The Scariest Environmental Fact in the World
As the data show, China is now burning almost as much coal as the rest of the world, combined. And despite impressive support from Beijing for renewable energy and a dawning understanding about the dangers of air pollution, coal use in China is poised to continue rising, if slower than it has in recent years…
The Unwelcome Renaissance
Europe’s energy policy delivers the worst of all possible worlds…
One-third of fish caught in Channel have plastic contamination, study shows
One-third of fish caught off the south-west coast of England have traces of plastic contamination from sources including sanitary products and carrier bags, scientists have found.
Shale Gas Boom Now Visible From Space
Oil companies at the heart of the US shale oil boom are burning off enough gas to power all the homes in Chicago and Washington combined in a practice causing growing concern about the waste of resources and damage to the environment.
Shell Acquitted of Nigeria Pollution Charges
Shell was acquitted in a Dutch court on Wednesday morning of most of the charges against it for pollution in Nigeria, where disputed oil spills have been a long-running source of contention between the oil company, local people and environmental campaigners…
Shell verdict will determine whether other firms could be tried for oil spills
People affected in the Niger delta have come to Europe to ask for justice as multinationals dismiss their claims with impunity
Cities Affect Temperatures for Thousands of Miles
In a new study that shows the extent to which human activities are influencing the atmosphere, scientists have concluded that the heat generated by everyday activities in metropolitan areas alters the character of the jet stream and other major atmospheric systems. The world’s most populated and energy-intensive metropolitan areas are along the east and west coasts of the North American and Eurasian continents…
California Fracking Lawsuit Charges State Has Done Insufficient Job Of Regulating Practice
An environmental group has filed suit against the state of California for doing what it deemed an insufficient job of regulating the controversial process of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.”
Health and Environment: A Closer Look at Plastics
Plastics have transformed modern society, providing attractive benefits but also befouling waterways and aquifers, depleting petroleum supplies and disrupting human health.