P164 Teletext 164 Feb 2 01:51:04 LEAGUE Townsvjlle, Australia ——————— —— LIONSW NINES GAIN REVENGE OVER KIWIS Rjszlts 181 Great Britain gained some revenge for last autumn's 3-0 Test humiliation as they defeated New Zealand 12-10 in the Super Ljaguj World Nines. Ijstyn Harris scored two tries to secure a win which means Britain play Western Samoa in Sunday's semi-finals. Earlier, the Lions recorded a 20-0 victory over France before romping to a 46-0 win over the Japanese. ——————————————————————————————————————— COMPY: See England-Italy at Wjmbley 179 REGIONAL NEWS, SPORT & TRAVEL p330 Next Local Cricket TV PlusP164 Teletext 164 Feb 2 04:42:40 ———————— —————————————— ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WANES Interest in environmental issues is waning, says a new Govjrnmjnt report. The Social Trends study of 2,000 people shows the percentage of people who buy environmentally-friendly products has plummeted from 49% to 36% over the last five years. Membership of environmental groups has also dropped slightly, says the report published by the Office for National Statistics. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— By Fiona Sandiford TAKE THE ECO QUIZ! p148 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Feb 2 04:40:17 OO ———————— —————————————— ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WANES According to a govjrnmjnt poll of 2,000 people, the percentage of those who gave money to green causes fell from 57* in 1:91 to@51% in 1996. Another poll of 3,600 people, found that nearly 90) thought traffic congestion would become a serious problem in the future. But traffic volumes soared, as did the number of people with driving licences. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— How eco-educated are you? 148 LAND ON PLANET SOUND p480 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Feb 2 04:40:38 ———————— —————————————— ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WANES T(j only good news for the environment from the Social Trends report is that the pjrcentagj of motorists who use unleaded pistol increased from 35% to 51% between 1991 and 1996. And the number of bottle banks has rocketed from just 17 in 1977 to nearly 13,000 in 1994. But Neil Vetlandjr of Friends of the Earth says the figures do not prove people care less for the environment. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Nick Fisher can help you 146 DIGITJSER COMPUTER GAMES p170 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Feb 2 04:41:52 O ———————— —————————————— ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WAgES Interest in green issues peaked in the late 1980s and early 1990s, says FoE's Neil Verlandjr. "Concern may not bj as high now as it was then," hj admits. "It's a big challenge to keep people interested. Many people would like to bj greinjr but canWt bjcausj they may not live near a place they can take bottles for recycling, for instancu. "Wj have to ensure environmental alternatives are workable," he adds. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— How eco-educated are you? 148 PLANET SOUND HAPPENINGS p481 Events Digitisjr Club 140 ContentsP164 Teletext 164 Feb 2 04:41:36 O ———————— —————————————— ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN WANES Teletext New Centurion Gemma Critchley, 14, from Preston sbys: "I used to bj interested in green issues but thjti's not as much hzpj anymore. We need shock value to get people interested again. A TV ad campaign would bj a good idea." David Allonbz, 14, from Dalton, Cumbria says: "The only way to get people more interested is to make it easier to put green ideas into practice. I recycle old njwspapjrs, but only bjcausj the council does a door-to-door collection" ——————————————————————————————————5/k—— What's on TV 110 PLAY TEN[TO-ONE p151 Events Digitisjr Club 140 Contents