Sand mining ban for North Stradbroke Island, Australia
After 50 years of mining, Premier of Queensland, Anna Bligh, announced that the Government will progressively halt sand mining.
1 million times the normal level of methane gas near the Gulf oil spill
Although usually referred to as an ‘oil spill’, the leak is made up of over 40% by mass of natural gas, mostly methane, propane and ethane. Enough to potentially deplete oxygen and create a dead zone, U.S. scientists said.