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28-2-2001

• Hasina nominated Personality of 2000 from Asia
  Cairo-- – Afro-Asian Federation of Lawyers for Human Rights President Dr Esmet Merghany yesterday met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and officially handed her nomination of the organisation electing her ‘personality of the year 2000 from Asia’.
• US State Department Human Rights Report released
  Dhaka--- The government uses both the Special Powers Act (SPA) and the new Public Safety Act (PSA) as tools to harass and intimidate political opponents and others, says the US State Department Human Rights Report for 2000.
• EU to allow products from Bangladesh duty & quota-free into its market
  Dhaka-- – United Kingdom is eager to help Bangladesh in developing different sectors, ceramics and information technology in particular, as a fruitful development partner of Bangladesh.
• Asian Development Bank’s publication delves into Bangladesh economy
  Dhaka-- – Staggering political impasse following government-opposition confrontation would pull back an expected 5.5 percent growth of the country’s economy, cautioned worried donors.

27-2-2001

• Commandoes may storm in anytime rescuing hostages - Bangla2000
  Rangamati -(Bangla2000) – As the army chief visited the scene yesterday, policymakers finalized their action plan to rescue the European hostages through a crackdown in the shortest possible time if finally the negotiations failed.
• 7 Policemen suspended for beating journalists - Bangla2000
  Tangail-- - Seven policemen, including three officers, were put under suspension for their involvement in beating the journalists in front of local press club on Sunday.
• Govt to distribute rice among 42,37,500 distressed people on Eid - Bangla2000
  Dhaka-- – The government will distribute 42,375 mts of rice among 42,37,500 distressed people throughout the country on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
• Foreign exchange reserve increase US$ 100m to 1.6b in a week - Bangla2000
  Dhaka-- - Country's foreign exchange reserve increased by around USD 100 million to 1.6 billion in a week as the finance authorities cracked down on a thriving parallel forex market.

26-2-2001

• 2 Scotland Yard men in CHT to handle hostage crisis: Ultimatum for negotiated settlement ends - The Independent
• Potential for D-8 cooperation is immense: Hasina
  Cairo- (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday (Sunday) sought enhanced trade and commerce under an effective economic cooperation under the D-8 grouping for improving socioeconomic status of the member-nations of around 800 million people banishing poverty from their precincts.
• India's anti-dumping duties - The New Nation
  The lead acid battery manufacturers of Bangladesh have come out with a strong protest against India's move to impose anti-dumping duties on battery export from this country....
• The banking sector and the banks’ clients - The Independent
• Urban poor's rehabilitation - The Independent
• Export of Bangladesh garments - The Independent
• British investors urged to set up agro-based industry - The Independent
• Sonali Bank’s poverty alleviation programme reaps success - The Independent
• D-8 summit adopts Cairo Declaration: Enhanced access of LDC goods to world market, ODA, FDI inflow demanded: Hasina seeks new global order to ensure fair North-South trade - The Independent

25-2-2001

• Third D-8 Summit begins at Cairo today
  Cairo- (UNB) – The 3rd D-8 Summit begins here today (Sunday) with a focus on trade and economic cooperation among the member states.
• Sustainable Environment mission visit Bangladesh
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – An evaluation mission of the Sustainable Environment Management Project (SEMP) now visiting Bangladesh yesterday called on Finance Minister Shah AMS Kibria at his office.
• UN Human Rights Charter is meaningless if cant protect people
  Dhaka- (UNB) – Law Commission Member Justice Naimuddin Ahmed yesterday called upon the journalists to continue their efforts to protect and promote human rights in the society.
• Measures to boost Bangladesh’s tourism industry
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC) has assured of providing all supports to the Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB) aiming to boost country’s tourism industry.

24-2-2001

• D-8 summit: Hasina leaves for Cairo today
  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Cairo on today (Saturday) to lead an 11-member Bangladesh delegation at the third D-8 Summit there on February 25, reports UNB.
• Abductions in CHT show incompetence of government
  Abductions of three foreign consultants working on Rangamati-Khagrachhari road of Chittagong Hills have attracted wide attention. It is the second such event since 1984 when officials of a foreign oil company working in exploration work were abducted.

21-2-2001

• The memory of their supreme sacrifice lives on : Nation remembers language heroes : Shahabuddin, Hasina, Khaleda place wreaths at Central Shaheed Minar - The Independent
• The tortuous journey of Bangla and the Language Movement - The Independent
• Plan to pack higher judiciary with lower quality judges must be resisted - The New Nation
  The higher judiciary is in a dire crisis over the issue of appointment of new judges....
• Most of 265 pharmaceutical cos do not follow GMP - The New Nation
  Novartis (Bangladesh) Limited, a subsidiary of the multinational Novartis Group of Switzerland signed a contract logistics with the ABX Logistics (Bangladesh) Limited, a subsidiary of the world renowned...

20-2-2001

• The Asia-Pacific nightmare of water scarcity - The Independent
• Official rules out payment of ransom for foreigners' release : Kidnappers agree to talks, want army cordon lifted - The Independent
• Journalists should not use liberty as licence: PM: We've ensured full freedom of newspapers, mass media and newsmen, she says - The Independent
• Preparations afoot to observe Ekushey tomorrow: Int'l Languague Award to be introduced - The Independent
• SB finances to BRAC to develop rural economy - The Independent
• Joint Biman freighter service to boost export from Bangladesh - The Independent
• Crime records surpassed - The New Nation
  according to police sources, one lakh and twenty-five thousand cases of crimes were recorded in different police stations of the country in the year 2000....
• Agitation over non-payment of dues by British co - The New Nation
  Some 50 Bangladesh private companies will assemble before the British High Commission and bringing out procession protesting against the misdeeds of the British Company today (Tuesday) at 11 AM....
• The IT and the old economy - The New Nation
  Not everybody is quite impressed by our forays in to information technology. At a recent meeting on science and technology held in Dhaka, many speakers found the pace of progress quite unsatisfactory....

19-2-2001

• Trade Fair to continue till March 3 - The New Nation
  Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) will continue till March 3 to help stall-owners cover up their business losses caused by series of shutdowns through last week, reports UNB.
• Khaleda should join JS or quit seat: PM - The New Nation
  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday categorically said if Leader of the Opposition Khaleda Zia does not feel it necessary to return to the House, she should quit Parliament and her post, reports...
• Squatters kept at bay - The New Nation
  BNP Chairperson and Leader of the Opposition Begum Khaleda Zia addressing the partymen at the north gate of the Baitul Mokarram National Mosque during the sit-in programme on Sunday....
• Worried envoys of Britain & Denmark meet Home Minister
  Dhaka--(UNB) – As the three European engineers held to ransom remained out of trace, the envoys of respective countries yesterday met with Home Minister Mohammad Nasim and discussed the hostage crisis.
• Election Commission reviews preparation of voters’ database
  Dhaka--(UNB) – The Election Commission at a meeting yesterday reviewed the progress of the preparation of voters’ database and printing of voter list.
• Total electrification of Bangladesh by 2020
  Dhaka--(UNB) – Efforts are underway to cut government-planned time frame by eight years to 2012 for bringing total population of the country under electricity coverage, a workshop was told here yesterday (Sunday).

18-2-2001

• International Conference of World Association of Press Councils begins
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – The 8th International Conference of World Association of Press Councils (WAPC) begins here Monday.
• Varied impacts of FDI flow on developing countries - The Independent
• Greenspan’s economic management - The Independent
• Help develop IT sector to reduce unemployment - The Daily Star
  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the engineers to adopt appropriate technologies in all productive sectors for accelerating the pace of development and meeting all basic needs of the people....
• Community participation vital to alleviate poverty: Experts - The Daily Star
  Experts from home and abroad at an international seminar here yesterday suggested community participation to implement strategies required for developing self-reliance of poor families and identifying...

17-2-2001

• PM hosts tea party for foreign envoys: PM Hasina offers to hold elections 'anytime' - The Independent
• Sundarbans confce ends with call to conserve its bio-diversity - The Independent
• Dhaka, Tehran have immense potential for developing trade, commerce - The Independent
• Progress in agriculture sector very significant - The Independent

15-2-2001

• Protect UNESCO world heritage Sundarbans’ ecology
  Khulna-- (UNB) – President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed yesterdaycalled upon all conscious people to come forward in protecting the world heritage site Sundarbans to preserve its bio-diversity from spoils.
• Bangladesh has a gas-prone petroleum system
  Dhaka-- (UNB)- Bangladesh may have 32.1 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered technically recoverable gas, says a Bangladesh-US joint study.

13-2-2001

• Bangladesh continues airlifting relief goods for Indian quake victims
  Dhaka--(UNB) – Transport planes of Bangladesh Air Force in cooperation with Bangladesh Army continued airlifting of relief goods for the earthquake victims of the Indian state of Gujarat.
• Bangladesh & Sri-Lanka deplore state of preferential trade within SAARC
  Dhaka--(Bangla2000) – Deploring “unfortunate state” of preferential trading arrangements under SAARC, businesspeople and government leaders of two member-countries of the forum yesterday agreed that they should go for bilateral cooperation to enhance trade.
• Tower Hamlets Council of UK willing to invest in Sylhet region
  Dhaka--(UNB) - Tower Hamlets Council of UK is willing to invest in health, environment and industrial projects in Sylhet region.
• “We should make concessions for transition from SAPTA to SAFTA”
  Dhaka--(Bangla2000)- President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed hoped that the SAARC countries would work closely and make concessions for transition from preferential trading under SAPTA to South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA).

12-2-2001

• Mild jolt in Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Mymensingh, Ctg - The Bangla2000
  A mild earthquake jolted Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Mymensingh and Chittagong at around 7.20 AM on Sunday, according to reports received from the affected districts tonight (Sunday).
• BB strengthens monitoring of forex transactions - The New Nation
  The Bangladesh Bank has strengthened its monitoring and supervision of the foreign exchange transaction activities of the scheduled banks resulting in lower (supply) of the US dollar in the interbank...
• Earthquake alert - The Daily Star
  The government has woken up to the high risk of earthquakes in this country, only after India's tragic experience. Bangladesh sits on seismic active zones and is prone to tremors....
• Debt relief for poor nations - The Daily Star
  IT is now routine for big economic summits - this time last week's World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland - to pass with no progress on the debt relief initiative for the poor countries....
• Acid violence and existing laws in Bangladesh - The Daily Star
  Violence against women is a universal phenomenon but its manifestation differs from one society to another
• Reflections on women and violence in 2000 - The Daily Star
  Like many women around the globe, women in Bangladesh have had to face violations to their human rights year after year....

11-2-2001

• Migratory Siberian bird hunting jeopardizing ecological balance
  Netrakona-- (UNB) - Indiscriminate catching of guest birds is going on with impunity in haor and hilly areas of the district by the professional and amateur hunters violating the government ban.

• Where does all foreign aid go? Seventy-five per cent of donors' money 'looted' by local, foreign elites - The Independent

• The concept of poverty and its consequences in our society - The Independent

• 23 non-bank financial institutions invested of Tk 1,500 cr in country’s industrialisation - The Independent
• Contribution of industrial sector to GDP rises: Business leaders at a seminar here yesterday praised - The Independent

• Modern communications is needed to develop rural economy
  Faridpur-- (UNB) - Environment and Forest Minister Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury attached importance on modern communication network for development of rural economy.

• Bangladesh may get preferential trade with US in 9 months
  Dhaka-- (Bangla2000) – Bangladesh is likely to get duty-and quota-free market access to USA in next nine months and thus avert a setback the country’s 76 percent export-earning sector was poised to face.

10-2-2001

• Plastic recycling plays havoc: 24,000 workers facing killer diseases as 1,000 factories defy restriction - The Independent

• The concept of poverty and its consequences in our society - The Independent

• D-8 to draw up plans to expand trade, investment - The Daily Star
  Leaders of the D-8 countries including Bangladesh are due to meet in Cairo this month to draw up plans for expansion of trade and investment and map out the future goals in shipping, insurance and cyber...

• E-com: New business model of the 21st century? - Quazi Mahmud Ahmed
  INTERNET use is growing faster than use of any other technology in history. Between 1993 and 1997, the number of computers connected to the internet grew from 1 million to 20 million. By 2001, this figure is expected to rise to 120 million. Although initiated as a tool of communication in crises situations, internet is now presenting itself as 'the' technology for the world of business in thousands of applications including the so called 'electronic commerce' or 'e-commerce'.

9-2-2001

• Climate change in Bangladesh: WB favours long-term strategy to reduce impacts - The Independent

• Allocation of garments quota to TCB opposed - The Independent

• Bangladesh shows its capabilities at German textile trade fair - The Independent

• National seminar on foreign investment tomorrow - The Independent

• Sustainable development in global context - The Independent

• The 14th National Art Exhibition: Artistic exuberance in perspective - The Independent

8-2-2001

• Human rights activist Asma Jahangir met Foreign Minister
  Dhaka-(UNB) – Leading Pakistani human rights activist Asma Jahangir called on Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad at his official residence last (Wednesday) afternoon.

• Handicraft exhibition begins
  Dhaka-(UNB) – The annual handicraft exhibition of Bangladesh Navy Family Welfare Association (BNFWA) began at the Sailors’ Colony ground at Mirpur yesterday.

• Ways to bail out ailing small & cottage industries
  Dhaka-(UNB) – The National Association of Small and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh yesterday submitted a 10-point charter of recommendations, including special budgetary allocation, to the government for bailing out ailing small-scale industries.

7-2-2001

• Pak genocide of '71: Worst crime in human history
  Dhaka- (UNB) – Pakistani human rights crusader Asma Jahangir urged Bangladesh to apply international laws for holding trial of the 1971 war criminals and said her countrymen would lend support.

• Bangladesh elected to UN Habitat for 4-years
  Dhaka- (UNB) - Bangladesh was elected to UN Commission for Human Settlement (Habitat) for a four-year term.

6-2-2001

• European Commission Mission met BNP Secy Gen
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – BNP Secretary General Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan yesterday urged upon the European Union to send a large contingent of observers before the next general election for an objective assessment of the pre-election situation.

• Left-leaning students strike on Feb 28 for supply of textbooks
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – Left-leaning Ganotantrik Chhatra Oikya (GCO) has called a student strike on February 28 across the country to realise their various demands, including immediate supply of textbooks to the students.

• Human Right Journalists’ demanding free treatment of Tipu
  Savar-- (UNB) – Bangladesh Manobadhikar Sangbadik Forum (BMSF), Jahangirnagar University unit, has undertaken a three-daylong signature collection campaign from yesterday (Monday) demanding free treatment of UNB’s Feni Correspondent Tipu Sultan.

• Discussion on Democracy & South Asian Human Rights
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – A discussion titled ‘Transition to Democracy: South Asian Perspective on Human Rights’ will be held at the Supreme Court Bar Council auditorium here Wednesday.

• Bangladesh briefs Group of 77 for UN Conference on LDCs in New York
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Anwarul Karim Chowdhury has stressed on capacity building, both human and institutional, for improvement of living conditions in the least developed countries.

• Cabinet approves Bangladesh-Australia capital investment agreement
  Dhaka-- (UNB) - The Cabinet at a meeting yesterday endorsed in principle a number of proposals, including the drafts of Livestock Disease Act 2001 and Livestock Quarantine Act 2001.

• Bangladesh & ADB sign agreement on Flood Rehabilitation in Manila
  Dhaka-- (UNB) – Bangladesh will receive 67.8 million US dollars from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for implementing its Southwest Flood Damage Rehabilitation Project.

5-2-2001

• Davos economic summit and globalisation: Yet another spate of opposition - The Independent

• Morphology of Jamuna at Bangabandhu Bridge changing fast - The Independent

• Saidabad water treatment plant: Dhaka WASA will talk to World Bank to end stalemate over loan disbursement - The Independent

• Diarrohoeal cases rising in Bangladesh: IEDCR report says incidence of leprosy on the decline - The Independent

• SAARC Satellite for reducing internet cost urged - The Bangladesh Observer

  KATHMANDU, Feb 4:– South Asian business leaders in a SAARC economic conference here Sunday recommended establishment of a SAARC Satellite to reduce cost of internet usage, reports UNB.

4-2-2001

• Four honoured with Bangladesh Business Awards 2000 - The Daily Star
  Samson Chowdhury Business Person of the Year
  Selina Akther Outstanding Woman in Business
  Concord and Rahimafrooz Enterprises of the Year.... 
  
• SAARC business leaders meet in Kathmandu today to prop up trade - The Independent 
  
• Davos economic summit and globalisation: Yet another spate of opposition - The Independent 
  
• Are we adequately prepared for a massive earthquake? - The Independent 
  
• NGO rally roars against fatwa-mongers, communal, anti-liberation forces: Charter of demand placed before govt, political parties - The Independent
  
• ‘5th SAARC Economic Conference 2001’ today - bangla2000
  Kathmandu, Feb 4,(UNB) – Business leaders from seven SAARC countries will meet here today (Sunday) to chart out measures for propping up sluggish trade among the South Asian nations.
  
• Singapore's DBS bank closing down branches as Internet, phone banking rise - bangla2000
  SINGAPORE, FEB 3 (AP) - Singapore's DBS Bank, the largest bank in Southeast Asia, has closed down about one-third of its branches since 1998 as more customers are turning to Internet and phone banking, a bank spokesman said Saturday.

3-2-2001

• Ekushey Book Fair inaugurated: Hasina calls for stern action to nip campus rowdyism in the bud - The Independent
  
• Islamic groups call daylong hartal in city today: Rally demands ban on NGO activities - The Independent
  
• Myanmar agrees to stop building dam on Naf - The Independent
  
• International conference on Bangladesh Parliament begins today - The Independent
  
• Reaching the poor through micro-credit programmes - The Independent
  
• EU to help Bangladesh’s ongoing democratization - Bangla2000
  Dhaka--(UNB) – The European Union would send election monitors for forthcoming elections and would provide help in the ongoing democratization process in Bangladesh.
  
• Conference on Sundarban: largest mangrove forest - Bangla2000
  Dhaka--(UNB) – The first national Sundarban Conference will be held in Khulna on February 14-16, 2001.
  
• 1200 books written on Bangladesh’s liberation war - Bangla2000
  Dhaka--(UNB) – Some 1,200 books have been written on country’s liberation war. Eighty percent of the books were written after Shaheed Janani Jahanara Imam launched a movement against the war criminals in 1992, said a study.
  
• In India earthquake building rules weren't followed - Bangla2000
  CALCUTTA--(AP) - Experts reviewing the toll of death and destruction wrought by India's latest earthquake say builders weren't following rules meant to ensure homes and offices are quake-proof.

1-2-2001

• Bangla-Myanmar to defuse tension of troop amassment - Bangla2000
  Cox’s Bazar, 31 Jan (UNB) – Bangladesh and Myanmar will conduct a joint investigation today (Thursday) on a raucous dispute over construction of a dam across river Naaf.
  
• Report on December 29’s river disaster of Bangladesh - Bangla2000
  Chittagong--(Bangla2000) – A high-level enquiry committee has found carrying extra passengers, lack of masthead light and structural change of the vessel were the main reasons for the December 29 launch capsize near Chandpur causing death of 204 passengers.
  
• World Bank MD lauds Bangladesh’s achievements - Bangla2000
  Dhaka--(UNB) – Managing Director of the World Bank group Shengman Zhang expressed satisfaction over Bangladesh’s achievements in various sectors, including agriculture, education and health.
  
• UN World Food Program to assist flood affected people - Bangla2000
  Dhaka--(UNB) – The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will provide 84,903 mts of food worth US $ 31.5 million (approx Tk 169.5 crore) to Bangladesh for implementation of the WFP-assisted project “Assistance to flood affected people in Southwest Bangladesh.”
  
• An interesting article, for people involved with arsenic related problems in Bangladesh.
  Naadia Quader
  http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1146000/1146555.stm
  

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

• China shuts down illegal coal mines, Associated Press
• California calls off power alert after 40 days, Orange County Register
• Odds against' a climate deal, BBC
• The world becomes less wonderful, FT.com
• International Conference on Equity and Global Climate Change.
  https://secure7.nmpinc.com/pewlink/forms/spring_conf_reg.cfm?o
  The conference, which will take place in Washington, DC, will explore reasonable actions for all countries to take in addressing climate change, and will investigate how the underlying issues of competitiveness, economic growth, and ethics play into this debate. By examining these difficult issues, the Pew Center seeks to jump-start an international dialogue on equity and climate change.
• 02/21--UK Simplifies Rules For Offshore Wind Farms, Environment News Service
• 02/21--Study: Global Warming Linked to Melting Ice Cap, Reuters
• 02/21--Climate 'uncertainty' stumps UN, BBC
• 02/20--Greenpeace says report reveals "climate emergency", Reuters
• 02/20--Conservation helps avert blackouts in Pacific Northwest,The Oregonian
• 02/20--Canada Announces Funding For Clean Air Package, Environment News Service
• 02/20--U.N. Report Forecasts Crises Brought On by Global Warming, Washington Post
• Global warming portends disaster for subcontinent, Times of India
• California governor wants state to run electricity grid, Sacramento Bee
• Agro-forestry could reduce global warming, experts say, Earth Times
• Global warming could change day’s length, scientist says, Honolulu Star-Bulletin
• Interactive TV products headline Euro tech show
  Europe's love affair with interactive television was in evidence at MILIA 2001, a showcase for 800 technology exhibitors this week in Cannes, France. Products offered viewers endless opportunities to multi-task, from calling up statistics about sports players to watching a game from different camera angles.
• Bush Team Under Attack on Emissions Talks, New York Times
• Saudis try to weaken climate change talks, United Press International
• Green Mountain Energy pulls up stakes in California, Environmental News Network
• Calif. pleads for power savings to avoid blackouts, Reuters
• UK Nuclear Firm Invests in Offshore Wind Power, Environment News Service
• EU proposes to meet US demand to delay climate talks, Reuters
• Bush wields smog and mirrors on energy issue, Earth Times
• Melting Arctic Permafrost May Accelerate Global Warming, Environment News Service
• Arctic 'now adding to global warming', BBC
• U.N.: Frozen Arctic soil is melting, Reuters
• Bush energy plan: Return to oilfields, Christian Science Monitor
• New Curbs on Great Lakes Water Exports, Environment News Service
  
• 14,000 still buried after quake - cnn.com
  Officials say more than 16,000 bodies have now been recovered from the rubble of India's worst earthquake -- but nearly as many again are still thought to be buried. A teenage boy was pulled unscathed from a well in the village of Sikaravadi at the weekend but hopes of finding any more survivors have all but disappeared.
  

• DELAY SOUGHT IN CLIMATE TALKS - New York Times
  http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/national/AP-Climate-Conference.html
  

• GREENHOUSE GASES COMMISSIONER FEARS FOOT-DRAGGING ON INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT - Financial Times
  http://globalarchive.ft.com/globalarchive/articles.html?id=010125001503&query=%22global+warming%22
  

• SWEDEN SETS TOUGHER GOAL FOR CO2 EMISSIONS - Reuters
  Internet: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9608
  

• PRESIDENT OFFERS PLAN TO PROMOTE OIL EXPLORATION - New York Times
  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/30/politics/30ENER.html?pagewanted=all
  

• SENATE BILL WOULD BOOST CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY  -Reuters
  Internet: http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm?newsid=9676
  

• AUTO INDUSTRY URGED TO CUT EMISSIONS - Times of India
  Internet: http://www.timesofindia.com/310101/31hlth26.htm
  

• PORRITT CALLS FOR ANTI-POLLUTION TAX ON AIRLINE FUEL - Daily Telegraph
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000140326706927&rtmo=r9ht3m3X&atmo=r9ht3m3X&pg=/et/01/1/26/ntrans26.html
  

• CLIMATE CHANGE 'WILL COST THE EARTH' - Time of London
  Internet: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-78178,00.html
  

• PRESSURE'S ON TO IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMY - Detroit News
  Internet: http://www.detnews.com/2001/business/0102/04/b04-183487.htm
  

• RENEWABLE ENERGY'S RENAISSANCE - Financial Times
  http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3SK17LKIC&live=true
  

• ANCIENT CORAL MAY HOLD HINT OF WORSENING WEATHER CYCLE - New York Times
  http://www.nytimes.com/2001/01/26/science/26CLIM.html?pagewanted=all
  

• CLIMATE CHANGE PLAYED A ROLE IN COLLAPSE OF ANCIENT SOCIETIES,
  SUGGESTS NEW RESEARCH - Science Daily
  Internet: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/01/010129065659.htm
  

• CLIMATE CHANGES COULD WREAK HAVOC: EXPERT - Economic Times-India
  Internet: http://www.economictimes.com/today/27poli06.htm
  

• A WARMING WARNING - Washington Post
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54466-2001Jan27.html
  An international scientific panel sent up another warning flare about global warming this week, predicting droughts and floods, violent storms and rising seas as result of an atmosphere made
  hotter by the effects of human activity. The substance of this report isn't a surprise; a draft of its findings was leaked in advance of last November's meeting at The Hague at which representatives of 170 nations aimed -- and failed -- to agree on at least some of the mechanics of implementing the 1999 Kyoto protocol. But the unanimous adoption of the full document, whose conclusions are much stronger than those reached by the same group of scientists five years ago, emphasizes both the growing consensus on the seriousness of the problem and the need for a strong response.
  

• FORECAST FOR DISASTER - Washington Post
  http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53532-2001Jan26.html
  

• 02/03--Climate change 'will cost the Earth', Times (UK)
  

• 02/03--Global Warming to Cost $300 Billion a Year, Reuters
  

• 02/02--Global Warming Portends Water, Power Shortages in American West, Environment News Service
  

• 02/02--UN Report: Global Warming Costly, Associated Press
  

• 02/02--Study: Melting Antarctic Glacier Raising Sea Level, Reuters
  

• 02/02--Renewables the Collateral Damage of California's Energy Crunch, Environment News Service
  

• 02/01--California green groups split over power policy, Reuters
  

• 02/01--Antarctic ice sheet shrinks, BBC
  

• 02/01--Calif. seeks energy savings to avoid summer blackouts, Reuters
  

• 02/01--London Mayor Hits The Road With Air Strategy, Environment News Service
  

• 01/31--Bad news mounts in California energy crisis, Reuters
  

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

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

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