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Asigurarea calitatii lucrarilor de impaduririlor, cu obiectiv final crearea de arborete de calitate superioara, implica folosirea unui material forestier de reproducere de calitate.

In acest sens, a fost aprobata, in conformitate cu prevederile legislatiei in domeniu, Ordonanta nr. 11/2004 a Guvernului, aprobata cu completari si modificari prin Legea 161/2004, armonizata cu cea europeana Directiva 1999/105 CEE.

Materialele forestiere de reproducere, constituite in loturi, vor fi etichetate si insotite de certificat de provenienta si de calitate (in cazul semintelor), transferul materialelor forestiere de reproducere, acolo unde este necesar, respectand regulile din Ordonanta mentionata.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Cryosat satellite was launched from Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome on board a converted nuclear missile but a stage of the rocket’s booster system failed to fire.

"The confirmation we have is that there has been a failure and that … the satellite with part of the launcher has fallen into the sea," ESA spokesman Franco Bonacina told Reuters.

The satellite was launched at about 1500 GMT on Saturday on board a Rokot launcher, which is a converted inter- continental ballistic missile.

Equipment on board Cryosat is designed to allow it to take precise measurements of the polar ice caps, which some scientists believe are thinning as a result of global warming and could lead to higher sea levels.

The satellite is reported to have cost $165 million and was to have stayed in orbit gathering data for 3 years.

Russia’s Space Troops, a division of the military that runs Plesetsk, confirmed Cryosat had crashed.

"We believe the satellite … fell where the second rocket stage is supposed to fall, that is in the Lincoln Sea, near the North Pole," Itar-Tass news agency quoted space troops official Oleg Gromov as saying.

POLAR ICE

Existing date suggests that polar ice is melting, but scientists are seeking more definitive information to help them predict changes to the climate and they hoped Cryosat could provide that.

The polar ice caps act as cold stores for massive volumes of water which, if released into the oceans, could leave low- lying cities like New Orleans or London permanently underwater, scientists say.

The crash may deal a blow to Russia’s lucrative commercial space launch industry, a spinoff from its nuclear weapons programme which is now responsible for putting a large proportion of the world’s satellites in orbit.

Russian space agency ?oskosmos ordered a halt into all launches using the Rokot vehicle until an investigation is carried out into what went wrong, Interfax news reported.

That may affect the Dec. 27 launch of the Compsat-2 communications satellite, due to go into orbit on board a Rokot launcher from Plesetsk, reports said.

But Russia’s state-owned Khrunichev plant that makes the rockets defended their performance.

"This is the the seventh launch using a converted Rokot and six of them have been successful," said Khrunichev general director Alexander Medvedev, Itar-Tass reported.

Russia’s space industry suffered another setback on Saturday when search crews were unable to find an experimental space parachute — also developed jointly with the ESA — that floated to earth in the remote Kamchatka region.

Pericolul reprezentat de aceste iazuri de decantare este foarte mare, deoarece acestea contin metale grele, pe langa plumb, zinc cadmiu si cupru. Procedura presupune nivelarea iazului, peste care se aplica un strat izolator, furnizat de olandezi, peste care se pune pamant pentru ca terenul sa fie redat in folosinta agricola�, a afirmat Gavril Baican.

Din totalul celor 72 de iazuri de decantare, 25 sunt active, iar cinci au fost ecologizate. Ecologizarea tuturor iazurilor va costa in jur de 600 de miliaone de dolari, dupa estimarile secretarului de stat in Ministerul Economiei si Comertului (MEC).

�Atata timp cat cele 47 de iazuri de decantare sunt pe lista celor care trebuie ecologizate, ele reprezinta o problema, nu as spune ca sunt neaparat un pericol�, a declarat Gavril Baican.

Conform datelor statistice furnizate de MEC, 21.700 de hectare de terenuri agricole si silvice au fost ocupate pentru folosinte miniere. Cele 72 de iazuri de decantare insumeaza 216 milioane metri cubi.

In perioada 1990 – 2003, subventiile acordate de Ministerul Economiei si Comertului pentru sectorul minier au fost de 3,57 miliarde de dolari, transferurile de fonduri fiind de 271,5 milioane de doalri, iar alocatiile de capital de 1,61 miliarde dolari. La acestea se adauga o pierdere de exploatare de 1,37 miliarde dolari, costurile totale ajungand astfel la 6,84 miliarde dolari.

Debitele se situau la valori cuprinse intre 40 si 80 la suta din normalele lunare, mai mari (in jurul si peste normalele lunare) pe Viseu, Aries, Muresul inferior, Bistrita, Prut si Jijia.

Imn urmatoarele 24 de ore, debitele vor fi in crestere din cauza precipitatiilor prognozate si propagarii pe raurile din sudul si estul tarii si tot din cauza propagarii pe cursurile mijlocii si inferioare ale raurilor mari din vestul tarii si, in general, stationare pe celelalte rauri.

Debitul Dunarii la intrarea in tara (sectiunea Bazias) a fost in scadere (3.300 mc/s), situandu-se sub media lunara multianuala (3.800 mc/s). Pe sectorul romanesc, aval Portile de Fier, debitele au fost in scadere.

In urmatorul interval, debitul la intrarea in tara (sectiunea Bazias) va fi in scadere. Pe sectorul romanesc, aval Portile de Fier, debitele vor fi in scadere.

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Seminarul este organizat in colaborare cu Compania Nationala REMIN – S.A. Baia Mare si consortiul olandez Ameco Environment Service, care a participat la realizarea unui proiect de reabilitare a doua iazuri de decantare de la REMIN – S.A. Baia Mare.

Lucrarile seminarului vor aprofunda proiectele si amenajarile de acoperire realizate la Baia Mare. Cu aceasta ocazie, vor fi identificate oportunitatile de colaborare in reabilitarea iazurilor si a altor terenuri.

La seminar au fost invitati sa participe reprezentanti ai autoritatilor publice locale, proprietari si operatori de terenuri, proiectanti, specialisti ai companiilor geotehnice, precum si specialisti si consultanti pe probleme de mediu.

The maize, known as MON863, has been engineered by the American biotech company, Monsanto, to resist the corn rootworm insect by producing a toxin in the plant.

According to the environmental organisation Friends of the Earth Europe, food safety studies of the GM maize on rats showed significantly different levels of white blood cells, kidney weights and kidney structure, as well as a lower albumin/globulin rate in the rats fed the GM maize.

But the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has concluded the MON863 maize is as safe as conventional maize and unlikely to produce adverse effects.

MON863 is the third GM product to be approved by the commission since the end of the EU?s six-year moratorium in April last year.

In May 2004, the Commission gave the go-ahead to the Swiss firm Syngenta’s application to import BT-11 sweet corn into the 25-nation bloc and in October 2004 Monsanto was given the go-ahead to market foods and food ingredients derived from the genetically modified maize NK603.

A majority of member states were opposed to the clearances, but did not hold a qualified majority of votes to decide the matter. Under EU rules, the commission is allowed to take a final decision, if the Council is unable to.

On 24 June, the Environment Council failed to reach a position on the proposal to allow the import of MON83. 14 member states voted against, while seven countries (Germany, Estonia, France, the Netherlands, Finland? Sweden and the UK) voted in favour and four (Belgium, the Czech Republic, Spain and Ireland) abstained.

The authorisation now granted to Monsanto is valid for 10 years, but covers only the import and the use of the maize as animal feed.

Next steps
The commission underlined that the product would be clearly labelled as containing genetically modified maize. "Its post-marketing monitoring will be assured through a unique identifier assigned to the maize to enable its traceability", it said in a press release.

The next step will be a decision in September by EU agriculture ministers on the food application for the same maize. Environmentalists are hoping for ministers to use this last opportunity to block import of the GM maize.

"They must use the opportunity to protect their citizens, stand up to the commission, and reject it once and for all," said Helen Holder, GMO campaign coordinator for Friends of the Earth.

Under EU legislation, no import, including that of animal feed, is allowed until the food application has been authorized. "In this case, no imports will be able to start unless the MON863 food application is authorised", according to the Friends of Earth Europe.

Protestatarii, unii dintre ei veniti din Austria, Ungaria si Olanda, au agatat pe cladirea ministerului infrastructurii o banderola lunga neagra reprezentand o autostrada, cu inscriptia: "Nu distrugeti plamanii verzi ai Poloniei".

In versiunea promovata de autoritatile poloneze, proiectata autostrada ar urma sa traverseze in nordul Poloniei mai multe parcuri naturale, intre care padurile de la Augustow si mlastinile de la Biebrza, unde traiesc numeroase specii de plante si animale rare din Europa.

[img]"%%dir[1]%%dracula.jpg" border="0" alt="Dracula" name="image" align="left" width="228" height="152" /[/img] Nici unul dintre oficialii guvernului care au semnat hotarirea si cu care am vorbit ieri si nici reprezentantul Regiei Protocolului de Stat, careia ii apartine terenul, nu stiu cine este aceasta firma si cum a fost selectata. Potrivit unor surse din domeniul imobiliar, terenul valoreaza acum milioane de euro, dupa instalarea utilitatilor urmind ca pretul sa sara in aer.

In plus, prin constituirea parcului industrial, firmele din zona beneficiaza de facilitati.
Guvernul a aprobat recent constituirea parcului industrial care – pe terenul Complexului agrozootehnic Vlasia din Snagov – va gazdui in amplasament si ?Dracula Park?. Pentru acest proiect, executivul a pus la dispozitie o suprafata de aproape 460 de hectare teren aflate acum in administrarea Regiei Autonome Administratia Patrimoniului Protocolului de Stat (RA-APPS).

Potrivit hotaririi de guvern, societatea ?Parcul turistic si de agrement Snagov? va primi dreptul de folosinta asupra terenului pe 49 de ani, cu drept de prelungire.

Nota de fundamentare pomeneste despre realizarea proiectului prin asocierea dintre societatea ?Dracula Park? si RA-APPS, fara a aminti despre societatea care, potrivit hotaririi de guvern, va administra parcul.
Directorul adjunct de la RA-APPS, Vladimir Sommer, nu stia nimic despre societatea care va administra parcul. El credea ca va fi o societate rezultata din asocierea SC ?Dracula Park? SA si RA-APPS, care pune la bataie terenul.

In aceeasi confuzie se afla si secretarul de stat Ilie Stefan, la care ne-a trimis unul dintre semnatarii hotaririi de guvern, ministrul Gheorghe Emacu: ?Societatea care administreaza parcul e creata de cei doi asociati?. Pina la urma, oficialul guvernului a spus ca nu trebuie sa stie executivul cine e firma cu pricina. ?Nu trebuie sa stiu eu, ci cei doi asociati.

N-am ales-o noi (guvernul – n.r.), cu societatea asta au venit cei doi asociati. Nu e treaba noastra cit va plati firma (pentru teren – n.r.), ci a celor doua parti. RA-APPS trebuie sa stie, ministrii nu trebuie sa stie, la cite hotariri sint…?, ne-a spus Ilie Stefan.
?Nu pot sa va spun si putin ma intereseaza cum a fost aleasa societatea (care va administra parcul industrial – n.r.)?, ne-a spus initial reprezentantul SC ?Dracula Park? SA, Sorin Marica. Dupa mai bine de o ora insa a confirmat varianta guvernantilor: ca dinsul a propus, ca reprezentant al SC ?Dracula Park? SA, firma care administreaza parcul.

?A fost singurul ofertant?, justifica el, iritat ca ne intereseaza cine a ales firma. Intrebat daca stie cine sint actionarii, Marica a raspuns: ?Oarecum?, invitindu-ne sa citim ?Bursa? de astazi.
Teren de milioane de euro. Unul dintre directorii RA-APPS, Vladimir Sommer, spune ca deocamdata n-a incheiat un contract cu viitorul administrator si nu stia daca terenul va fi concesionat sau dat in folosinta gratuita.
Presedintele Uniunii Nationale a Agentilor Imobiliari, Emil Giurgiu, ne-a spus ca, in zona Vlasia-Snagov, un hectar de teren agricol ar costa intre 2.000 de euro si 5.000, ceea ce inseamna ca terenul de 460 hectare ar valora intre 920.000 euro si 2.300.000 euro. ?E o zona cu potential.

Dupa ce vor fi utilitati, in zona ?Dracula Park? pretul va putea creste chiar de citeva zeci de ori?, sustine Giurgiu.

?Aici venea Ceausescu?

Desi noul amplasament al ?Dracula Park? se afla inca in stadiul de proiect, iar terenul vizat pentru constructia acestuia este deocamdata un lan urias de porumb, RA-APPS cere o taxa pentru a fotografia locatia. ?Daca vreti poza dinauntru, trebuie sa achitati o taxa la sucursala Baneasa a RA-APPS?, a spus Andrei Ion, inginer la ferma Vlasia.
Maria, care pazeste de peste 20 de ani intrarea in ferma Vlasiei, ne povesteste: ?Venea aici Ceausescu cu sotia, la fiecare sfirsit de saptamina cind erau in Bucuresti vara. Ii lasa masina la iesirea din padure, si se plimbau pe jos printre lanuri pina la ferma. De aici se facea si aprovizionarea pentru masa presedintelui?.

Actionarii firmei, prieteni cu guvernantii?

Potrivit informatiilor extrase de la Registrul Comertului, actionarii SC ?Parcul turistic si de agrement Snagov? SA, firma care va administra parcul industrial, sint Dan Viorel Paul, Mihai Ancuta, Alexandru Popescu, Ion Stan, Daniel Bartolomeu Finis si Fundatia pentru Turism Romania. De departe, cel mai interesant nume de pe lista actionarilor este cel al lui Daniel Bartolomeu Finis.

Acesta a fost asociat cu Alexandru Bittner in ?Piscicola Tour?, firma care a investit in satul de vacanta de la Gura Portitei si care are serioase afaceri in Delta Dunarii. Alexandru Bittner este un apropiat al premierului Adrian Nastase.

Dana Nastase a recunoscut prietenia cu familia Bittner, precizind ca a incercat o afacere cu obiecte de arta, vechi, cu Sherry Bittner, care nu a mers. Tot Bartolomeu Finis si Ion Stan se regasesc in Consiliul de Administratie al SC ?Neptun-Olimp? SA cu o alta prietena a familiei premierului Nastase, Roxana Bichel, fosta consiliera a lui Ovidiu Musetescu la APAPS.

Roxana Bichel detine un apartament, ca si Dana Barb (sora premierului Nastase), Ristea Priboi si Daciana Sirbu intr-un imobil de pe Strada Muncii din Predeal, care a facut obiectul unei anchete in ?Evenimentul zilei?.

De altfel, Finis si Stan – personaje-cheie in administrarea viitorului parc de la Snagov – au fost desemnati anterior si administratori la ?Dracula Park?, proiectul lui Dan Matei Agathon in care a investit si premierul Adrian Nastase.

Potrivit cotidianului ?Bursa?, care a dedicat mai multe materiale acestui subiect, afacerea ?Dracula de Snagov? a devenit una ?mai mult decit dubioasa, in care sint implicati prietenii premierului si ai altor ministri?.

?Bursa? mai spune ca multe fire din afacere duc si spre ministrul Eugen Bejinariu, care si-a terminat anul trecut mandatul de la conducerea RA-APPS; potrivit ?Bursei?, Eugen Bejinariu a fost cenzor la doua dintre societatile lui Alexandru Bittner, iar sotia sa, Camelia Bejinariu, a detinut aceeasi functie la o a treia firma a lui Alexandru Bittner. (Nicoleta Savin)

"On arctic drilling and global warming, they are the worst of the worst," said Athan Manuel of U.S. PIRG, an environmental group that has teamed up with the Sierra Club, Greenpeace, MoveOn.org and others to mount the protest campaign. Last week the groups held press conferences in 50 U.S. cities to announce a global boycott of ExxonMobil’s service stations and products. They also launched the website exxposeexxon.com to publicize their cause and gain support for the joint campaign.

The groups claim that ExxonMobil spent $15 million since 1998 to fund organizations that publicize junk science in order to cloud the international debate about global warming. They also accuse the company of failing to invest in clean energy technology, and berate it for not paying $4 billion in punitive damages to fishermen and others harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill. The groups are also appalled by the company’s open desire to drill in ANWR, even though other major oil companies have pulled out support for drilling in the disputed area.

In response, ExxonMobil spokesperson Russ Roberts told reporters that the company recognizes global warming risks and will be investing $100 million over the next decade in climate research as such. Regarding ANWR drilling, Roberts said his company supports environmentally responsible development there. "We believe that with more than 30 years of industry experience on Alaska’s North Slope and with recent technological advancements, ANWR can be developed with little threat to the ecology of the Coastal Plain," he said.

by Roddy Scheer