Full Coverage: Pollution

27.02.2004 Not only is the aerial coca-eradication program in Colombia harming the environment and driving peasant farmers to produce coca elsewhere, it has made virtually no difference in cocaine consumption in the U.S., say EarthJustice and two other NGOs in reports issued on the eve of the annual State Department certification of the controversial narcotics program.

27.02.2004 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 27 (OneWorld) -- Aerial spraying of Colombia's coca crops should be halted because of its harmful impact on local farmers and the environment, and because it is not heaving a measurable impact on the availability of cocaine in the United States, three NGOs argue on the eve of the State Department's release of its annual report of countries cooperating in the U.S. anti-drug war.

25.02.2004 The Bush administration is trying to keep the U.S. from participating in the POPS treaty--aimed at banning a dozen of the world's most toxic chemicals--by insisting on complex legislative changes, according to this analysis published today by BushGreenwatch, a new OneWorld U.S. partner.

25.02.2004 Croatian Environmental Association “Friends of Kopacki Rit”, the Hungarian National Park “Danube-Drava” and the Environmental Movement “Blue Danube” from Apatin, SCG, published a poster about the benefits of the flood basin of Danube. The goal was to inform and remind the population about all the benefits provided by the basin, but also to raise the level of environmental awareness, i.e. to point out that, in spite of the existing system of legal protection, the greater part of the basin is endangered by human influence, and that the basic characteristics of the flood basin are being jeopardized.

25.02.2004 India's food-safety regulations are likely to be overhauled as a result of New Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Science and Environment's investigation into pesticide residues in soft drinks.

24.02.2004 At an international conference on arsenic contamination in Bangladesh last week, experts revealed that despite a seven-year effort, the country still tops the list of 23 arsenic affected countries with 85 million people exposed to the poison.

23.02.2004 ZAGREB – Marina Matulovic-Dropulic, Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Construction, met the representatives of the Eko-Kvarner Association, at which she was informed about their concerns over the apartment-ization and devastation of space in general, the pollution of the Bakar Sound, and the “Druzba Adrija” project.

20.02.2004 A development organisation based in the east Indian state of Orissa has initiated a large scale solid waste management plan for Bhubaneswar - the temple city of Orissa.

20.02.2004 The environmental protection association “Green Istria”, in cooperation with the city authorities in Pula, started a joint campaign titled "Motor Oil? There are Special Containers, Don’t Spill it in the Ground or in the Sea". The goal of the campaign is to raise public sensibility to the need for proper storage of waste motor oil.

19.02.2004 France this week became the 50th nation to ratify the POPS Treaty, triggering its incorporation into international law 90 days hence. Elimination of the global pollutants targeted under POPS is a "landmark for environmental health," said one group, adding that the failure of the U.S. Congress to ratify POPS will weaken implementation of the global treaty.

19.02.2004 Controversial plans for a new runway at Heathrow airport have been thrown into fresh doubt by a government study which concludes that the only way to meet European pollution laws would be to enclose the nearby M4 motorway in a tunnel.

16.02.2004 Le gouvernement fédéral devrait fournir les meilleurs facteurs d’encouragement au monde pour stimuler la production d’automobiles moins gourmandes et améliorer la compétitivité
canadienne, de dire le Sierra Club du Canada, en réponse aux demandes des fabricants d’automobiles qui veulent des incitatifs financiers pour fabriquer des véhiculeshybrides. Mais au dire du groupe environnemental, les facteurs d’encouragement dont les fabricants d’automobiles ont besoin sont des normes de réglementation pour l’efficience
énergétique.

13.02.2004 Along with the chocolate, skip gold rings and roses on Valentine's Day urge advocacy groups, pointing out that imported flowers are covered with toxic pesticides and gold is the "dirtiest" mining industry, polluting the environment and poisoning nearby communities.

12.02.2004 New Delhi-based NGO, Centre for Science and Environment has made available the full report by the Joint Parliamentary Committee which investigated the controversial issue of pesticides in soft drinks.

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06.02.2004 Les projets de centrales thermiques d'Hydro-Québec menacent les objectifs de Kyoto et auront pour conséquence d'augmenter les émissions québécoises de gaz à effet de serre. La Coalition Québec-Vert-Kyoto vous invite à dénoncer le projet de la centrale de Suroît à une manifestation le samedi 7 février à Québec.

06.02.2004 Friday, February 06, 2004 - The National Consultation on the Global Environment Facility in BiH started yesterday in Sarajevo, with more than a hundred experts from Academy, private sector, research and public institutions, public companies, bilateral and multilateral donor organizations staff, as well as the representatives of governmental and nongovernmental organizations in BiH. The Consultation, organized by GEF Secretariat and UNDP will last for two days. During that time the participants will discuss the ecological priorities of BiH, and the possibilities of the GEF funds mobilization for the ecological projects. At the opening ceremony, among others, the BiH Prime Minister, Mr. Adnan Terzic, the UNDP Resident Representative a.i. Mr. Moises Venancio and the World Bank director for BiH, Mr. Dirk Reinerman welcomed the participants.

05.02.2004 The “Waste Disposal Case” from Makarska which turned into a real war between the municipalities in the area got yet another installment yesterday. The Levanat Environmental Association from Podgora organized a protest in Donja Gora on Biokovo.