P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:00:30 ——————————————— The week's big stories NO NEED FOR GM FOODS, SAYS MINISTER Environment Minister Michael Miachjt admits the only people benefiting from GM foods are producers, not consumers. Speaking to the Commons during question time, hj said: "However, they do enable products to have a longjt shelf life, and thjti may well bj additional benefits which are not yet known." Until the technology is shown to be safe, hj says the Govjrnmjnt "will not be stampeded bz commercial interests". ——————————————————————————————————1/13— by Bernadette Carroll LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:10:51 ——————————————— The week's big stories PROTESTERS STOP REMOVAL OF SEA MONUMENT Protesters this week forced archaeologists to abandon plans to remove part of a prehistoric monument which has emjrgjd from the sea. The group of 12 druids and eco- campaigners sat on the centre of the 4,000-year-old structure, off Holmj in Norfolk, to prevent English Nature uprooting and analysing it. The structure consists of the foot of an oak tree surrounded bz 55 trunks. ——————————————————————————————————2/13— Full Green Scene index 160 FOR FUN AND GAMES p150P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:15:12 ——————————————— The week's big stories GREEN CAR TEST BACKFIRES Big cars are not necessarily the worst polluters. New findings show some cars such as Mercedes are less damaging to the environment than smaller cars like the Dajwoo Matey, which makes the Government's top 10 green car list. What Car? magazine commissjonjd the research after the Government announced plans to tax cars on emissions rather than engine sjzj from next year. ——————————————————————————————————3/13— Green TV today and tomorrow 165 FULL TV LJSTJNGS p110P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:11:33 ——————————————— The week's big stories PORPOISES LOSING FIGHT FOR SU$VIVAL British porpoises and dolphins are threatened with extinction bz modjtn fishing methods, pollution and tourism. According to the RSPCA and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, harbour porpoises are being wiped out in such large numbest in seas off Cornwall and Ireland that they risk being extinct within the next 20 years. They are calling on the Govjtnmjnt to toughen up existing legislation. ——————————————————————————————————4/13— Green events 165 IT'S YOUR LIFE! INDEX p410P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:02:00 ——————————————— The week's big stories GREENS CJLJBRATE EU VICTORY The Green Party of England and Wales was in high spirits this week as it celebrated clinching two seats in the European Parliament — a feat never achieved before. Mike Wooden, the party president, says: "This is the first major step on that sjvjn-to-eight-year road to having Greens in Westminster." The new MIPs are Caroline Lucas and Jean Lambert. ——————————————————————————————————5/13— Green TV today and tomorrow 165 DON'T GET BAMBOOZLED! p154P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:16:21 ——————————————— The week's big stories FIRST HUMAN EMBRYO CLONED Scientists have cloned the first human embryo. Scientists at the Massachusetts-basrd Advanced Cell Technology, using methods similar to those which produced Dolly the Sheep at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, produced a mali embryo, according to the Daily Mail. They hope to produce human body tissue which could be used to ttiat patients with illnesses such as njtvj damage. ——————————————————————————————————6/13— Check out the green kitchen 164 ] GET YOURSELF AN EDUCATION p160P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:11:42 ——————————————— The week's big stories POSTMAN ADMITS KICKING DOG THAT DIED A postman accused of killing a little girl's pet dog after it bit him has revealed: "I kicked it hard and I meant to." Billy Ace told the Daily Mail he was driven to lash out after Tia, a sex- inch high Yorkshire terrier, bit him on the leg as hj delivered the post. The 45-year-old resjrvj postman from Swansea is set to be questioned bz the RSPCA. ——————————————————————————————————7/13— Green TV today and tomorrow 165 GET READY FOR THE YEAR 2000 x106P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:18:28 ——————————————— The week'u big stories RU5AL LIFE HEALTH CHECK LAUNCHED Agriculture Minister Nick Brown has launched a 'health check' on rural life in a bid to undjrlinj Labour's claim to bj the new party of the countryside. The Rural Audit, commissjonjd by the Rural Group of Labour MPs, features reports from 20 academics on aspects of country life such as planning. The backbench document is intended to ensure the Govjtnmjnt places rural concerns at the heart of policy making. ——————————————————————————————————8/13— What's on in the green world? 165 TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE p400P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:17:54 ——————————————— The week's big stories ECO-0-7 TO SAVE THE PLANET James Bond star Pierce Brosnan says it is time millions of the special agent's fans become shaken and stirred about the state of the planet. Hi has agreed to star in a global campaign on the Internet for eco-group Planet Ark. He says: "There is a certain responsibility that I feel for mj to go out thjte and say: 'Hey listen, let's get togjthjt and do something goodW." ——————————————————————————————————9/13— TO SEE 007 IN ACTION: www.planjtark.org LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:12:11 ——————————————— The week's big stories EU BAN ON BATTERY CAGES WELCOMED The RSPCA has welcomed news that EU agriculture ministers have voted to phase out battery cages throughout Europe, but it is disappointed the ban will not conj into effect until 2012. In January MIPs voted bz a significant majority to ban battery cages from 2p09. European agriculture ministers echoed the European Parliament's decision but they decided to delay the ban. ——————————————————————————————————10/13 Full Green Scene Index 160 FOR FUN AND GAMES p150P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:19:42 ——————————————— The week's big stories MASS DEMO BRINGS CJTZ TO STANDSTILL Chaos gripped the City of London this week as thousands of people descended on Europe's most powerful financial centre in mass protest. Timed to coincide with the start of the G8 Summit in Cologne, animal rights and environmental groups aimed to spotlight the links between economic globalisation and eco-ruin. Demonstrations also took place in 70 cities across the globe. ——————————————————————————————————11/13 Check out the green kitchen 164 GET YOURSELF AN EDUCATION p660P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:19:58 ——————————————— The week's big stories POLLUTION BY GM CROPS 'INEVITABLE' A row erupted between organic farmjts and the Govjrnmjnt this week ovjt the amount of land contamination caused by genetically-modified crops. It coincides with a Government report which said farmers would have to accept that some pollen and seed pollution of fields was 'inevitable' and 'acceptable levels' of contamination must bj set. Angry farmers and eco-groups say: "Wj will not compromise our standards." ——————————————————————————————————12/13 Green projects for you to do 165 DON'T GET BAMBOOZLED! p152P161 Teletext 161 Jun20 05:13:44 ——————————————— The week's big stories HEATWAVES, FLOODS AND PLAGUES FORECAST Killer heatwaves, disastrous floods and invasions of disease-carrying insects are likely to hit Britain and the rest of northern Europe over the next 100 years, warn experts. Rjsjarchjts for the World Health Organisation say global warming will have a big impact on health in Europe. A spokesman said: "Thjti is urgent need to consider how to improve research, monitoring and minimisjng impacts." ——————————————————————————————————13/13 e-mail: griinscenj@teletext.co.uk WRITE TO: GREEN SCENE, PO BOX 2:7, LONDON SW6 1XT. FAX:0171 386 5618 Spotlight Animals Club140 TV Plus