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>>This Months Top Sustainable Development News from Bangladesh

30-1-2001

• Five S Asian states urged to sign treaty to help end arms race in India, Pakistan - The Independent
  
• WB MD visits arsenic mitigation project at Pabna - The Independent
  
• Dam construction: Dhaka, Yangon to conduct joint survey of site February 2 - The Independent
  
• Defence Ministry asked to set up 4 seismological centres: Concerned departments directed to prepare list of logistic support to face quakes - The Independent
  
• Padma Bridge to be built at Mawa point: Anwar Hossain - The Independent
  
• CIA prepares report for US President : Nuclear war threat in South Asia - The Independent
  
• Social risk management set-up for South Asia - The Independent

29-1-2001

• Emergency inter-ministerial meeting today: Most buildings can't stand major quake, say experts - The Independent
  
• JS adopts National Education Policy - The Independent
  
• Managing Waste in Dhaka City - The Daily Star
  EXPERTS at a roundtable discussion have provided valuable inputs on the critical issue of waste management in Dhaka city....
  
• Hunger and Politics in Bangladesh - The Daily Star
  The Awami League's popularity or their sustainability in power is due to and will depend largely on the thriving agriculture in the country. In recent years we have had an abundance of crops....
  
• EC Election Monitoring NAM assess election credibility
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – The visiting EU mission yesterday held parleys with Chief Election Commissioner MA Syed for assessing the legal framework governing Bangladesh’s election process and its credibility ahead of the next polls.
  
• New National Education Policy adopted after 150 years
  Sangsad Bhaban-- (UNB)- Parliament yesterday adopted the National Education Policy 2000 and also endorsed recommendations for implementing it properly in phases.
  
• Chittagong Hill Tracts rapidly losing fertility of soil
  Rangamati-- (UNB)- The three districts of Chittagong Hill Tracts are rapidly losing fertility of the soil due to excessive use of chemical fertilizer instead of compost one by the cultivators.

28-1-2001

• Japan plans to import more garments from Bangladesh - The Daily Star
  Japan is set to achieve a balanced and harmonious trade relationship with Dhaka by promoting imports, especially garments from Bangladesh, says BSS....
  
• NBR impoes duty o sample machines  - The New Nation
  The National Board of Revenue (NBR) refuses a private company to release three sample mosquito killing machines imported by it as part of its demonstration programme to show the efficacy of the machines...
  
• Int'l confce on Bangladesh Parliament on Feb 3 - The New Nation
  An international conference on the Bangladesh Parliament to discuss future reforms in the country's parliamentary system will be held in Dhaka on February 3 at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.

27-1-2001

• Quake kills 1500 in India, Pakistan - The Independent
  NEW DELHI, Jan 26: A powerful earthquake rocked the Indian subcontinent today killing over 1500 people as it toppled buildings and houses in India and Pakistan. The 7....
  
• Textbook Scam: No Action Yet! - The Independent
  The textbook scandal has now taken on a grave and completely unpalatable turn. We have already drawn attention to the situation....
  
• Flood-hit Jhenidah farmers start Boro cultivation with enthusiasm - The Independent
  JHENIDAH, Jan 26: To make up the deficiency caused by the flood in south-western parts of the country last year,the farmers have started farming Boro in the current season with due enthusiasm....
  
• The Nation's Annual Visual Art Report - The Independent
  One of the most spectacular anuual art events of the year, National Art Exhibition, provides us a fantastic oppurtunity of experiencing the new voices, emerging forms and expressions in the art firmament...

26-1-2001

• Human Right To Water Widely Violated In Asia - Juan L. Mercado - The Observer

  NEW Year found the human right to water still widely fractured in Asia and the Pacific.

  "This (deprivation) is most acute in Asia where majority of the world's poor live," the Asian Development Bank notes. With the beginning of the 3rd millennium one in five persons still lacks access to safe drinking water, ADB underscores in a theme study: Water in The 21st Century. Half the world goes without adequate sanitation.
  

• Youth Fair at Ramna Park - Shafiul Islam - The New Nation
  The young are the leading forces of a country. Educated, well-experienced and active youth is the main weapon to develop the economy of a country. So, it's said the development of young is the development of a country.

24-1-2001

• 2 lakh tonnes sugar deficit likely this year: Sugar mills being closed down due to shortage of canes - The Independent
  

• Thousands turn homeless - The New Nation
  A slum near FDC at Tejgaon in the city was gutted on Wednesday....
  

• Yangon embassy says: Date for joint survey of dam to be finalised soon - The Independent
  

• Functions of SAARC continuing at technical committee level - The Independent
  

• Rajuk re-excavates a portion of Gulshan Lake - The Independent
  

• Ethics of modern journalism - The Independent
  
• World Trade Organisation: Vehicle of corporate hegemony? - The Independent
  
• IT industry's aid to disaster victims - The Independent
  
• Amazon rain forest is in danger - The Independent

23-1-2001

• National Population Census begins - The Independent
  

• 157 AIDS patients detected & 7 of them dead, JS told - The Daily Star
  Seven persons have so far died of AIDS in the country and 150 are carrying HIV, Health Minister Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim informed the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday....

22-1-2001

• UN Sees Faster Global Warming, Humanity Responsible - Yahoo
  The earth's atmosphere is warming faster than expected, evidence is mounting that humans are to blame and tens of millions of people may be forced from low-lying areas as seas rise, the U.N. said on Monday. ``We see changes in climate, we believe we humans are involved and we're projecting future climate changes much more significant over the next 100 years than the last 100 years,'' said Robert Watson of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
  

• Use of firewood in brick kilns threatens environment - The Daily Star
  GOPALGANJ, Jan 21: Defying government ban a section of brick kiln owners in the district are using firewood in kilns, threatening the environment....
  

• Dhaka, Phnom Penh to strengthen trade, economic ties - The Daily Star
  PHNOM PENH, Jan 21: Bangladesh and Cambodia today agreed to consolidate further cooperation in trade and investment for the economic benefit of both the countries, reports UNB....
  

• Goods train service with India resumes after 35 years: Friendly ties between two nations will be cemented further: Mamata - The Independent
  

• Germany, France keen to finance flood action plans - The Independent
  

• Situation along border with Myanmar slightly improves - The Independent
  

• The social scenario in the new millennium - The Independent
  Whatever be the arguments for or against whether the year 2000 or the year 2001 ushers in the new century and the new millennium, we are now looking towards a new era where accelerated technological breakthroughs, and the evolution of a humane society are part of a global agenda
  

• Environmental challenge - The Independent
  Prime Minister Tony Blair has called for a break from the old notion that there must be a trade-off between the environment and prosperity.Urging all sectors of Britain to reawaken the environmental challenge, he made a personal commitment to attend the next Earth Summit, in 2002.
  

• HP celebrates its huge success in Bangladesh - The Independent
  

• Role of men in HIV infection: A global review - The Independent

21-1-2001

• Human nature, cultural identity and national unity - The Independent
  

• Industrial waste purification plant will be duty-free in next budget - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka--(UNB) – Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria yesterday (Saturday) said import of industrial waste purification plant would be declared duty-free in the next national budget.
  

• Bangladesh Cotton Association formed to take steps for promotion - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka--(UNB) – Cotton growers, agents, traders and ginners yesterday formed a united forum titled Bangladesh Cotton Association (BCA) aiming at protecting their interests and taking steps for the promotion of this sector.
  

• 60% Bangladeshi women physically assaulted by husbands - bangla2000.com
  Satkhira--(UNB) – “Why are you staring? Why don’t you get up and serve meal?” shouted Malek to his wife, Rina (not their real names). A day earlier she was beaten by her farmer husband over a trifling matter that forced her to bed.
  

• Bangladesh and Myanmar hold flag meeting at Mowngdu - bangla2000.com
  Cox’s Bazar--(UNB) – Bangladesh and Myanmar yesterday agreed that a proposed joint survey on the borderland should begin as soon as possible to avert recurrence of skirmish between the border security forces of the two countries.
  

• 2 alleged bomb-makers killed in separate explosion - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka--(UNB) – Two young men were killed in explosion of a powerful bomb at Bangabandhu Avenue this afternoon.

20-1-2001

• Founding anniversary of EGDNC observed - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka, Jan 19 (UNB) – Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee today observed its founding anniversary taking a fresh vow to hold trial of war criminals of 1971.
  

• Hasina inaugurates Trade Fair - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka, Jan 19 (UNB)- Seeking private investment in larger volumes in potential export sectors, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government created a liberal, deregulated and investment-friendly climate for quick industrialization and boosting exports.

18-1-2001

• “Eco-park will preserve bio-diversity”: Sheikh Hasina - bangla2000.com
  Chittagong-- (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a botanical garden and eco-park at Sitakunda here with the aim to preserve genetic pool of plants and maintain ecological balance.
  

• Film festival on “fight for independence” begins today - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – A three-day film festival on “fight for independence” begins at the Russian Cultural Centre at Dhanmondi here today (Thursday).
  

• 5-7 years’ lead-time needed for Bangladesh & 3 LDCs for SAFTA - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged the government to ensure 5-7 years’ lead-time for Bangladesh and other three LDCs in the proposed South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement.
  

• French firm Buicks Batiment to build World Trade Center in Bangladesh - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – A memorandum of understanding was signed yesterday between the Export Promotion Bureau and a reputed French firm to conduct a feasibility study for construction of World Trade Centre in the city.
  

• PDB finally accepts Japanese Marubeni’s proposal of power plant - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – After hectic negotiations, Power Development Board has accepted the proposal of Japanese Marubeni for setting up a 450-megawatt power plant at Meghnaghat under the second phase of the project.

17-1-2001

• Indian cigarette maker ITC profit seen up 30 pc - The Daily Star
  CALCUTTA, India, Jan 16: India's largest cigarette maker, ITC Ltd, is expected to report net profit rose 25-30 per cent in the October-December quarter, due to higher prices and a small increase in sales...
  

• IT boom in India slowing reaching out to its poor - The Daily Star
  BANGALORE, Jan 16: Despite being one of the world's poorest countries, India has become a global power in producing talented technologists who are highly valued from Silicon Valley to Singapore, reports...
  

• BBCC keen to set up power plant, IT village - The Daily Star
  The Bangladesh-British Chamber of Commerce (BBCC) is interested in setting up power plant and IT village in Bangladesh....
  

• Aid for gas-based units, IT sector offered - The Daily Star
  Japan has offered assistance to Bangladesh to set up gas-based industries, develop information technology (IT) and remove air and water pollution....
  

• Controversial Dam on the Naaf River - The Daily Star
  The reported construction of a dam on the border-river Naaf by Myanmar is a matter of deep concern for Bangladesh....
  

• Wordy Approach to IT Won't Do - The Daily Star
  HAVING the Prime Minister head a newly-formed task force on Information Technology is perhaps the ultimate length the government could go in reflecting its sense of urgency to make a frog-leap intothe...
  

• Sheikh Hasina to inaugurate Eco-park & botanical garden today - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate a Botanical Garden and Eco-park at Sitakunda today (Wednesday).
  

• Govt to implement Flood Embankment & Eastern Bypass early - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – The government yesterday decided to go for early implementation of two major infrastructure schemes--Dhaka Integrated Flood Control Embankment and Eastern Bypass--to ensure jam-free traffic in the capital city.
  

• Elaborate programs for 21 February: International Mother Language Day - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – The government has taken up elaborate programmes to observe 21st February 2001 as International Mother Language Day with due respect to the language martyrs.

16-1-2001

• Task force formed to harness IT export potential : PM to head 15-member body - Independent
  

• Livestock experts say : Natural calamities, smuggling hinder uplift of poultry sector - Independent
  

• BDR trying to hold another flag meeting with Nasaka - Independent

15-1-2001

• PM asks armed forces to be ready for external attack - The Daily Star
  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised the armed forces to remain ever ready to resist any external attack to protect the country's independence and sovereignty, reports UNB....
  

• Tofail blasts India for not allowing duty-free access to LDC products - The Daily Star
  Industry Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday strongly criticised India and other big nations in South Asia for not allowing duty-free access to goods from least developed countries in the region....
  

• Free, fair election in Bangladesh EU's top priority: Poll process to be monitored, needs assessment mission due Jan 28 - Independent
  

• For an end to women's exploitation by our male-dominated society - Independent
  

• Strategic planning of agriculture in Bangladesh - Independent
  

• Lack of IT competence delays: Bangladesh entry into E-Com - Independent

14-1-2001

• Strategic agricultural planning in Bangladesh - Independent
  

• Dhaka, Delhi agree to cooperate in tackling natural calamities : India to help prepare project report for building Ganges barrage - Independent
  

• Myanmar continues to deploy troops despite diplomatic bid to solve crisis: BDR-Nasaka flag meeting today as tension heightens - Independent
  

• Lawyers to meet Premier with troubleshooting formula - bangla2000.com
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – Both the divisions of the Supreme Court will function normally as negotiating senior lawyers who met with President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed yesterday continued their effort to resolve the prevailing crisis through appointment of two more judges to the Appellate Division.

13-1-2001

• Bangladesh-India watersharing talks begin
  Dhaka, 12 Jan (UNB) – Bangladesh and India began talks here today for devising modalities of further cooperation economic use of the waters of common rivers and fighting floods that deluged both the countries in late last monsoon
  

• Flower exhibition begins at DITF ground
  Dhaka, Jan 12 (UNB) – A five-day flower exhibition began at the Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) ground at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the city today (Friday).

11-1-2001

• Workshop on intellectual property rights concludes: Upgradation of copyright, patent laws recommended
  

• Cooperative movement in the sub-continent - Independent

10-1-2001

• Hasina tells expatriate Bangladeshi experts: Govt to give incentives for high-tech IT - Independent
  

• 15-member Task Force to explore prospects of IT - Independent

7-1-2001

• Carbon Trading: Can Bangladesh Benefit? - The Bangladesh Observer
  

• Megawati accorded rousing reception: Dhaka, Jakarta agree to form joint commission - Independent

6-1-2001

• Cold wave sweeps country Tk 110 crore project to overhaul 11 old power stations Power units - Independent
  Effluents from tanneries pose health hazard - Independent
  

• A Vision and Strategy for Bangladesh - The Daily Star
  The section of the book on Economy includes three chapters: Economic Development: From Independence to the End of the Millennium by Professor Azizur Rahman Khan, Growth, Poverty and Human Developmentby...

3-1-2001

• Country reeling from 300mw loadshedding everyday - Independent
  

• Economic recession comes down to 1.13pc, Kibria tells NEC meet - Independent
  

• Impact of foreign aid on poverty reduction in Bangladesh - Independent
  

• Help victims of acid violence - The New Nation
  The Acid Survivors Foundation, established on 12th May 1999, has become a vital link in the lives of the acid survivors.

2-1-2001

• Woman and Child Trafficking - The Financial Express
  National strategy for rural poverty alleviation is an urgent need at the moment to stop crimes including woman and child trafficking, writes Omar Faruque

• BPC's role must be changed to develop tourism in Bangladesh - Independent

1-1-2001

• Welcome 2001
  The year 2001 was greeted late last night and in the early hours of today in the city amidst fanfare and jubilation....
  

• Over 100 feared dead as launch sinks after head-on collision : Eighty-one bodies recovered from Meghna river in Chandpur - Independent
  

• $ 40 m IDA credit for AIDS prevention - Independent
  

• Tigers in Sundarbans, editorial - Independent
  

• Legislative protection of the child rights in Bangladesh, editorial - Independent
  

• BB to channel Tk 100 cr equity fund to software industries - Independent

International News
>>This Months Top Sustainable Development News Around the World

• 01/29--California remains under power alert, Associated Press
  

• 01/29--Global warming dangers 'buried' in new rankings, The Guardian (UK)
  

• 01/28--Drying bogs pose pollution threat - magazine, Reuters
  

• 01/28--California energy crisis spills into Northwest, Reuters
  

• 01/28--Calif. forges ahead with low-emissions auto rules, Reuters
  

• 01/27--Warming Issue Persists, Los Angeles Times
  

• 01/26--Ancient Coral May Hold Hint of Worsening Weather Cycle, New York Times
  

• 01/26--Civilisations 'destroyed by climate change', Telegraph (UK)
  

• 01/26--Calif. forges ahead with low-emissions auto rules, Reuters
  

• 01/26--Bush may turn to Mexico for energy, Associated Press
  

• 01/25--DEU says worried by possible Bush stance on climate, Reuters
  

• 01/24--Insight, Prius lead the hybrid-powered fleet, Environmental News Network
  

• 01/24--Drying Bogs Pose Pollution Threat - Magazine, Reuters
  

• 01/24--Fuel cells hold the key to a cleaner future, eCountries
  

• 01/24--Delay Sought in Climate Talks, Associated Press
  

• 01/24--Evidence mounts that earth is warming up, Christian Science Monitor
  

• 01/23--Climate Changes Played Role In Early Human Evolution, UniSci
  

• 01/23--Warming could be worst in 10,000 years, Guardian (UK)
  

• 01/23--Alarming Climate Science Justifies More Action Against CO2 Emissions, WWF
  

• 01/23--Global Warming Disasters Predicted; Pollution may raise temperature 10 degrees, U.N. panel says, San Francisco Chronicle
  

• 01/23--Scientists Issue Dire Prediction on Environment, Washington Post
  

• 01/23--Global warming update: real, man-made, worse, Mercury News
  

• 01/23--Global warming now 'unstoppable', scientists warn , Independent News (UK)
  

• UN Sees Faster Global Warming, Humanity Responsible - Yahoo
  The earth's atmosphere is warming faster than expected, evidence is mounting that humans are to blame and tens of millions of people may be forced from low-lying areas as seas rise, the U.N. said on Monday. ``We see changes in climate, we believe we humans are involved and we're projecting future climate changes much more significant over the next 100 years than the last 100 years,'' said Robert Watson of the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
  

• Ecuador's president declares emergency over Galapagos oil-spill threat - CNN
  With a spreading oil slick threatening some of the world's rarest birds and sea animals, Ecuador's government declared a state of emergency late Monday.
  

• CURB IN EMISSIONS TO CUT ECONOMIC GROWTH: PANEL - Japan Times
  Jan. 9, 200, Internet: http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nb20010109a1.htm
  

• EU, JAPAN DISCUSS NEW DECADE OF COOPERATION - Times of India
  16 January, Internet: http://www.timesofindia.com/160101/16inte30.htm
  

• SWEDEN'S FORESTRY SECTOR BACKS U.S. CLIMATE STANCE - Reuters
  January 11, 2001, Internet: http://news.excite.com/news/r/010111/07/environment-sweden-forestry
  

• SMALL ISLAND STATES URGE ACTION TO CHECK GLOBAL WARMING - CNN
  January 15, 2001, Internet: http://www.cnn.com/2001/NATURE/01/15/cyprus.smallislands.ap/
  

• CLIMATE CHANGE TO DRIVE UP DISASTER PAYOUTS - Financial Review
  Internet: http://afr.com/financialservices/2001/01/15/FFX5PFBLXHC.html
  

• FRESH FEARS ON METHANE LEAKS FROM MINES - Financial Times
  Internet: http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/articles.html
  

•  EU-CERTIFICATE TRADE MAY MARRY GREEN ENERGY WITH MARKET - Reuters
  Internet: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9523
  

• COOLING THE PLANET - CBS News
  Internet: http://cbsnews.com/now/story/0,1597,264362-412,00.shtml
  

• ENERGY DEPT. TO RAISE EFFICIENCY OF AIR-CONDITIONERS AND HEAT
  PUMPS - New York Times
  Internet: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/19/politics/19CONS.html
  

• DROUGHTS MIGHT SPEED CLIMATE CHANGES - New York Times
  Internet: http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/11/science/11CARB.html?pagewanted=all
  

• ANTARCTIC ICE DISCOVERY WARMS CLIMATE CHANGE DEBATE - New York Times
  Internet: http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/science/science-weather-antar.html
  

• BIG FREEZE HITS NORTHERN ASIA - BBC News
  Internet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_1107000/1107227.stm
  

• DRAFT INVENTORY OF U.S. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND SINKS
  The report, "Draft Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and
  http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/publications/emissions
  

• WHY COMPANIES GET STEAMED UP ABOUT THE CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY - Times of London
  Internet: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,37-69746,00.html
  

• Report warns of disaster from global warming - CNN
  

• 01/22--Earth warming faster than expected, humans to blame, Reuters
  

• 01/22--Climate change outstrips forecasts, BBC
  

• 01/22--Evidence of Rapid Global Warming Accepted by 99 Nations, Environment News Service
  

• 01/22--Answers to West Coast energy crisis blowing in the wind, Environmental News Network
  

• 01/22--Analysis: How green is Bush?, BBC
  

• 01/22--Coastal Areas Threatened by Climate Change, Environment News Service
  

• 01/20--China chokes on desert sands, MSNBC
  

• 01/20--California lawmakers approve emergency energy action, Associated Press
  

• 01/20--Norton Confidently Makes Case for Alaskan Oil Drilling, New York Times
  

• 01/20--Energy crisis prompts conservation, Associated Press
  

• 01/19--California power woes boost solar energy industry, San Jose Mercury News
  

• 01/19--Bush to fight "energy crisis," may help California, Reuters
  

• 01/19--New Efficiency Rules Cut Need for 91 New Power Plants, Environment News Service
  

• 01/19--Enviromentalists seek to ban oil hunt near Great Barrier Reef, Reuters
  

• 01/19--Scientists Eye Global-Warming Survey, Associated Press
  

• 01/19--US wind power project to aid California electricity woes, Reuters
  

• 01/19--Seawater 'overstates' recent climate warming, BBC
  

• 01/19--US govt, builders urge energy efficency for new homes, BBC
  

• 01/17--California assembly passes bill to let state sell power, Reuters
  

• 01/17--Meltdown: Satellites Show Accelerated Polar Ice Threat, Space.com
  

• 01/16--U.S. Moves to Clear the Air Over Nation's Parks, Environment News Service
  

• 01/16--Antarctic ice discovery shows ancient warming occurred, Reuters
  

• Worldwide Information Program to Introduce Hydrogen Fuel Announced.
  Fort Collins, Colorado. A new association, comprising leading scientists, industry leaders and government representatives from all over the world, to introduce the immediate potential of hydrogen as a
  primary fuel, has been formed.
  

• First cloned endangered species dies 2 days after birth, CNN
  

• Study disputes theory of human migration, CNN
  

• Genetically modified monkey could be key to curing some diseases, CNN
  

• 01/16--Germany is undisputed wind power champion - BWE, Reuters
  

• 01/15--UK Smog Levels Lowest Since Records Began, Environment News Service

• 01/14--New fears for planet's welfare, BBC
  

• 01/14--California likely to impose blackouts hitting 2 million people, Reuters
  

• 01/14--California power crisis: Desperately seeking a solution, Reuters
  

• 01/14--Simmering hopes for progress on global warming, Boston Globe
  

• 01/14--Global warming: world is getting cold feet, Independent (UK)
  

• 01/13--Dead seas - As temperatures rise, the fate of ocean life hangs in the balances, New Scientist
  

• 01/13--Antarctic Ice Discovery Warms Climate Change Debate, Reuters
  

• 01/13--Auto Firms' C02 Pact With EU Lacks Teeth, Environment News Service
  

• 01/12--Climate change solutions yet to be implemented, Environmental News Network
  

• 01/12--Rolling blackouts threaten California, Associated Press
  

• 01/12--Peatlands may hold the key to global warming, The Scotsman
  

• 01/11--California power talks run on, utilities flag, Reuters
  

• 01/11--Droughts Might Speed Climate Changes, New York Times
  

• 01/10--UNEP: Green Energy Could Save Climate, Forests, Wildlife, Sky News
  

• 01/10--Hydropower threatens nation's rivers, Environmental News Network
  

• 01/10--Scientists Find That Grasslands Can Act as ‘Carbon Sinks', North Carolina State University
  

• 01/10--Britain Told to Act Fast Over Pollution, Environment News Service
  

• 01/09--California Governor Davis sets power plan, Reuters
  

• 01/08--Montreal Protocol fortified, Environmental News Network
  

• 01/08--Bush's choice for energy seen good for consumers, Reuters
  

• 01/08--Tiny pollutants pose big health risks, Environmental News Network
  

• 01/07--Climate News Compilation, IISD
  

• 01/07--California tries to solve power crisis, Associated Press
  

• SWEDEN MAKES CLIMATE DEAL TOP PRIORITY - CNN
  http://www.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/europe/scandinavia/12/19/environment/indes.html
  

• NON-EU NATIONS CIRCLE WAGONS ON CLIMATE - Japan Times
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20001229a1.htm
  

• MINISTRY EYES OVERSEAS TRANSPORT EMISSION CUTS - Asahi Shimbun
  http://www.asahi.com/english/asahi/0104/asahi010402.html
  

• UK PONDERS DEEP GREENHOUSE CUTS - BBC News
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1081000/1081438.stm
  

• GERMANY'S EMISSION REDUCTION TARGETS SEEN AMBITIOUS - Reuters
  Internet: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9368
  

• COURT SINKS FRENCH ENERGY TAX PLAN - ENS
  Internet: http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan2001/2001L-01-03-02.html
  

• CANADA TO FIGHT BUSH OVER ARCTIC OIL DRILLING - Ottawa Citizen
  http://www.ottawacitizen.com/national/010104/5042895.html
  

• ZAMBIA BATTLES CLIMATE CHANGE - Panafrican News Agency
  http://allafrica.com/stories/200012220153.html
  

• INDIA SAYS WATER, ENERGY KEY FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES - Reuters
  http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9384&newsDate=27-Dec-2000
  

• STATE MANUAL OUTLINES FOOD-CRISIS SCENARIOS - Japan Times
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20010103a4.htm
  

• MINISTERS TEST THE WATER FOR CANAL SUPPLIES - The Scotsman
  Internet: http://www.thescotsman.co.uk/parliament.cfm?id=36615
  

• POLL-MOST GREEKS WOULD GLADLY PAY A GREEN TAX - Reuters
  Internet: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9420
  

• ENERGY CRISES FEARED IF OIL PRICES GYRATE - Washington Post
  http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46488-2000Nov20.html
  

• CRITICAL ENERGY PROBLEMS WILL AWAIT BUSH WHEN HE TAKES OFFICE - Philadelphia Inquirer
  http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2000/12/29/business/OIL29.htm
  

• TAX BREAKS PROPOSED FOR GREEN CONSUMERS - Globe & Mail
  http://www.theglobeandmail.com/gam/National/20001227/UWARMM.html
  

• GAS MILEAGE HITS 20-YEAR LOW - ABC News
  http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/business/dailynews/gas_guzzlers_001220.html
  

• JAPAN'S ENVIRONMENTAL AID TO S.E. ASIA IN DOUBT - Daily Yomiuri
  http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20010106wo61.htm
  

• FOREST COVER IS DWINDLING IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - Times of India
  http://www.timesofindia.com/today/02mbom16.htm
  

• WAVES RUN THIS POWER PLANT - MSNBC
  http://www.msnbc.com/news/493172.asp?cp1=1
  

• WORLD STILL GRIPPED BY WARMING TREND - New York Times
  http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/science/science-environment-c.html
  

• NATURAL DISASTERS AT RECORD LEVEL IN 2000 - INSURER - Reuters
  http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9401
  

• OVER 3 C TEMP. RISE TO AFFECT WORLD GDP: STUDY - Kyodo News
  http://home.kyodo.co.jp/fullstory/display.jsp?newsnb=20001230009
  

• ICE SHEET HISTORY SHEDS LIGHT ON SEA RISE - The Age
  Internet: http://www.theage.com.au/news/2000/12/30/FFX8XL9QAHC.html
  

• RESEARCHERS CRAFT MODEL THAT PROVIDES REASONS FOR CLIMATE- CHANGE OBSERVATIONS - Science Daily
  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2000/12/001221073209.htm
  

• INDIAN STUDY OFFERS INSIGHT INTO GLOBAL WARMING - Pollution Online
  http://www.pollutiononline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={98A01FCA-DB49-11D4-
  A76E-00D0B7694F32}&Bucket=HomeLatestHeadlines&VNETCOOKIE=NO
  

• FLOODS, SANDSTORMS FREQUENT IN ASIA THIS YEAR: REPORT - Kyodo News Service
  http://home.kyodo.co.jp/fullstory/display.jsp?newsnb=20001228048
  

• ARE GREEN ACTIVISTS THE NEW IMPERIALISTS - Times of India
  http://www.timesofindia.com/070101/07busi29.htm
  

• GLOBAL WARMING HOT AIR COURTESY OF THE U.N. - Capitalism Magazine.com
  http://capitalismmagazine.com/2000/december/her_global_hot_air.htm
  

• Scientists await birth of first cloned endangered species, CNN
  Scientists say the birth of the first cloned endangered species could come any day now. Bessie the cow will give birth early this month not to a calf, but to a wild ox called a gaur.
  

• 01/05--Clean Air Renewable Energy Coalition Launched in Canada , Environment News Service
  

• 01/04--Ford to unveil eco-friendly concept vehicle at auto show, Detroit Free Press
  

• 01/04--California power crisis sends shock waves nationwide, CNN
  

• 01/04--Old Heating Idea Heats Up, New York Times
  

• 01/04--Melting permafrost threatens Alps, BBC
  

• 01/03--US-EU clash looms over environment, United Press International
  

• 01/03--Bush's choice for energy seen good for consumers, Reuters
  

• 01/03--Court Sinks French Energy Tax Plan, Environment News Service
  

• 01/04--Melting permafrost threatens Alps, BBC
  

• Green rooftop technology saves energy, cools air, CNN
  

• 01/03--Renewable energy a hot sector for Australia stocks, Reuters
  

• 01/02--US Energy Demand, Greenhouse Emissions to Rise, Environment News Service
  

• 01/02--US Energy Demand, Greenhouse Emissions to Rise, Associated Press
  

• 01/02--Zero waste turns garbage into savings, Environmental News Network
  

• 01/02--Waves run this power plant, MSNBC
  

• 01/01--Exxon to work with Toyota, GM in developing fuel-cell vehicles, Associated Press
  

• 01/01--Consumer groups question California utilities rate hike demands, Reuters
  

• NASA Craft Shows Jupiter's Huge, Old Storms Raging
  

• Clinton pledges $300 million in energy aid - With major storms striking the Midwest, South and East Coast over the New Year's holiday, President Clinton announced government measures to help keep Americans warm throughout the winter.
  

• Scientist: Columbia Glacier retreating fast
  The Columbia Glacier near Valdez is retreating so quickly that tour boats should be able to work their way up to its face within the next decade or so, a scientist says.

• SOLAR POWER SEEKS A PLACE IN THE SUN
  Reuters, December 14, 2000
  Internet: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9320
  

• CLIMATE MODEL SHOWS DUAL CAUSE
  BBC News, 14 December, 2000
  Internet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1068000/1068907.stm
  

• GLOBAL WARMING TREND STRONGER THAN HAD BEEN THOUGHT
  UniSci, 14 December, 
  Internet: http://unisci.com/stories/20004/1214003.htm
  

• CLIMATE OF CHANGE
  Times of India, 13 December
  Internet: http://www.timesofindia.com/131200/13edit2.htm
  

• CAPPING CARBON
  Christian Science Monitor, December 14, 2000
  Internet: http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/2000/12/14/fp15s1-csm.shtml
  
  

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