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Finland to boost green energy use by 25 percent by 2015 HELSINKI (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 The Finnish government on Thursday said it would increase consumption from renewable energy sources by 25 percent by 2015 and that it would slash overall energy use by five percent over the same period. EU agrees 'radical' reform of sugar sector BRUSSELS (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 EU farm ministers agreed Thursday to a "radical" reform of their sugar sector after a sweetened set of proposals broke a deadlock that had consumed three days of haggling. State of emergency for Russia's Far East over China benzene slick VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 The region of Khabarovsk in Russia's Far East declared a state of emergency Thursday as the toxic benzene slick flowing down-river from China is expected to reach Russia as early as this week, local officials said Thursday. |
Acropolis foundations threatened by seeping rainwater, expert warns ATHENS (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 Greek archaeologists worry that the foundations of the Acropolis monument are threatened by rainwater that has seeped into the soil of the ancient citadel, the Greek press said on Thursday. Putin backs tighter controls on NGOs MOSCOW (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 President Vladimir Putin expressed support Thursday for tighter restrictions on nongovernmental organizations with "political activities" in Russia, but said he would work with lawmakers to ensure these were not detrimental to the development of civil society. Greenpeace warns of chemical levels in central European carp PRAGUE (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 Environment group Greenpeace warned Thursday of "worryingly high" levels of the harmful man-made chemical compound, phthalate, in carp tested in four Central European countries, where it is a traditionnal Christmas and New Year's dish. |
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80-kilometer slick flows into China's Harbin city HARBIN, China (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 An 80-kilometer-long (49-mile) slick of highly toxic benzene flowed along the icy Songhua river into one of China's biggest cities Thursday, contaminating water supplies for up to four million people. Chinese government, company officials apologise for environmental crisis BEIJING (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 A senior Chinese government official and an oil company representative have publicly apologised for an environmental crisis in the country's northeast, state media said Thursday. Statoil slapped with record fine after gas leak OSLO (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 Norwegian oil giant Statoil was slapped on Thursday with a record fine of 80 million kroner (12 million dollars, 10 million euros) for security breaches in connection with a gas leak on a North Sea platform last year. |
WWF concerned about toxic slick in Chinese river GENEVA (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 The environmental group WWF said Thursday it was very concerned about the regional and international impact of the huge toxic benzene slick flowing down China's Songhua River. Documentary film festival looks at terrorism, environment, women AMSTERDAM (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 The environment, terrorism and women are the central themes of the 18th International Documentary Festival Amsterdamthat kicks off in the Dutch capital Thursday night. Toxic spill harmful to China's environment, official says BEIJING (AFP) Nov 24, 2005 The toxic spill in China's northeast could be "very harmful" to the environment and its impact will have to be monitored even after the pollution has been cleaned up, a government official said Thursday. |
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