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ought to the edge of extinction - see International Affairs:<br />
Africa 04/03/01<br />
* Environmental campaigners argue that the spectacle of whales<br />
swimming freely, which delights tourists in Dominica, is far<br />
more valuable to the island's economy - see Int. Affairs:<br />
Bahamas & Caribbean 13/05/01<br />
ENERGY<br />
* With George W Bush in the White House, energy firms<br />
lobbying for deregulation are pushing at an open door - see<br />
International Affairs: USA 28/01/01<br />
* British generator International Power is planning to cash in on<br />
the Californian energy crisis by building power stations there<br />
and reaping rewards from high prices - see Business & Industry<br />
11/02/01<br />
* <strong>The</strong> search is on for cheaper forms of domestic energy<br />
25/02/01 C 18>19 1>6 Photograph<br />
* Nick Paton Walsh's personal glimpse of British Gas's<br />
monumental incompetence 04/03/01 C 30>31 1>3 Photograph<br />
* British Gas's direct debit policy 11/03/01 C 26 1>4<br />
Photograph<br />
* A major increase in the UK's capacity to generate electricity<br />
from windpower will be signalled next week 01/04/01 N 1 4>6<br />
Photograph<br />
* Energy minister Peter Hain is threatening oil and gas giants<br />
with investigation by the Office of Fair Trading 06/05/01 N 2<br />
3>6<br />
* Labour is planning to launch a sweeping review of the sources<br />
and security of Britain's energy supply as an urgent policy<br />
initiative if it wins the election 20/05/01 N 1 1>4<br />
ENGLISH PASSENGERS<br />
* See Audiobook Reviews - Redford, Rachel 17/06/01<br />
ENGLISH, THE: A PORTRAIT OF A PEOPLE<br />
* See Audiobook Reviews - Redford, Rachel 02/12/01<br />
ENVIRONMENT<br />
* Fish farming has delivered cheap salmon to the consumer - but<br />
at a high environmental cost - see Fishing Industry 07/01/01<br />
* Drilling has started in the waters of Scapa Flow, Orkney,<br />
where the Royal Oak, sank in 1939 fully fuelled, to stem the oil<br />
leak which is a threat to wildlife 18/02/01 B 13 1>8<br />
Photographs<br />
* Tony Blair is to paint an apocalyptic vision of a world being<br />
ravaged by global warming in a speech aimed at facing down<br />
critics who say that he does not take green issues seriously - see<br />
Politics 04/03/01<br />
* Department of Health officials are trying to persuade hospitals<br />
to plant trees where patients can see them 15/04/01 B 12 7>8<br />
Photograph<br />
* A unique partnership between leading environmental pressure<br />
groups is hoping to force the oil giant Exxon into action on<br />
climate change 06/05/01 B 3 1>6 Photographs<br />
* Environmental campaigners argue that the spectacle of whales<br />
swimming freely, which delights tourists in Dominica, is far<br />
more valuable to the island's economy - see Int. Affairs:<br />
Bahamas & Caribbean 13/05/01<br />
* Environmental campaigners reacted with fury to a signal by<br />
the Transport Minister that a raft of roads will be built through<br />
beauty spots after the general election 13/05/01 B 10 7>8<br />
Photograph<br />
* Greens at War: environmentalists said our planet was doomed<br />
to die, now one man says they are wrong - see Politics 10/06/01<br />
OBSERVER INDEX: JAN-DEC <strong>2001</strong><br />
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* Official figures show that America is polluting the planet on a<br />
greater scale than ever before - see International Affairs: U.S.A.<br />
01/07/01<br />
* Business and Society: Green campaigner by Matt Phillips - see<br />
Business & Industry 08/07/01<br />
* Business and Society: Industry and the environment - see<br />
Business & Industry 08/07/01<br />
* <strong>The</strong> Royal Society for the Protection of Birds has issued a<br />
radical call to roll back the effects of intensive farming and<br />
development and recreate Britain's natural landscapes 29/07/01<br />
B 10 3>8 Photographs<br />
* Successive government planning rules are against issuing<br />
permission for out-of-town shopping malls 05/08/01 N 4 7>8<br />
Photograph<br />
* Body Shop founder Anita Roddick has written to the bosses of<br />
20 powerful companies calling on them to join her lead in<br />
boycotting Esso - see Roddick, Anita 12/08/01<br />
* Britons are amongst the most unethical travellers in the world,<br />
ignoring global environment damage and human rights abuses -<br />
see Human Rights 28/10/01<br />
* <strong>The</strong> <strong>Observer</strong> has uncovered details of more than 30 highly<br />
controversial plans for new roads through natures reserves and<br />
historic sites - see Transport 04/11/01<br />
* <strong>The</strong> British winter is in danger of following the British wolf<br />
and beaver into extinction 04/11/01 B 13 1>7 Photographs<br />
* Every country in the world except the US reached agreement<br />
this weekend on how to enforce the Kyoto accord on tackling<br />
climate change - see Kyoto Agreement 11/11/01<br />
* An <strong>index</strong> launched tomorrow will reveal rapid growth in sales<br />
of ethical products - see Consumerism 18/11/01<br />
* Esso is being targeted by Friends of the Earth but at least it<br />
knows its enemy, unlike most businesses 09/12/01 N 2 4>7<br />
Photograph<br />
EROTOMANIAC, THE<br />
* See Book Reviews - Holmes, Rachel 25/02/01<br />
ESCOBAR, PABLO<br />
* Profile on Pablo Escobar, Colombia's king of cocaine, who<br />
started his criminal career as a car thief and ended up as the<br />
seventh richest man in the world 29/04/01 M 22>30 1>4<br />
Photographs<br />
* In the final extract from his book, Mark Bowden describes<br />
how the net was closed on Pablo Escobar, who for 20 years was<br />
the world's richest and most ruthless drug baron 06/05/01 M<br />
30>37 1>4 Photographs<br />
EURO, THE<br />
* Blair fires starting pistol for single currency marathon<br />
11/02/01 B 16>17 1>8 Photographs<br />
* Anthony Browne on the logistics of introducing 300 million<br />
people to new notes and coins 11/02/01 B 17 7>8 Illustration<br />
* Should we join the Euro? 18/02/01 N 10>11 1>6 Photographs<br />
* Will Hutton was asked to campaign for a BBC minireferendum<br />
on the Euro, in a London street 18/02/01 B 18 1>7<br />
Photographs<br />
* It would be in Britain's economic interests to join the European<br />
single currency in 2003, claims one of the country's leading<br />
economic forecasters 18/03/01 N 2 2>6<br />
* Tory fight to stop euro 'is shambolic' 25/03/01 B 12 7>8<br />
Photograph<br />
* Tories in turmoil as candidates defy Hague over joining the<br />
euro - see Politics 13/05/01