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Global Stocks of Nuke Bomb Material Are Growing, Says Survey
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Louis Charbonneau, Reuters
The world's stockpiles of plutonium and highly enriched uranium useable in atomic weapons are growing, despite increasing fears about the security of nuclear materials, a U.S. based think tank says in a new report.
Asia Needs Network to Fight Illegal Wildlife Trade
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Darren Schuettler, Reuters
Asia needs a special crime-fighting network to combat a booming illegal wildlife trade worth billions of dollars, which threatens many species with extinction, Thailand's prime minister said recently.
African Conflict Is Seen Rooted in Environment
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Ed Stoddard, Reuters
Many conflicts in war-torn Africa are rooted in increasingly parched and degraded land exacerbated by global warming, the first of a series of U.N. regional checkups of the planet's health found.
OECD Praises Sweden's Environmental Policy, Suggests Improvements
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Mattias Karen, Associated Press
he Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development praised Sweden recently for being a leader in national and international environmental policy but also said it had areas that needed improvement.
Chevron Phillips to Pay $1.8 Million for Plant Explosions
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Associated Press
Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. has agreed to pay a $1.8 million civil penalty for Clean Air Act violations that led to releases of chemicals from a manufacturing plant in Pasadena in 1999 and 2000, resulting in two explosions and three deaths.
Canada Study Details Pregnancy Chemical Hazard
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Reuters
Children whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to common workplace chemicals scored lower on tests measuring language skills, attention, and memory, researchers said Monday.
In Public Policy, Quirky California Often Pioneers
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Adam Tanner, Reuters
Welcome to California, the sometimes quirky rebel kingdom of the United States. Independent-minded even before it became a U.S. state, California again is setting its own rules without regard for Washington, which is nearly 3,000 miles away.
Mountain View, Calif., Firm Closes in on Hydrogen-Car Technology
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Matt Nauman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.
A Silicon Valley company will announce a new fuel-cell technology today that it says could lead to cheaper hydrogen-powered cars sooner than expected.
Pricey Oil Could Be Boon for European Car that Runs on Compressed Air
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Laurence Frost, Associated Press
Record-high oil prices might seem like bad news for the auto industry. But one European manufacturer plans to make a type of car unaffected by $50-a-barrel crude: cars that run on compressed air.
Philippines Orders Exotic Pets Registered, Says Paper
October 5, 2004 12:00 AM - Reuters
The Philippines gave people 60 days to register exotic pets to conform with a three-year-old law on ownership and trade in wildlife, a newspaper said recently, quoting an environment official.