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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//IETF//DTD HTML//EN//2.0"> <html> <head> <title>AR-NEWS Digest</title> </head> <BODY bgcolor=fbfaea text=#211818 link="#190748" alink="#FFFFEF" vlink="#401C92"> <center> <IMG SRC="IMAGES/HEAD.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/head.gif" USEMAP="#toplinks" BORDER="0"><BR> <img src="IMAGES/YCBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/ycbar.gif"><a href="../INDEX~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/index.html"><img src="IMAGES/HOMEBAR.GIF" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/digest/images/homebar.gif" border=0></a><br></center> <map name="toplinks"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="345,27,393,54" href="../../../tppmsgs/msgs0.htm#14" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/envirohome.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="458,7,512,27" href="../SUPPOR~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Support.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="401,7,446,26" href="../SEARCH~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/search.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="352,7,386,26" href="../ORGS~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/Orgs.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="298,7,337,25" href="../NEWSPA~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/newspage.html"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="211,7,286,27" href="../SUB~1.HTM" tppabs="http://www.envirolink.org/arrs/sub.html"> </map> <center><TABLE cellspacing=15 border=0> <TR> <TD width=50 align=center> </TD> <TD width=400 align=left> <!-- PAGE CONTENT GOES BELOW --> <hr> <pre> AR-NEWS Digest 455 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) (JP) Environmental groups worry about bay's wildlife by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 2) (PH) Primates for prince as Pattens slip quietly away by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 3) [EU] Beef fraud re-opens row with Europe by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 4) [CA] Boom remains around Greenpeace ships by David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> 5) Re: Court Takes Up Mall Speech Case by LexAnima@aol.com 6) Lori Gauthier (Kentucky, USA) by Snugglezzz@aol.com 7) More deaths linked to Mad Cow Disease by Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> 8) 94 deaths linked to cancer drugs by Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> 9) FWD: Rachel #553: Let's Stop Wasting Time by Persephone Moonshadow Howling Womyn <moonshadow@persephone.ORG> 10) Re: Lori Gauthier (Kentucky, USA) by Wyandotte Animal Group <wag@heritage.com> 11) [VA] hunting/fishing rights amendment by NOVENAANN@aol.com 12) Address for Lori Gauthier by Snugglezzz@aol.com 13) FWD: Sperm whales entangled in fishing nets by Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> 14) FWD: Logging road legislation - urgent! by Andrew Gach <UncleWolf@worldnet.att.net> 15) (BE) EU Warns Belgium on Meat Companies by allen schubert <alathome@clark.net> 16) Eating less fat-especially less animal fat-saves lives by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 17) (US) Doggone blow for Basinger by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 18) DNA Analysis Proves South Korea Not Illegal Whale-Meat Importer by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> 19) (TH) Rats have edge in battle for Bangkok by Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 12:16:32 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (JP) Environmental groups worry about bay's wildlife Message-ID: <199707040416.MAA18463@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >The Japan Times 3 July 97 Environmental groups worry about bay's wildlife Environmental groups expressed concern about the potential negative effects oil spilled from a supertanker in Tokyo Bay would have on animal life and tidal flats in the area. Fish usually breed and mature in the shallows, so the spill could significantly effect them and the animals that feed on the fish, said Tatsuo Nakai, director of education and communication for the Nature Conservation Society of Japan. In addition, unlike an ocean oil spill, Tokyo Bay is almost enclosed, limiting the flow of water between the Pacific Ocean and the bay so that the oil will remain there for a long time, Nakai said. There are fears the tide flats in the bay, which are home to a diverse and very fragile ecosystem, may be at risk, he said. Tidelands are very sensitive to oil spills, said Yukihiro Kominami, of the Wild Bird Society of Japan. "If the oil is carried in by the tide, it will cover a greater area and seep into the ground in three or four hours, damaging the tide flat ecosystem," Kominami said. Unlike the oil spill off of Fukui Prefecture in January from the wrecked Russian tanker Nakhodka, the number and variety of birds in the Tokyo Bay area is comparatively small this time of year, Kominami said. However, migratory birds, which stop at the tidal flats en route from Asia to Australia, are due to arrive in August, and if the tide flats are damaged it may affect them adversely, Kominami said. "If oil washes ashore with the tide, it will surely cause damage," he said, explaining that worms and other creatures that serve as food for the birds may die, and if they don't, they may sicken animals higher in the food chain that eat them. "It is difficult to predict what the effects on the environment will be," said Tomohiro Shishime of the Environment Agency's Water Quality Bureau. The agency, however, has been monitoring the air since the accident and said it has returned to normal. According to the agency, the density of nonmethane hydrocarbon, which includes toxic benzene, temporarily rose to as much as 20 times the normal figure at three observation sights in Urayasu and Ichikawa, both in Chiba Prefecture, shortly after the oil started spilling. The agency was checking the air quality every hour at six locations on Tokyo Bay but will now rely on information drawn from various local monitoring stations. Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 13:07:01 +0800 (SST) From: Vadivu Govind <kuma@cyberway.com.sg> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: (PH) Primates for prince as Pattens slip quietly away Message-ID: <199707040507.NAA25182@eastgate.cyberway.com.sg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Hong Kong Standard 4 July 97 Primates for prince as Pattens slip quietly away BRITAIN'S Prince Charles received a pair of endangered Philippine tarsiers from first lady Amelita Ramos on Thursday in a ceremony at the presidential palace in Manila. He arrived after a three-day voyage on the royal yacht Britannia with Hong Kong's last governor, Chris Patten. The prince's two wide-eyed, squirrel-sized creatures will not be heading back to Britain as he soon turned them over to a local group, the Philippine Tarsier Foundation, for safekeeping on his behalf. The heir to the throne had a 10-hour stop in Manila before flying back to London. Mr Patten, who left the yacht before the prince, did not make any statement when he arrived. He, his wife and three daughters hurriedly boarded a van that took them to a private plane. The Pattens are believed to be staying at the exclusive Amanpulo resort on Pamaikan island, Palawan, part of a chain of resorts owned by a wealthy Indonesian family. Prince Charles, flanked by President Fidel Ramos and his wife, received the two tarsiers from acovered basket and briefly held one of them in the palm of his hand before returning the animal to its caretaker. The ceremony at the Malacanang Palace was intended to show Prince Charles's continuing concern for wildlife conservation as well as the planned signing of an order by Mr Ramos, declaring the Philippine tarsier a protected species. The Philippine tarsier, a species of the world's smallest primate, survives only on a few islands and has been endangered by the destruction of old-growth forests. - Agencies Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 00:55:47 -0700 (PDT) From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [EU] Beef fraud re-opens row with Europe Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970704005629.1a074acc@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" >From The Electronic Telegraph - Friday, July 4th, 1997 Beef fraud re-opens row with Europe By Toby Helm, EU Correspondent, in Brussels A BELGIAN "beef mafia" has exploited lax controls at British ports to smuggle out at least 1,600 tons of meat in contravention of the European Union's export ban, according to Brussels. Disclosures about the gang's activities follow warnings about illegal exports issued by the European Commission on Wednesday. They have led to new fears over the safety of meat on sale on the Continent and caused the Spanish government to impose an import ban on beef from Belgium. After refusing to give firm details 24 hours earlier for fear of disrupting police inquiries, European Commission officials said 700 tons of the beef had recently been seized by officers in Holland. The other 900 tons was thought to have been passed on to Russia and Egypt to collect export subsidies. It is believed that those responsible cut off the British stamps on the consignments, restamped them as Belgian and gave them false Belgian papers. The sale of British beef abroad is in breach of an export ban imposed by Brussels in March last year after evidence was found of a possible link between the "mad cow disease" BSE and a fatal brain condition in humans. Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, a German Euro-MP, who chairs a European Parliament committee investigating the BSE crisis, said it seemed that a Belgian company was set up last year to profit from sales of banned British beef. Meat was smuggled out of Britain to Holland with the intention of selling it on. Once it reached the Continent the beef became eligible for EU export subsidies. Jack Cunningham, the Agriculture Minister, has written to Emma Bonino, the commissioner for consumer affairs, expressing his concern over her claim on Wednesday that checks at British ports have been "manifestly inefficient". A Commission spokesman said legal proceedings were now being considered against Britain for failing to ensure that the beef export ban was enforced. Ultimately this could lead to a case against the Government in the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. However, no legal measures were being considered against Belgium or Holland. A British official in Brussels said British authorities conducted twice-monthly spot checks on loads for export. Loads were also inspected when there was reason for suspicion. Mrs Bonino maintains that checks should be routine procedure. David Brown, Agriculture Editor, writes: British officials were furious with Brussels yesterday for wrecking an undercover investigation into illegal beef shipments. One official said: "The last thing we wanted to do was alert people that we were on to them. The impression has been given that Brussels had found something we didn't know about. That is rubbish." ⌐ Copyright Telegraph Group Limited 1997. Date: Fri, 4 Jul 1997 00:55:50 -0700 (PDT) From: David J Knowles <dknowles@dowco.com> To: ar-news@envirolink.org Subject: [CA] Boom remains around Greenpeace ships Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970704005632.1a0714da@dowco.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" 
