Stories for February 27th 2003
Toxins made by peat.
Humans have been putting highly toxic chemicals into the environment by burning peat for centuries, scientists say. Today, large amounts of these dioxins are released from waste incinerators, but research shows we have been exposed to these toxins since even before the industrial revolution.
Fisheries News.
Headlines:Agreement boosts Chilean salmon exports to Japan; Galician fishermen back to work; Argentine shrimp exports down in 2002; Modern marine bio-technology centre in Vigo; Argentina lifts restrictions on Ecuadorian tuna; EU drops salmon dumping investigation; Cantabrian and north-western fishing limits modified.
Coal viability project in Punta Arenas.
US consumer confidence collapse.
Corfo, the official Chilean promotion corporation was granted a fifteen years mining lease in an island rich in coal reserves to the north of Punta Arenas. If exploratory geological surveying in the “Estancia Invierno” complex of Riesco Island concession indicates the commercial viability of the project, exploitation is expected to begin in twelve months.
Brazil's Lula faces first strike threats
The Brazilian government on Wednesday began meeting with civil-service unions that have called for pay hikes and threatened to hold what may be the first strikes since socialist Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva took office.
