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>>This
Months Top Sustainable Development News from Bangladesh
30-8-2001
29-8-2001
- Dengue
dread
AGAINST the dreadful prospect
of a dengue outbreak at anytime, the emergency programmes taken by the
Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) to check the growth of the Aedes
population inspire very little confidence...
- UN
panel for maximising aid impact on poverty reduction
An international panel
proposed distribution of aid among the countries in a way calculated
to maximise its impact on poverty reduction and scrap past tendencies
to attach promotion of export and foreign...
- 'Decent
work' key to Asian economic, social growth: ILO
Creating "decent
work" for Asian workers will help combat poverty and social
problems that have worsened in the aftermath of the regional economic
crisis, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) said...
- Global
digital divide can be bridged: ADB official
The global digital divide in
terms of access to technologies can be bridged with countries such as
India taking a leap in IT development, an Asian Development Bank
official said Tuesday....
- FAO
to help Bangladesh in flower farming
Food and Agriculture
Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) proposed Bangladesh to
help develop flower cultivation in the country....
- UNICEF
provides education for working children in Ctg
UNICEF with the assistance of
Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) will provide a two-year educational
course for 18,750 child labourers under 665 centers in the city....
- WHO
sounds dengue alarm
The World Health Organisation
(WHO) yesterday issued a call for urgent action after outbreaks of
dengue fever in the South Pacific and Southeast Asia which have killed
at least 340 people this year....
- Climate
change to boost malaria, dengue cases
Environment Secretary
Mahfuzul Islam yesterday said that climate change would extend the
boundaries of diseases including malaria and dengue fever and will
increase the number of sick people in the developing...
28-8-2001
- DCC
fears dengue outbreak
Officials of Dhaka City
Corporation (DCC) yesterday warned that the Aedes mosquito responsible
for dengue infection is growing at an 'alarming rate' in the city....
- More
women candidates
As the provision of reserved
seats for women lapsed after expiry of the tenure of the last
parliament, Awami League has nominated more women candidates in the
ensuing general election than in the last...
- Nazrul's
soulful legacy
Many ennobling thoughts
pervade our minds today as we observe the 25th anniversary of the
death of Nazrul Islam (May 24, 1899-August 29, 1976), the Poet
Laureate of Bangladesh....
- APEC
must push for start of new global trade talks: S'pore
Asia-Pacific leaders meeting
in Shanghai in October should push for a new round of global trade
talks or lose out to the forces of protectionism, Singapore Prime
Minister Goh Chok Tong said Monday....
- Workshop
on soil fertility ends
A two-day workshop on
"Research activities of the Integrated Soil Fertility and
Fertilizer Management Project (SFFP)" concluded yesterday at the
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC), says a...
- Why
agitation against globalisation gaining ground?
Rich nations' present policy
of "head I win and tail you lose" had so far spelled
disaster on the growth of economy of the developing countries....
- 'WTO
failing to share benefits of globalisation with poorer nations'
Speakers at a discussion in
the city yesterday said only the rich nations will continue to reap
the benefits of globalisation, if a level playing field is not created
for everybody irrespective of their...
27-8-2001
- Export
sector feels pinch of recession in the West
The major export sectors of
the country are in a deep crisis due to economic recession in the
western countries, particularly in the US....
- Anniversary
of Nazrul's death today
The 25th death anniversary of
national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today.
Different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out elaborate
programmes to observe the day....
- Council
okays further RPO amendment
The Council of Advisors has
approved in principle the Representation of the People (2nd Amendment)
Order 2001 to exclude two of the provisions incorporated through a
recent ordinance....
- SAARC
agenda for WTO talks
THE two-day meeting of
commerce ministers and secretaries from the SAARC countries, held last
week in the Indian capital New Delhi, marked a significant step
forward towards rejuvenation of the seven-member...
- Philippines
to harness nature's destructive forces for energy
The Philippines on Saturday
asked investors to help the country harness nature's destructive
forces -- volcanoes and typhoons -- as energy sources....
- Bangladesh
Cultural Society formed
Bangladesh Cultural Society,
an organisations of noted artists, poets, intellectuals, journalists
& cultural personalities, was formed at a meeting yesterday, says
a press release....
- Govt
to help revive almost extinct variety of fishes
A high-level meeting
yesterday decided to take a special project to develop the almost
extinct variety of fishes....
- ASA
begins monitoring pre-polls atmosphere
Association for Social
Advancement (ASA), a national NGO, has started its pre-election
monitoring across the country ahead of the 8th Jatiya Sangsad
election....
- Agro-biotechnological
advances expose regulatory weakness of poor nations
When agro-biotechnology makes
great strides in the United States, question of global economic
disparity and third world countries like Bangladesh's profound
weakness in regulatory preparedness has come...
- Discussion
on 'IT and Bangladesh Culture' Tuesday
An open discussion on
"Information Technology and Bangladesh Culture" will be held
at the hall room of city's Grand Azad Hotel on Tuesday at 5 pm...
26-8-2001
- Census
report, 2001
After much ado, the
preliminary report of the population census--2001 has been released by
the Bureau of Statistics (BBS). It is two months behind schedule....
- Booth
opens at ZIA to offer services to foreign tourists
Regent Reservation Services
-- a private sector company -- has opened a booth at Zia International
Airport (ZIA) in collaboration with Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC)
to offer travel guides and other...
- Former
US trade chief doubts accord on new global talks
Charlene Barshefsky, the US
chief trade negotiator under ex-President Bill Clinton, has said she
doubts that agreement will be reached on a new round of global trade
talks at a key meeting in November....
- Microsoft
antitrust case goes back to lower court
The Microsoft antitrust case
was returned Friday to a lower court where a new judge will begin a
new phase in the trial, including review penalties against the
software giant....
- Training
course for election observers
The Coordinating Council for
Human Rights in Bangladesh has started a two-day polls observers'
training course in the city with its total commitment to uphold
democracy and neutrality during the coming...
- Workshop
on energy ends at BUET
A week-long national training
workshop on "Renewable Energy Application for Rural Areas of
Bangladesh," organised by Centre for Energy Studies (CES), BUET
and UNESCO, concluded on Friday at the Council...
- Bangladeshi
shot dead by BSF in Thakurgaon
Indian border security force
(BSF) shot dead a young man at frontier village Dalalbasti in
Baliadangi upazila on Friday and took away the body....
- FMDA
seminar held in city
Foundation for Moral
Development Approach (FMDA) organised a seminar on "Globalise
Morality for Real Peace for Mankind" in its office in the city
yesterday, says a press release....
- Theatre
for environment
What would be your reaction
if you are metamorphosed from spectator to an actor? If you entre the
British Council auditoriam on the 25th august at 5pm.-there is a
chance of your becoming an actor....
- FEJB
awards for environmental journalism announced
Forum of Environmental
Journalists of Bangladesh (FEJB) yesterday announced the annual award
for reporting and photojournalism on environment....
25-8-2001
- Big
earthquake 'overdue' in Himalayan region
Seismic stresses building up
near the Himalayan Mountains could break free and cause a massive
earthquake of eight or more magnitude in the near future, according to
a new study....
- Arafat
makes stopover in Dhaka today
Palestine President Yasser
Arafat will have a stopover in Dhaka this afternoon on his way to
Jordan from China, foreign ministry sources said....
- WTO
agrees to investigate US anti-dumping law
Member countries of the World
Trade Organisation (WTO) Thursday agreed to start a formal panel
investigation into a US anti-dumping law that critics say is a serious
bar to exports to the United States....
- Penguin
opens online library
The book publisher, Penguin,
is launching a fully fledged online library that enables readers to
download hundreds of books, from Jane Austen's novels to the Rough
Guides....
23-8-2001
22-8-2001
- BGMEA
appoints lobbyist firm to pursue free access to US
Bangladesh Garment
Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) yesterday appointed
Washington-based lobbyist firm Patton Boggs, LLP to pursue quota and
duty-free access of Bangladeshi apparels to the...
- Debate
on 9 crucial sectors
Experts, politicians, former
bureaucrats and members of the civil society hammered their opinions
at the working sessions of the three-day Election 2001: National
Policy Forum in the city yesterday....
- Huge
govt. purchases in unproductive sectors taking toll on forex reserves
Economists, politicians and
academics yesterday voiced concern over the huge government purchases
in the unproductive sectors saying the purchases are taking a toll on
the country's foreign exchange reserves....
- Farmers'
lot must be improved
Speakers at a discussion on
the country's agriculture sector and rural development have stressed
on economic liberation of the farmers for ensuring growth and
progress....
- Government
should not come in technology's way
Managing director of Grameen
Bank Dr. Mohammad Yunus has said that Bangladesh had the potential to
develop rapidly provided it can utilise its untapped resources.
- Land
reform should aim at food security
Speakers at a policy brief on
"land administration" said the land reforms policy of the
government should aim to ensure food security to every citizen of the
country....
- Call
for enacting Telecom Regulatory Commission Act
Experts at a policy brief
yesterday strongly recommended immediate enactment of Telecom
Regulatory Commission (TRC) Act for rapid growth of the country's
telecommunication sector...
- ILO
project begins survey of working children
An ILO-IPEC project begins a
two-month long baseline survey of children employed in the most
hazardous forms of labour in the city from today, says a press
release...
21-8-2001
20-8-2001
- Election
on October 1
The eighth Jatiya Sangsad
election will be held on October 1. The last date for submission of
nomination papers is August 29 and that for withdrawal of candidature
is September 6....
- President
to open polls policy dialogue today
With a view to accommodating
concern of the people in the election manifestos of political parties
and preparing agenda for action for the new government after the
coming election, a three-day "National...
- Local
software firm plans Islamic credit card
A local firm is contemplating
to introduce Islamic credit card for Islamic banks operating in the
country....
- Global
slowdown drags Taiwan GNP down to 1996 level
The global economic slowdown
is taking its toll on Taiwan with the island's gross national product
(GNP) predicted to slump to a five-year low, according to reports
Sunday....
- Agrani
Bank holds workshop on micro-credit
A one day workshop on
Performa-nce Evaluation & Project Completion Review of the
Employment Generation Project for the Rural Poor and Working in Relays
with NGOs organised by Micro Enterprise Development...
- Major
quake In Bangladesh feared
An expert fears Bangladesh is
in line for a major earthquake after 27 tremors were recorded in the
port city of Chittagong in the past eight months, officials said
yesterday....
- Japan,
South Korea to relax visa rules for IT engineers
Japan and South Korea have
agreed to relax immigration rules for IT engineers, a report said....
- Computer
life
As the California electricity
crisis heightens awareness of wasted watts, computer users would do
well to reform an outmoded energy habit....
19-8-2001
- Some
provisions of electoral laws may be amended
The government has planned to
drop some of the "controversial" provisions incorporated in
the Representation of People Order through the recent ordinance....
- Improve
human efficiency
The problem in Bangladesh is
not a shortage of physical development projects, processed by the
Planning Commission, but that citizens are alarmed at the abnormally
high figures of human systems losses...
- CPD-Prothom
Alo-Daily Star press briefing in city today
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD),
Prothom Alo and Daily Star will jointly hold a press briefing today on
'the three-day National Level Forum on Election 2001', beginning in
the city tomorrow....
- Bush
admn to support setting up of Asian IMF
The administration of
President George W Bush would support the future establishment of an
Asian IMF, a senior US official said Friday....
- Microsoft
loses bid for delay in antitrust case
An appeals court Friday
rejected Microsoft's request to delay sending the government's
antitrust case back to a lower court to reconsider penalties for
acting as an illegal monopoly....
- Workshop
begins at BUET
A week-long national training
workshop on 'Renewable Energy Application for Rural Areas of
Bangladesh' began at the Council Bhaban of BUET yesterday....
- FEMA
launches training workshop in Chittagong
Fair Election Monitoring
Alliance (FEMA) launches a two-day Training Workshop on objective
monitoring of election for long-term observers at Chittagong Caritas
auditorium at 8.30 am today...
- Eviction
of slum dwellers in city
The recent demolition in
different parts of Dhaka city seems to be more an expedient action and
not the outcome of long term policy....
15-8-2001
- President,
CEC talk poll issues
Chief Election Commissioner M
A Syed on Tuesday met with President Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed and
discussed election-related matters, against the backdrop of some
contentions in the electoral process,...
- BB
Governor suggests separate financing institution for SMMEs
As a seminar yesterday
observed that lack of institutional funding is a drag on small, micro
and medium enterprises (SMMEs), Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr M
Farashuddin suggested that creation of a separate...
- Editorial :Reducing
interest rates of bank loans
Responding to the concern of
small entrepreneurs the government has directed the financial
institutions, including the banks, to simplify the lending method and
reduce the interest rate at an acceptable...
- Reduce
rate of interest to SMMEs in thrust sectors
Industrial policies appear
'friendly' to small and medium enterprises, but limited access to
finance, lack of market supports, erratic utility facilities and
technological backwardness have constrained...
- Renewal
of SAARC summitry
A decision on when the next
summit of SAARC leaders will be held is yet to be made....
- Seminar
on electricity, gas at Ctg
A seminar titled "Where
Electricity-Gas-Port problems heading to?" will be held at the
Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) auditorium
today....
- Nation
mourns, salutes Bangabandhu
A grateful nation pays homage
to the founder of independent Bangla-desh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur
Rahman, on the 26th anniversary of his death today. The day is a
public holiday....
- BNP
starts selling nomination forms from tomorrow
- Ershad
distributes nomination forms among party candidates
- 2nd
computer lab of Janata Bank opens at Comilla
- The
images of soil movement during earthquake
- How
real is the global warming gloom?
14-8-2001
13-8-2001
- 'Bangladesh
may become worst victim of global climate change'
Bangladesh with only eight
per cent of high land and 220 rivers runs the risk of becoming one of
the worst victims of global climate changes unless necessary
mitigation efforts at all scales are madeimmediately....
- Janmastami
celebrated
- Seminar
on Arsenic at IU today
A seminar on 'Aquatic
Chemistry of Arsenic in Bangladesh' will be held today at Islamic
University (IU) today....
- President's
bold action on electoral reforms
WE had noted with increasing
unease the headlines over the past few days (prior to the President's
promulgation of the ordinance empowering the EC) which suggested that
the electoral reform agenda could...
- Personal
computers at crossroads
At a splashy Silicon Valley
celebration for the so-called 20th anniversary of the personal
computer earlier this week, software mogul Bill Gates and computer
chip titan Andrew Grove stood surrounded by...
- Fears
rise over US economic outlook, global impact
Tension over the global
economic outlook is rising as experts search for signs of a US
recovery, Japan lurches towards recession and Europe gasps for
breath....
- 'Bangladesh
a country of communal harmony'
Advisor for Women and
Children Affairs, Social Welfare, Labour and Employment and Cultural
Affairs Rokia A Rahman has said Bangladesh is a country of communal
harmony and people of all religions enjoy...
- World
Aboriginal Day observed
The aboriginal people of the
district after a rally on the occasion of observing 'World Aboriginal
Day' have submitted a 9-point memorandum to the Deputy
Commissioner....
- Seminar
on IT career held
AiPath Bangladesh Ltd and the
Computer Club of IST (Institute of Science and Technology) jointly
organised a seminar on "Career Prospects in IT Industry and Java
Technology" recently, says a press release....
- Bdjobs.com
launches new services
Bdjobs.com a leading job
portal in the country, celebrated its first founding anniversary
recently.The job portal was formally launched on July 29, 2000, says a
press release....
- Women
entrepreneurs' trade fair begins
- Human
trials of AIDS vaccine due in SA, USA in March
Human trials on a new AIDS
vaccine will start simultaneously in the United States and in South
Africa's eastern port city of Durban in March 2002, it was reported
yesterday. The Sunday Independent reported...
11-8-2001
11-8-2001
- What
does it mean for Bangladesh?
THE just concluded second
half of the sixth Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Bonn, Germany was
remarkable for a number of reasons....
- Climate
change progress undone by celebrated deal
Despite American
reservations, politicians and environmentalists have heralded the
latest climate change agreement as a compromise to build upon....
- Third
World communities fight the "Blue Revolution"
Shrimp aquaculture,
hailed as a promising export earner, is causing social and
environmental havoc in many Third World countries, mainly in Asia,
writes Martin Khor. HUNDREDS of farming and fishing...
9-8-2001
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- AL,
BNP promise not to stay out of Parliament
Carter-Hasina talks
Immediate-past prime minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina
wants that all parties accept results of the coming general election
and the Opposition in the next parliament...
- Govt
move for shrimp export cash subsidy hits snag
A government initiative to
provide cash subsidy to the frozen food exporters was stalled
following a disagreement among the exporters on setting the criteria
for such incentives....
- Developing
countries' share of FDI falls in 2000: UNCTAD
Developing countries' share
of the global total of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2000 fell to
18....
- WB
lending rises to $17.3b in 2001
Led by increased credits to
the world's two poorest regions, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia,
World Bank lending rose $2 billion in the 2001 fiscal year to $17.3
billion, the bank announced Thursday....
- Seminar
on hypertension at USTC today
A seminar on "Diagonosis
and Management of Hypertension" will be held at the University of
Science and Technology, Chittagong (USTC) auditorium today. The
seminar is organised by the USTC....
- Nat'l
convention of working women today
A national convention of the
working women will be held today....
- Flood
engulfs fresh areas in Sirajganj
Swelling water of the Jamuna
washed away a portion of Enayetpur flood protection embankment early
yesterday, inundating the low-lying areas....
- Seminar
held on electioneering
A day long seminar was held
yesterday to enlighten politicians on various aspects of coming
parliamentary elections in the country was held here at this
divisional town....
- Malaria
claims 99 in one yr in Bandarban
In a new sign of trouble for
the health administration, malaria has staged a comeback in the hill
district, killing 99 people and affecting 34,037 others in last one
year....
- Training
on scientific methods of farming
MOTHER, a non-government
organisation, has taken up a programme to make the farmers of
Chittagong and Bandarban districts familiar with scientific methods of
farming....
- C'nawabganj
people still drinking arsenic contaminated water
The government has so far
made no effort to stop the supply of arsenic contaminated drinking
water in Chapainawabganj municipal area....
- Indian
software body for removing Infrastructure, legal barriers
India's premier software body
Friday laid out an action plan for the government to remove
infrastructure and legal barriers to electronic commerce growth....
2-8-2001
- Polls
likely on Sept 27
The Election Commission is
likely to announce the schedule for the coming general election in the
second week of this month, keeping in mind a tentative polls date in
the last week of September....
- Steps
being taken to hold fair polls, Chief Advisor tells diplomats
Chief Advisor Latifur Rahman
yesterday said his administration is taking necessary steps and
extending full cooperation to the Election Commission to hold the next
general election in a fair and transparent...
- US
economic impact on Asia overstated
The economic impact of the
United States on Asia is vastly overstated and a recovery in the
world's most powerful economy will exert only minimal influence on
regional trade and growth, a top economist...
- ADB
projects in Bangladesh reviewed
Audit observations and audit
requirements relating to project accounts, accounting practices,
problems and related issues of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
financed projects in Bangladesh were reviewed...
- DCCI-Tech
Bangla seminar on networking with US cos held
Speakers at a seminar on
Tuesday said there are opportunities of networking with US companies
and resident and non-resident Bangladeshis, entrepreneurs, investors,
financiers and technologists during the...
- DCCI-NASCIB
workshop on women entrepreneurship held
National Association of Small
and Cottage Industries of Bangladesh (NASCIB) and the Dhaka Chamber of
Commerce & Industry (DCCI), in cooperation with the
Washington-based Centre for International Private...
- Rain
causes floods in Sylhet, Sunamganj
Rains and onrush of water
from the hilly areas from across the Indian state of Meghalaya for the
last four days have caused flooding in several upazilas in Sylhet and
Sunamganj districts....
- Gas
export: A spate of wild speculation
Although gas represents a
tremendous opportunity for Bangladesh, for taking advantage of that
opportunity will require an efficient energy sector which is absent
now....
- How
much gas do we have?
The most recent Petrobangla /
USGS countrywide estimate for the total potential of new field
discoveries is 32....
- Fresh
areas in five dists flooded
Flood situation in Sylhet,
Sunamganj, Netrakona, Lalmonirhat and Rangpur deteriorated yesterday
due to onrush of water from across the border and heavy rains. At
least 3....
1-8-2001
- State
of the economy
THE economy is in no
problematic shape for the caretaker government to be distracted in any
way from its principal task of holding credible national elections....
- Authorities
said the second coming of the "Code Red" electronic worm had
little immediate impact Tuesday night, but warned that it could take
several more days before its full effect was known.
- Polls
must by Oct 11
President Justice Shahabuddin
Ahmed has categorically said the forthcoming national election will be
held by October 11....
- AB
Bank doubles profit in a year
AB Bank Ltd, a first
generation local private commercial bank, doubled its net profit to Tk
15.89 crore in 2000 from the previous year. In 1999, the bank's profit
was about Tk 7.89 crore....
- WTO
delegates check chances of aunching global trade talks
Multilateral trade is
threatened unless World Trade Organisation members commit to that
concept and the principle of international cooperation by September,
WTO Director-General Mike Moore warned here...
- Janata
Bank to computerise all branches by '02
Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled,
Managing Director of Pubali Bank Limited, has said all the 350
branches of the bank will be computerized by the year 2002, says a
press release....
- Deal
signed to launch MasterCard Interface Processing Service
MasterCard International
(MCI) and United Managed & Trading Services Ltd....
- Workshop
held to evaluate CRP's micro-credit beneficiaries
A day long evaluation
workshop of impact on micro-credit beneficiaries and certificate
distribution for vocational trainees was held at the Reddaway Hall of
Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed...
- Air
pollution more acute in villages than in cities
The level of air pollution in
the rural areas of the country is much higher than in the urban areas
and that is why respiratory infection (RI) diseases are the most
common diseases in Bangladesh....
- Germans
find it difficult to accept foreign IT experts
A year after the introduction
of special work permits for information technology (IT) specialists
from outside the European Union, many Germans still have difficulty in
accepting that the national economy...
- US,
Canada warn of new computer virus
"Code Red," a
powerful computer virus that targeted the White House earlier this
month, may be ready to strike thousands of unsuspecting computers
again Tuesday (0001 GMT Wednesday), the Federal Bureau...
31-7-2001
International News
>>This
Months Top Sustainable Development News Around the World
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Wind
Power Cheaper Than Coal, Environment News Service
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CALIF:
Power Authority Debuts Amid Easing of State Crisis, LA Times
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Natural
gas to help clear Cairo air, Reuters
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Air
Pollution In Asia Surpassing Emission Levels in Europe and North
America, EarthVision
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Clean
air decision seen as landmark, Reuters
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Drivers
in Paris ordered to slow down due to pollution, AP
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Energy
Analysis: Go with the Wind, Sacramento Bee
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JAPAN:
Ministry wants Y5.9 bil to curb global warming, Japan Today
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Judge
Upholds Calif. Clean Air Rule, AP
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More
bike paths planned to fight gridlock, smog, Toronto Star
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California
Governor Sees an End to Freeway Building, New York Times
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Gasoline-sipping
hybrid cars zip off lots, Reuters
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Rainforest
soaks just buying time, The Advertiser (Australia)
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AIR
TRAVEL: Flight path to danger, Guardian (UK)
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CALIF:
Oil, Gas Drilling Appeal Readied, LA Times
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FORESTS:
EU questions Pacific forum's stance on climate change, ABC
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Japan
plans subsidies for green buses, trucks - paper, Reuters
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Philippines
turns to sun, waves and wind for power, Reuters
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UK
seen five years behind on green energy target, Reuters
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EU
aims to achieve Kyoto through energy efficiency, Reuters
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Bjorn
Lomborg: Arguments that don't hold water, Guardian (UK)
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Eco-crisis
- the view from Jakarta, Guardian (UK)
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Sweden
tightens criteria for "green" power, Reuters
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Tiny
Pacific isles seek meeting with Bush on Kyoto, Reuters
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US:
New legislation concerning renewable energies, Earth Times
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A
Deal Rescuing Nothing, LA Times
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A
tug of war over energy consumption, Washington Post
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Calif.
Orchestrating Energy Efficiency, but It's a One-Man Band, LA Times
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Voltwerk
builds Germany's biggest solar plant, Reuters
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White
House confident Senate will okay Alaska drilling, Reuters
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EPA
Delays Its Pollutant Control Strategy, LA Times
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Research
Casts Doubts on China's Pollution Claims, Washington Post
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BP
says favors national US oxygenate policy, Reuters
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Business
welcomes emissions trading scheme, Financial Times
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Emissions
trading scheme to cut UK pollution, The Scotsman
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EPA
Delays Decision on Clean Air Rule, ENS
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EPA
delays review of power plant pollution rules, Reuters
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EPA
Puts Off Power Plant Standards, Ap
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Panel
says 80-mpg sedan not likely by 2004, Reuters
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Take
a deep breath: air quality is getting better, The Guardian
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'Bangladesh
may become worst victim of global climate change', Daily Start
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California
sues EPA over ethanol requirement, Reuters
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Climate
change blows crops for medicines into test beds, New Zeland Herald
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New
England pushes to nix controversial gasoline additives, Reuters
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Pacific
Hydro seeks 75MW wind farm approval, Reuters
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Taxi
unions strike in Delhi over clean fuel shortage, Reuters
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Bush
Oil, Gas Bid Skirts Key Issues, LA Times
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Global
warming is good news for birds, Independent (UK)
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Ozone
Hole Gapes, Despite CFC Decline, Scientific American
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Under
Bush, Tough Regulation of Power Industry Is Over, St. Petersburg
Times
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US:
Drilling Plans Encroaching on Wildlife Areas, Associated Press
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Limiting
greenhouse gases in India and China, ENN
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Norway
says will not use Kyoto "sink" loophole, Reuters
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Australia's
brush with nuclear power 'ground zero', Reuters
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Environmental
Center serves as model for offices of the future, Earth Times
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Germany
has mixed record in drive for cleaner air, Reuters
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Global
Warming's Victims Could Take U.S. to Court, International Herald
Tribune
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U.S.
Northeast urged to save energy amid heat wave, Reuters
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US
Energy bill ruffles fur in the north, Earth Times
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Wild
America: Bush's energy policy has Wilderness Society on alert,
Earth Times
-
Cheney
declines to give Congress energy documents, Reuters
-
McCain,
Lieberman want carbon emissions cap, market, Reuters
-
On
the road to clean fuel cells, Earth Times
-
Counting
the costs of Kyoto deal, New Zealand Herald
-
Cutting
greenhouse gases is as optional as breathing, The Guardian
-
Electricity
to flow soon from Venezuela to Brazil, Reuters
-
GM
seeks to weaken restrictions on clean air and diesel engines, Wall
Street Journal
-
Japan,
Australia agree US entry vital to Kyoto pact, Reuters
-
Mission
to Venus 'could explain greenhouse effect', The Guardian
-
Southeast
Asia bets on natural gas to generate power, Reuters
-
US:
Energy bill a gusher for Big Oil, Washington Post
-
Bush
wins vote on drilling in Alaska, Guardian
-
Global
trade in CO2 emissions reaches $100mn - study, Reuters
-
US:
Core's Split on Energy Is Costly to Democrats, New York Times
-
Bush
Oil Victory Helped by Unlikely Ally, LA Times
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CALIF:
3 Million Energy Users to Get Rebates, LA Times
-
Canada
must meet Bonn commitments, ENN
-
Canada
regrets US vote on oil drilling in Arctic, Reuters
-
Climate
Change Goes to Market, International Herald Tribune
-
Japan,
Australia to cooperate on global warming, WTO, Financial Times
-
Proposal
to Change Flow of Missouri River Is Dropped, Washington Post
-
U.S.
senators propose Kyoto alternative, Japan Today
-
US:
Senate Democrats vow to fight Alaska refuge drilling, Reuters
-
Kyoto
deal won't meet emissions target - UN official, Reuters
-
Republican
senators propose alternative to Kyoto treaty, Reuters
-
US
House rejects stricter SUV mileage standards, Reuters
-
Wind
power pushes growth boundaries, Reuters
-
Blackout-free
Calif. sees drop in energy savings, Reuters
-
Doubts
over Queensland's ability to meet Greenhouse emission targets,
Radio Australia
-
Global
warming debate heats up, Budapest Sun
-
House
Gets Closer on Energy Bill as G.O.P. Holds Bush Line, New York
Times
-
Innogy's
'clean' energy bid gets Greenpeace approval, Independent (UK)
-
It's
go or bust in Congress for Bush drilling plan, Reuters
-
Leading
wind power nations, Reuters
-
US:
Panel Demands Global Warming Plan, AP
-
House
Republicans Gather Support for Alaska Drilling, New York Times
-
Antlers
and all, groups blast Bush energy policy, Reuters
-
Asia
to import less fuel oil as demand stagnates, Reuters
-
Bush
Alaska drilling plan under threat in Congress, Reuters
-
Bush
directs agencies against "vampire" devices, Reuters
-
U.S.
Kyoto counterplan demanded, Japan Times
-
After
the talk, time for action, Asia Times
-
Targets
for low-emission cars to be set, Japan Today
-
Weakness
on Warming, Washington Post
-
Kyoto
Deal Approved After Last-Minute Scare, Reuters
-
Congress
Moves to Follow on Kyoto, Los Angeles Times
-
Environmentalist
Claim Global Bid to Reduce 'Greenhouse Gases' Instead Cuts
Expectations, Los Angeles Times
-
Global
warming after Kyoto, Financial Times
-
Japan
may ratify Kyoto pact: Kawaguchi, Japan Times
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Politics
and people remain obstacles to Kyoto, Reuters
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