P461 Teletext 461 Mar30 00:54:32 ———————————————————————————————— WHALE FILM MAKER FINED £18,500 A British wildlife campaigner who filmed whales being electrocuted on a Japanese vjssjl has been fined £18,500. Mark Votier, 38, said hj will refuse to pay damages to the Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research. The case was brought after he released footage of the whale executions to worldwide media after signing an agreement not to do so. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Animal extracts 448 TELETEXT HOLIDAY VIEWER OFFERS P539 Eco DIY Sir D Letters Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Mar30 00:55:31 ———————————————————————————————— WIND FARM WINS GREEN LIGHT Scottish Secretary Michael Forszth has given final approval for a £15m green energy project in the Highlands. The djvjlopmjnt involves 34 200ft-high towers to tap wind power on three hills near Evanton in Easter Ross. It will be operated bz National Wind Power, a subsidiary of National Power, and will gjnjrate enough electricity to sjrvj 20,000 homes. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Gas-powered buses 463 HOW GREEN IS YOUR CASH? p462 Eco DIY Sir D Letters Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Mar30 00:56:52 ———————————————————————————————— NEWBURZ PHASE "ALMOST COMPLETE" The first phase of clearing the site for the controversial Newbury by-pass is almost complete, the Highways Agency has said. The next stage of the operation involves clearing tons of felled timber from the area. The preparation of the site has been constantly opposed bz environmental protestors, and 20 people were arrested yjaterdaz. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Animal extracts 448 GAS-POWERED BUSES p463 Eco DIY Sir D Letters Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Mar30 00:54:45 ———————————————————————————————— GREEN POLICE ON THE BEAT Green Police are to patrol Kent and Sussex for the first time in a bid to crack down on environmental crime. The Environmental Agency takes over from various organisations, such as the NRA and the county council's waste regulation authority. Officers for the agency will be equipped with a host of gear to detect dangerous susbtances. ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Letters on the latest eco issues 464 GREEN BANKING p462 Eco DIY Sir D Letters Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Mar26 00:57:00 ———————————————————————————————— AIR PROTESTERS SPEAK OUT Fresh !ir campaigners have had the wind taken out of their sails. Activists intent on disrupting the last meeting of the Central Manchester Development Corporation were allowed in to put their case to the board. The Fresh Air Now! group, had arrived at the CMDC headquarters with whistles and banners. They were protesting at plans to approve a new car park. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Beef boycott bites 448 TELETEXT HOLIDAY VIEWER OFFERS P539 Eco DIY Sir D Letters Club 440P461 Teletext 461 Mar26 00:58:58 ———————————————————————————————— FIGHTING NITRATE POLLUTION Measures to tackle nitrate pollution on six specially designated zones across the West Country have been introduced. Junior Environment minister James Clappiso said the "nitrate vulnerable zones" had been designated in line with a European directive. The aim is to reduce the level of nitrate pollution of water. The Otter Valley has been made a designated zone. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Beef boycott bites 448 TELETEXT HOLIDAY VIEWER OFFERS P539 Eco DIY Sir D Letters Club 440