modern international crews now poses
the prime threat for a repeat of last year's Prestige oil
spill disaster, writes Jerry Frank. BODY: Concordia...
24) The Scotsman; March 11, 2003, Pg. 9; 554 words; FISCHLER'S
OLIVE BRANCH FAILS TO CONVINCE FISHERMEN'S LEADERS BY:
Frank Urquhart BODY: FRANZ Fischler, the European Fisheries
Commissioner, yesterday urged fishermen to grasp the
opportunity to have a say in shaping plans for a long -
term plan to save fragile cod stocks. He told fleet...
TOXICS
25) The Age (Melbourne), March 11, 2003; News; Pg. 5; 363
words; After The Bushfires Come The Floods BY: Wayne Miller
BODY: The waters that claimed the life of a firefighter in
north-eastern Victoria have choked the Ovens River and are
threatening the city of Wangaratta. Recent rain falling on
bushfire-affected catchments have washed a mix of soil and...
26) The Times of India; March 11, 2003; 386 words; ONE MORE
DIRTY WORD: E-POLLUTION BODY: There's more bad news on the
pollution front. The grey-eyed monster has now incorporated
another avatar in its arsenal: waste generated by
electronic waste or e-pollution. Delhi is fast emerging as
a centre for electronic waste. Union minister of...
(Greenpeace)
27) The Houston Chronicle Online, USA, March 11, 2003, Bhopal
protesters block access to Dow plant By S.K. BARDWELL
Morning traffic is being slowed to a near standstill by
protesters blocking entrances to a Dow Chemical USA
facility in west Houston. Members of Greenpeace have
chained themselves to fences surrounding Dow's facility in...
Read the article:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/metropolitan/1813520
28) The New York Times; March 11, 2003, Section B; Page 5; 627
words; PCB Cleanup in Upper Hudson Is Delayed for Another
Year BY: KIRK JOHNSON BODY: The dredging of the upper
Hudson River to remove the toxic residue of its industrial
past -- already stalled many times by squabbles over
science and culpability -- has been delayed again. Federal...
X-OTHER-X
29) Agence France Presse; 407 words; Drama for hungry rabbits
as Europe's largest dam lake fills DATELINE: LISBON, March
11 BODY: Thousands of rabbits have been stranded on tiny
islands as a huge dam lake slowly fills up in southern
Portugal, and the animals are slowly starving to death or
dying by drowning, environmentalists said Tuesday. "The...
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