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Officials ask US government not to cut storm survivor hotel payments AUSTIN, Texas (AFP) Nov 19, 2005 Texas Governor Rick Perry joined other officials Friday in asking the US government not to turn hurricane survivors out of hotel rooms as year-end holidays and cold weather approach. Blair calls for more multilateral action to stop global warming LONDON (AFP) Nov 19, 2005 British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued an appeal Saturday for greater multilateral efforts to fight global warming, especially in developing new technologies. 'Lazy' British birds spending winter in Britain LONDON (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 Migratory birds that usually spend the British winter in warmer African climates are increasingly likely to hang about in Britain as its winters become more mild, wildlife experts said Friday. |
Greenpeace launches mega expedition to protest against whaling CAPE TOWN (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 Environmental pressure group Greenpeace was Friday set to launch its most ambitious ship expedition to protest against whale hunting and to protect several marine species headed for extinction. South African conservationists slam proposed elephant culling JOHANNESBURG (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 South African conservationists Friday blasted government plans to cull elephants in the famed Kruger game park, saying the magnitude of the planned slaughter was "unprecedented" and unnecessary. Canada, Japan, Europe failing on Kyoto Protocol targets: UN report PARIS (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 Canada, Japan and the old 15-member European Union are falling short on their commitments to cut greenhouse gases under the Kyoto Protocol, according to a new UN report on global warming. |
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100 animals die in drought-stricken Zimbabwe HARARE (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 About 100 animals have died from dehydration due to drought in Zimbabwe's largest national park, a state daily reported Friday. Outrage forces review of exotic animal meat buffet BANGKOK (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 Outraged wildlife conservationists have forced a top Thai minister to reconsider plans to put exotic animals on the menu of a restaurant in a northern Thailand zoo. Texas seeks sex offenders amid hurricane evacuees AUSTIN, Texas (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 Authorities in Texas are looking for hundreds of wanted criminals, including scores of sex offenders, who fled Louisiana after hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the southern US coast, officials said Thursday. |
Fish threatened as climate change warms waters: WWF GENEVA (AFP) Nov 18, 2005 Fish are under growing threat as climate change fuels a rise in temperatures in rivers, lakes and the world's oceans, the environmental group WWF warned on Friday. Protesters bar boat with GM soya from docking in Poland WARSAW (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 Greenpeace activists on Thursday lifted a blockade of a ship off the northern coast of Poland which they had tried to prevent offloading its cargo of genetically modified (GM) soya. Canadian firms call for action to stop global warming MONTREAL (AFP) Nov 17, 2005 The heads of Canada's largest companies called for action on climate change and energy Thursday in advance of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UNCCC) in Montreal later this month. |
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