STOP NATO: ¡NO PASARAN! - HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK --------------------------- ListBot Sponsor -------------------------- Sopranos fanatics, this one is for you. Tony Soprano's autographed Suburban is available for purchase on eBayTM. James Gandolfini has personally signed the vehicle. Find this and over 800 other Sopranos items for sale on eBay. http://www.bcentral.com/listbot/ebay ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [Bar, the site of the oil spill mentioned in the article below, is 10 minutes away from the little seaside town my grandmother lives in. It is also the future site of American and NATO naval installations if the puppet regime in Podgorica ever secures this Republics independence from Yugoslavia. I imagine all the drinking water in the region will be contaminated in the coming days, with disastrous effects for human health. These "accidents" have steadilly been increasing since environmental laws have been progressively deregulated by the "pro-Western" Djukanovic regime. The lax environmental laws are making a mockery of the SNP's (former socialist governments attempt) to run Montenegro as an "Ecological State", where all legislation was to be mediated in light of ecological concerns. Although Djukanovic has kept the label "Ecological State of Montenegro" he has repealed many of the provisions that would have protected the regions pristine beaches, clear streams and beautiful mountain flora and fauna. A few month's ago a tanker departing from Britain to Montenegro crashed and spilled oil in the seas around France or Britain triggering some media coverage. Reports of nuclear waste being sent to Montenegro have also been rife, although I've never actually seen confirmation of these in "official" press reports. Nonetheless, one thing is clear, if something isn't done soon Montenegro's biggest commodity - its natural beauty, which is a huge source of tourism - will be no more...] Storm causes oil spill in Adriatic port of Bar PODGORICA, Yugoslavia, July 18 (Reuters) - Storm winds caused 150 tonnes of oil to spill from a tanker into the Adriatic Sea off the port of Bar in Montenegro, a port official said on Wednesday. Technical Director Predrag Rajkovic said a sudden storm on Tuesday morning severed a link between the tanker and coastal facilities of Montenegro's oil company Jugopetrol, causing the spill. "Around eight o'clock on Tuesday morning, strong wind tore links and the by-pass between the tanker Bonias Star and Jugopetrol's oil terminal while oil was being pumped into the facilities," Rajkovic told Reuters. The ship, sailing under the Maltese flag, became separated from the coastal installation, allowing the oil to spill, he added. Rajkovic said some 150 tonnes of oil poured into the sea. The port used all available means to clean up the oil and Rajkovic said only three small oil spots remained. "We have managed to prevent an ecological catastrophe as we stopped oil from spilling outside the port area," he said. 07:36 07-18-01 ______________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
