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Greens see red over new EU chemicals rules STRASBOURG (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 EU lawmakers approved new rules Thursday on toxic chemicals, but environmental and consumer groups immediately voiced disappointment, warning that the regulations left huge risks to the environment and human health. EU green light for new chemicals rules, despite concerns STRASBOURG (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 EU lawmakers approved new rules on the use of chemicals in Europe Thursday, after battling to strike a balance between green groups' concerns and intense lobbying by industry which fears extra costs. EU lawmakers approve new chemicals rules STRASBOURG (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 EU lawmakers approved Thursday new rules on the use of chemicals in Europe, designed to balance boosting protection for health and the environment while allaying industry fears about extra costs. |
Exotic animals on the menu at Thai zoo BANGKOK (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 A daily buffet of giraffe, zebra and crocodile will be offered to visitors at a zoo in northern Thailand, an environment minister said Thursday, announcing plans that have left conservationists outraged. China has record 25 pandas born after artificial insemination BEIJING (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 China has succeeded in producing 25 panda cubs through artificial insemination this year, a record since the method was introduced four decades ago, state media said Thursday. EU lawmakers vote on new chemical rules STRASBOURG (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 EU lawmakers began voting Thursday on new rules on chemicals, designed to balance boosting protection for health and the environment while allaying industry's fears about extra red tape and costs. |
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Environmentalists urge Indonesia to appeal Newmont's suit win JAKARTA (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Indonesian environmentalists on Thursday urged the government to lodge an appeal against a court's rejection this week of a multi-million-dollar pollution lawsuit against US mining giant Newmont. New research shows Aussie lizards are poisonous too SYDNEY (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Australia, already home to a frightening array of venomous snakes, spiders and jellyfish, now has to contend with the knowledge that many of its backyard lizards are also poisonous. New Orleans still struggling to get power after Katrina NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Nearly three months after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, city officials redoubled efforts Wednesday to get the jazz capital up and running. |
Greenpeace occupies hotel construction site on Spanish parkland MADRID (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Members of Greenpeace Wednesday staged a sit-in at a huge hotel construction site in the environmentally protected area Cabo de Gata natural park in southeastern Spain, the organisation said. Pacific Coast whales an endangered species: US officials SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 A group of killer whales that summers off the US Pacific Coast city of Seattle is in danger of extinction and will be protected as an endangered species, officials said on Tuesday. US to end federal protection for Yellowstone grizzly bears SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) Nov 16, 2005 Grizzly bears could become fair game for hunters around Yellowstone National Park after the US government proposed on Tuesday to scratch the park's growing population off the list of protected species. |
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