Industry

 Taking India for a ride

Global automakers have topped the charts but with products that would fail the green test in their own countries

Publication Date: 
29/11/2001
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Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Euro II, Euro III, Emissions Trading, Automobiles, Industry, Europe, India
Environment

 Modified situations

The Philippines introduces stringent laws for GM products; six European countries in the dock for lax GMO laws

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Environment, Trade, Medical Research, Genetic Resources, Genetic Engineering, Legislation, Philippines, Europe, European Union (EU)
Health

 Great survivor

One of the most widely dissemina

Publication Date: 
14/09/2001
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Health, Medical Research, Drugs, Micro Organisms, Europe
Forests

 Sink or elevator?

New evidence shows some plantations could actually increase global warming

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
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Forests, Trees, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming, Kyoto Protocol, Radiation, Environmental Science, Europe
Sanitation

 ARGENTINA

The amount of solid waste generated in Buenos Aires has increased by 30 per cent in the last 10 years. This was found during the first-ever study on the city's solid waste. In 1991, the average daily

Publication Date: 
30/08/2001
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Sanitation, Waste Disposal, Europe, Argentina
Energy

 Going nuclear?

Tony Blair shocks Europe by calling for a review of the UK s energy policy

Publication Date: 
30/07/2001
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Nuclear Power, Energy, Nuclear Wastes, Europe
Economy

 Plastic conundrum

More than a 100 million tonnes of plastic is produced world-wide each year. Though plastics have opened the way for a plethora of new inventions and devices it has also ended up clogging the drains

Publication Date: 
Monday, July 30, 2001
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Health Effects, Economy, Plastics, Waste Disposal, Asia, Europe, Waste Recycling
Natural Disasters

 Follow Up

On April 26, 2001, Ukrainians commemorated the darkest day in their history

Publication Date: 
30/05/2001
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Health Effects, Cancer, Natural Disasters, Radiation, Nuclear Accidents, Europe, Russia, Diseases, Chernobyl Disaster
Agriculture

 Salted lands of Australia

Bad cropping practices and ill planned water management leads to salted Australian farmland

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
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Land Use, Agriculture, Dryland Farming, Wheat, Wool, Salt, Water Management, Environmental Science, Europe, Ireland, Australia
India

 Take it back

European and Japanese manufacturers are made responsible for recycling their products

Publication Date: 
29/04/2001
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Environment, Waste Disposal, Hazardous Products, Industry, Legislation, Japan, Europe, Belgium, India, European Union (EU), Computers, Electronics

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