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GERMANY: GREENPEACE PROTEST OVER NEW OZONE LAW
German/Nat
Greenpeace environmental campaigners protested Friday against a new ozone law in Germany that they say does not go far enough.
The new law sets out fines for owners of cars without catalytic convertors when the ozone level...
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WWF say palm oil plantations threaten Indonesian rainforests
Kampar, Riau province - Nov 2, 2007
1. Various aerial shots of palm plantations
Kampar, Riau province - Nov 2, 2007
2. Pan of a palm plantation
3. Various palm trees
Pakanbaru, Riau province - Nov 2, 2007
4. SOUNDBITE: (Indonesian)...
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France - Traffic restrictions in Paris
Administrators in Paris on Wednesday (1/10) declared a top-level smog alert - and imposed new traffic restrictions for the first time.
Under a new anti-pollution law, only cars with odd-numbered license plates - or cars with...
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US cycling team arrives wearing anti-pollution masks, Aus team comment
5 August 2008
1. Wide of members of US track cycling team members arriving at Beijing airport wearing facemasks
2. Pan between US track cycling team members Jennie Reed and Bobby Lea, both wearing facemasks
3. Wide of US track cycling...
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Ma Jun China's Green man of 2006 launches China Air Pollution Map
Hong Kong - 13 December 2007
1. Pan from audience to speakers
2. Wide of Ma Jun, Director of Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, speaking
3. Wide of Ma Jun and Lisa Genasci, Director of ADM Capital Foundation
4. Screen...
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Germany - Air Pollution Killing Tress In Erzgebirge Mountains, China - Overwhelming Power Demand As Economy Surges, China - Demand For Coal, China - Pollution Problems
Germany - Air Pollution Killing Tress in Erzgebirge Mountains
Erzgebirge Mountains/Annaberg Buchholz, Germany - File
The Erzgebirge Mountains in the east of Germany are choking to death. The thickly forested area along the border with...
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WRAP WWF presser on climate change; German FM
Bangkok - 3 May 2007
1. Wide of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) press conference
2. Panel of WWF officials at press conference
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephan Singer, WWF Climate Change Policy Unit:
"The commonly perceived thinking that...
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Sports displays in Tiananmen Sq amid haze and humidity
1. Wide of 2008 Beijing Olympics countdown clock in Tiananmen Square
2. Close-up of countdown clock showing 4-days left until start of Games
3. Various of schoolchildren displaying their skills with basketballs and skipping ropes in...
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Protests at Climate Conf, delegates soundbites
1. Low shot of Indonesian environmental protester holding banner
2. Close of protester wearing surgical breathing mask and a headband reads: (English) "Justice"
3. Close of protesters holding small sign reads: (English) "Corporation Out...
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Smoke from Indonesia fires blanket capital, Badawi
Kuala Lumpur
1. Wide of skyline; pullout to the city in haze
2. Various cars on road
3. City in haze
Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 90 kilometres (56 miles) from the capital
4. Various airport; planes on the tarmac
Kuala Lumpur
5....
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Indian govt scientist warns of "very poor" air quality in New Delhi
1. Wide of motorbikes waiting at traffic lights
2. Mid of traffic signal
3. Various of vehicles on road
4. Various screen-shots of Ministry of Earth Sciences website showing current air-pollution levels in New Delhi
5. Wide of people...
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Volcanoes, Earthquake, Forest Fires
Disasters
Volcanoes
The Congolese town of Goma was all but swallowed up when the nearby volcano of Nyiragongo sent down three major flows of lava. Between 50 and 100 people died in the initial lava flows, and another 60 died when a...
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Indonesian President meets Australian PM Rudd, s'bite
1. Mid shot of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono waiting
2. Wide Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd arriving, greeting Yudhoyono
3. Close-up of handshake, zoom out as Yudhoyono and Rudd walk towards meeting room
4. Wide as...
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Greenpeace protesters dress as stormtroopers for anti-car demo
1. Wide of Greenpeace protesters dressed as "Stormtroopers" (characters from the film Star Wars) gathering outside the headquarters of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) for demonstration, some holding placards...
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Update on smog covering Moscow
1. Various of Kremlin and Moskva River in smog
2. Various of Moscow streets in smog, poor visibility
3. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Voxpop, Natasha
"I have a tickle in my throat, especially in the mornings. It is very difficult to breath. It...
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Chile: Smog, Poland: Toxic Waste, Peru - Respiratory Diseases
EF203D - Chile: Smog
Chile - 1989
The Chilean capital, Santiago, has become - along with Mexico City and Sao Paulo - one of the world's three most polluted cities. industrial waste and choking bus exhaust fumes have raised the level of...
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US President Bush meets Swedish PM Reinfeldt
1. US President George W. Bush with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"We talked about a lot of areas of interest. Two areas that I think really will have a profound effect on...
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MEXICO: POSSIBLE CAUSE OF SMOG IN MEXICO CITY CAUSES HEATED DEBATE
Spanish/Nat
A new study suggests Mexico City's notorious smog may be caused by gas used for cooking and heating, not car and factory emissions.
The report from the University of California is raising a heated debate amongst prominent...
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UN climate change negotiator news conference, Tutu
1. Wide of news conference hosted by UN climate change negotiator Christiana Figueres
2. Cutaway of reporter
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Christiana Figueres, United Nations climate change negotiator:
"Well, I must say, if anybody talks about...
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At times a small desert town smells so bad, it has overwhelmed children and teachers at an elementary school. The AP's John Mone has the story on what's causing Mecca, California to stink.
HEADLINE: Stench from waste center overwhelms Calif. town
CAPTION: At times a small desert town smells so bad, it has overwhelmed children and teachers at an elementary school. The AP's John Mone has the story on what's causing Mecca,...
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Thailand - Smog causes chaos
The blanket of devastating smog started by the forest fires in Indonesia has spread to both east and west coasts of southern Thailand. Two airports in the south of the country were shut on Thursday (25/9) due to poor visibility, while...
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Reax as agreement reached on course for future global warming talks
1. Wide of closing plenary session of COP17 (17th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change) conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South Africa's foreign minister and conference...
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Problems faced by Asean members, is the forum still relevant?
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - August 1, 2002
1. Exterior of convention centre
2. ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) emblem on sign
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei - July 30, 2002
3. Ministers in casual dress - mostly batik shirts...
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Reax after EU plans binding limits on carbon-dioxide emissions for new cars
Brussels, Belgium
1. Exterior of European Commission HQ
2. Pan across luxury cars parked outside European Commission
3. Pan across European Commission sign
4. Man reading Commission's paper on CO2 reductions inside European Commission...