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Developing countries funded for ozone safe technology
A budget of US$470 million to support developing countries as they switch to technologies that do not deplete the Earth's stratospheric ozone layer has been approved by the member states of the Montreal Protocol. The funds will be used during the three-year period 2006 to 2008. ... more
China exposed in global CFC racket
New evidence was revealed today of the leading role played by Chinese firms in the worldwide illegal trade in ozone-destroying CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons). ... more
Restoring wetlands could reduce bird flu
Restoring tens of thousands of lost and degraded wetlands could go a long way towards reducing the threat of avian flu pandemics a new report says. ... more
EU guilty of 'chemical betrayal' says WWF
The EU Council of Ministers today rejected a crucial principle adopted last month by the European Parliament in the REACH chemicals legislation: the requirement to substitute hazardous chemicals with safer alternatives whenever possible. ... more
Avian flu early warning alert agreed
An avian flu early warning system, able to alert countries and communities to the arrival of potentially infected wild birds, is to be developed by an alliance of organizations led by the United Nations. ... more
Are plastics killing us?
Few chemicals on the planet enjoy more use than bisphenol A. We come into contact with it every day in tin-can linings, CDs, electronics, sports equipment, cars and baby bottles, just to name a few products. More than six billion pounds of it are made each year. However, tiny amounts of BPA can leach out and new research shows it can get into us - a study done this year for the US Centers for Disease Control found the chemical in 95 per cent of American urine samples. ... more
Euro MPs vote for major chemicals law
The European Parliament today voted in the long-contested legislation which, if approved by the Council of Ministers, will lead to the safety testing of thousands of chemicals used in everyday products. ... more
Nigerian court rules to stop gas flaring
In a historic judgment, the Federal High Court of Nigeria has ordered companies to stop gas flaring in the Niger Delta, as it violates guaranteed constitutional rights to life and dignity. ... more
Chronic diseases will kill 35 million in 2005
by Kanaga Raja
Chronic diseases, such as heart and lung disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes, will take the lives of an estimated 35 million people in 2005. That is double the number of deaths from all infectious diseases (including HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria), maternal and perinatal conditions, and nutritional deficiencies combined, according to a report from the World Health Organisation (WHO). ... more
Work begins to clean up Iraq's environment
Work is to be begin soon on the clean up of a highly polluted industrial site south of Baghdad following a study of environmental ‘hot spots’ in that country. It is one of five of the most dangerous industrial sites destroyed in the conflict there. ... more
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