EU Aiming to be at the Forefront of Efforts to Reduce Marine Litter
Marine litter is a serious threat to the coastal and marine environment around the globe. The European Commission is raising awareness about this global problem, in line with commitments made in Rio this summer to reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems.
Oil Platform Explodes in Gulf of Mexico; 11 Injured, 2 Missing
An oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico caught fire after an explosion Friday, sending 11 people to hospitals and leaving two missing, authorities said.
Ha Long Bay Clean-Up Could Force Floating Fishing Village Inland
Vietnamese authorities devise resettlement plan for floating residents, whose dumping of waste is killing their livelihood
War’s Silent Victim
November 6th, marks the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict. In the havoc and destruction spread by war, damage to the environment is almost always regarded as a necessary price to be paid. We must not allow the environment to remain a silent casualty.
Chinese Factory Plan Ditched After Protests
The eastern Chinese city of Ningbo has cancelled plans to expand a petrochemical complex following a week of sometimes-violent protests sparked by concerns over the environmental impact
Increasing Amounts of Plastic Litter in the Arctic Deep Sea
The sea bed in the Arctic deep sea is increasingly strewn with litter and plastic waste, according to researchers.
Persian Gulf States See Greater Number Of Green Buildings, Qatar
Green buildings would seem an oddity in this tiny Gulf nation which has plenty of oil and gas and, according to the International Energy Agency, the highest per capita emissions in the world, closely followed by Gulf neighbors Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. But attitudes about energy use are changing across the Gulf.
Wings Of Waste Flight: Using Plastics For Fuel
Discarded plastics choke our oceans and waterways, but what if they could be used to fly over the oceans instead? That’s the idea behind Australian pilot Jeremy Rowsell’s upcoming On Wings of Waste flight, which will take him 12,000 miles from Australia to England using fuel made from old plastics.
Prestige Oil Tanker Spill: Three Go On Trial in Spain
A Spanish court will on Tuesday start trying three people accused of causing one of Europe’s worst oil spills when the Prestige tanker went down off north-west Galicia in November 2002.