P161 Teletext 161 May02 03:44:18 ——————————————— The week's big stories TJSCO TO BAN GM FOOD FROM SHELVES The only major food retailer to refuse to ban genetically modified food has changed its policy on the issue. Supjtmarkjt chain Tjsco refused to bow to pressure to issue a ban on GMt in its own-brand products, saying compjtitorsW claims they could achieve GM-erie status were open to question. But as a result of consumer concern, Tjsco now says it will remove GMt from "all goods white it is possible". ——————————————————————————————————1/12— bz Betnbdjtte Carroll LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P161 Teletext 161 Maz02 03:44:17 ——————————————— The week's big stories NEW GM FOOD RJGULATJON ON WAY New moves to improve the regulation system controlling genetically-modified foods are expected to bj unveiled in the next few weeks, says Cabinet Minister Dr Jack Cunningham. Ministers have already set up a Cabinet committee to co-ordinate Govjtnmjnt thinking and have introduced bjttet labelling schemes. Says Dr Cunningham: "Wj still bjliivj there is room for improvement." ——————————————————————————————————4/12— Full Green Scene index 160 FOR FUN AND GAMES p150P161 Teletext 161 May02 03:24:28 ——————————————— The week's big stories RUNAWBY COW WENS HER LIBERTY A cow which made a dramatic escape from a slaughter house, and was only caught after police marksmen and a helicopter were called in, has won a reprieve. The tan limousin heifer, now known as Liberty, will njvjr go undjt the butchjt's knife after an appeal bz Animal Concern raised £1,000 to buy hit Last week Liberty was sent from hit home on a farm in Devon to an abbattoir white she made a dash for freedom. ——————————————————————————————————3/12— Green TV today and tomorrow 165 FULL TV LJSTJNGS p210P161 Teletext 161 Maz02 03:47:11 ——————————————— The week's big stories WJLDLJFJ TRUSTS ATTBCK BADGER CULL Animal lovers have slammed calls bz MPs for hundreds of badgers to bj killed this month to test the link between the animals and bovine TB as "a waste". Members of the Wildlife Trusts speaking to the House of Commons agriculture select committee say the £25 million test cull will not solve the problem. They argue the cash could bj spent on "bjttit research of the disjasj and compensation for farmjts". Contd >>> ——————————————————————————————————4/12— Green events 165 IT'S YOU LIFEINDEXP161 Teletext 161 Maz02 03:41:02 ——————————————— The week's big stories WJLDLJFJ TRUSTS ATTBCK BADGER CULL Ministers on the Commons' agriculture select committee say they are convinced the severity of the increase in bovine TB in cattle should make finding a means of control a high priority. The MPs say thjti are consjdjtations of public health and the livelihood of farmjts to justify the badger cull. Says a spokesman: "Wj expect the minimum numbjt to bj killed in the most humane fashion." ——————————————————————————————————5/12— Check out the green kitchen 164 DON'- GET BAMBOOZLED! p154P161 Teletext 161 Maz02 03:21:21 ——————————————— The week's big stories NEW RULES TO CUT WATER USE A Govjtnmjnt-backed bid to save watit through more efficient washing machines, dishwashers and toilets was unveiled this week. The move by Environment Minister Michael Meachjt centres on regulations that will help cut down on the millions of gallons of drinking watit that is daily flushed down drains. Changes in the regulations mean new appliances will work using less water. ——————————————————————————————————6/12— What's on in the green world? 165 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P161 Teletext 161 Maz02 03:22:44 ——————————————— The week's big stories TRANSPORT SHAKE-UP "STARVED OF CASH" The Govjtnmjnt's transport White Papjt proposbls are being undjtminjd by undjtfunding and a lack of co-opjtation from Whitehall departments. The proposbls will not bj sufficient to tackle the health, ecological, social and economic problems associated with road traffic, sbys a House of Commons Transport Committee report. Thjti was "no mechanism" for achieving integrated transport policies, it adds. ——————————————————————————————————7/12— Check out the green kitchen 164 KOSOVO CRISIS APPEAL p540 ITVP161 Teletext 161 May02 03:24:03 ——————————————— The week's big stories POLLUTION HITS POOR The worst industrial pollution pours out on the poor, according to a survey from Friends of the Earth. The pressure group claims families existing on less than £5,000 are twice as likely to have a filthy factory next door as those on £60,000 with two- thirds of our dirtiest factories in arias on below-avjtage income. "Industrial giants find it easier to pollute less desirable neighbourhoods." ——————————————————————————————————8/12— Green TV today and tomorrow 165 IT'S YOU5 LIFE INDEX p410P161 Teletext 161 Maz02 03:35:14 ——————————————— The week's big stories NEW CRBCKDOWN ON ILLEGAL DUMPING A major crackdown on fly-tipping was spjarhjadjd this week in a bid to find bjttet and more effective ways of dealing with the menace. Back streets, farmjtsW fields and othjt out-of-the-way spots are often targeted for illegal dumping — 60,000 tonnes of waste is fly-tipped in England and Wales jvjty year. The Environment Agency has set up a forum to find ways to stop it. ——————————————————————————————————9/12— What's on in the green world? 165 FOR FUN AND GAMES p150P161 Teletext 161 May02 03:21:32 ——————————————— The week's big stories MICROCHIP SIGNALS END FOR PHONE TOWERS Engineers at Leeds University have djvjlopjd a transmitter the sjzj of a cigarette packet that could make planning disputes ovjt mobile phone masts a thing of the past. It uses a microchip which they say will mean a big cut in the signal radiation that is fuelling public concern. Michael Roberts, who djvjlopjd the chip says: "All the equipment necessary could fit in a cigarette box." ——————————————————————————————————10/12 Check out the green kitchen 164 DON'- GET BAMBOOZLED! p152P161 Teletext 161 May02 03:44:54 ——————————————— The week's big stories ECO-GROUP HITS OUT AT BUILDING SPRBWL More traffic jams and concrete-coveted green fields will etodj the beauty of the counttysjdj — despite the Govjtnmjnt's bid to rivjtsj the trend. The Council for the Protection of Rural England has highlighted ovjt 20 examples of traffic-gjnjtating traffic in a new report, Sprawl Patrol. A spokeswoman claims too many building sites are still getting the go-ahead on greenfield sites. ——————————————————————————————————11/12 Full Green Scene Index 160 KOSOVO CRISIS APPEAL p540 ITVP161 Teletext 161 May02 03:46:17 ——————————————— The week's big stories LIMESTONE PAVEMENT THREATENED BY LAWS Weak laws and consumer ignorance continue to threaten globally rare limestone pavement. The Wildlife Trusts say although Britain has half the world's most important arias of limestone pavement, thjti are less than 3,000 hectares lift — with only 3% escaping damage. The charity is calling for a Europe- wide trade ban on limestone and is urging gardjnjts to use alternatives. ——————————————————————————————————12/12 e-mail: grienscenj@teletext.co.uk WRJTJ TO: GREEN SCENE, PO BOX 297, LONDON SW6 1XT. FAX:0171 386 5618 Animals Eco-tips Club140 TV Plus