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Major Oil Threatens India and Bangladesh Sunderbans
Major Oil Threatens India and Bangladesh Sunderbans. Nearly 350 tonne of oil spilled into the Sela river of the Sunderbans on Tuesday after an oil tanker collided with an empty cargo vessel in the Bangaldesh side of the mangrove forests. The spill may cross over to the Indian side of the Sunderbans, and cause serious damage […]
Yellowknife latest city to recognize citizens’ right to live in a healthy environment | News
Yellowknife latest city to recognize citizens’ right to live in a healthy environment | News. City joins Richmond, The Pas, Vancouver and Montreal in standing up for citizens’ right to have a say in decisions that affect the people and places they love On December 8, Yellowknife became the fifth city in Canada to recognize […]
Canada Keeps Skirting the Oilsands Issue at the COP20 Climate Talks | Carol Linnitt
Canada Keeps Skirting the Oilsands Issue at the COP20 Climate Talks | Carol Linnitt. Canada is “flying under the radar” at this year’s UNFCCC COP20 climate talks in Lima, Peru according to Canadian Youth Delegation member Brenna Owen. Canada’s negotiators are working hard to sidestep the issue of the country’s growing greenhouse gas emissions from the oil and gas […]
The Canadian government’s crazy approach to tar sands pollution | – Environmental Defence
The Canadian government’s crazy approach to tar sands pollution | – Environmental Defence. Yesterday in Parliament, Prime Minister Stephen Harper called regulating the largest source of carbon emissions in the country, the oil and gas sector, “crazy.” Twice. In one fell swoop, the leader of our country broke three promises to Canadians and the rest of the […]
Fairfax Ipsos poll shows climate change concerns heating up around Tony Abbott
Fairfax Ipsos poll shows climate change concerns heating up around Tony Abbott. Six out of 10 of Australians think Tony Abbott’s Direct Action policy has left the country with an inadequate policy response to the problem of global warming, according to the latest Fairfax Ipsos poll. The finding comes as Foreign Minister Julie Bishop attends […]
Sierra Leone district faces Ebola lockdown – Africa – Al Jazeera English
Sierra Leone district faces Ebola lockdown – Africa – Al Jazeera English. Authorities in Sierra Leone have imposed a two-week lockdown in the eastern district of Kono after health workers uncovered a surge of Ebola infections in the area where the epidemic was thought to be largely under control. The worst outbreak of Ebola on […]
BBC News – Storm pounds northern California
BBC News – Storm pounds northern California. More than 220,000 people are without power after heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California. The storm brought rainfall of more than an inch an hour in San Francisco and winds gusts of 140mph (225km/h) in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Flooding has already closed two major motorways […]
Full scale of plastic in the world’s oceans revealed for first time | Environment | The Guardian
Full scale of plastic in the world’s oceans revealed for first time | Environment | The Guardian. More than five trillion pieces of plastic, collectively weighing nearly 269,000 tonnes, are floating in the world’s oceans, causing damage throughout the food chain, new research has found. Data collected by scientists from the US, France, Chile, Australia […]
Building the new environmentalism | Ensia
Building the new environmentalism | Ensia. Forty-four years after the first Earth Day, we must ask a basic question: What is an environmental issue? Air and water pollution, yes. But what if the right answer is that an environmental issue is anything that determines environmental outcomes? Then the definition becomes something much broader, rooted in […]
Hard Times in a Boom Town: Pennsylvanians Describe Costs of Fracking | DeSmogBlog
Hard Times in a Boom Town: Pennsylvanians Describe Costs of Fracking | DeSmogBlog. If you’re looking for the shale gas boom, northeastern Pennsylvania is the place to start. The Marcellus is the largest and fastest growing shale gas play in the U.S. and more than half of its 50 most productive wells were drilled in Susquehanna County in […]
Citizens Take Monitoring Into Own Hands as Eagle Ford Shale Boom Continues Undaunted | DeSmogBlog
Citizens Take Monitoring Into Own Hands as Eagle Ford Shale Boom Continues Undaunted | DeSmogBlog. Hugh Fitzsimons lll, a buffalo rancher on the outskirts of Carrizo Springs, Texas, cautiously watches the fracking industry’s accelerating expansion. His 13,000-acre ranch is atop the southwestern part of the oil-rich Eagle Ford Shale, which stretches from Leon County in northeast […]
BBC News – Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bodies found piled up in Kono
BBC News – Ebola crisis: Sierra Leone bodies found piled up in Kono. Health officials in Sierra Leone have discovered scores of bodies in a remote diamond-mining area, raising fears that the scale of the Ebola outbreak may have been underreported. The World Health Organization said they uncovered a “grim scene” in the eastern district […]
Wind Offers a Healthy Way to Generate Power | David Suzuki
Wind Offers a Healthy Way to Generate Power | David Suzuki. There’s no free ride when it comes to generating energy. Even the cleanest sources have environmental consequences. Materials for all power-generating facilities have to be obtained and transported, and infrastructure must be built, maintained and eventually decommissioned. Wind turbines take up space and can harm wildlife. Hydro […]
Debate heats up on risk of frozen fossil fuel assets
Debate heats up on risk of frozen fossil fuel assets. In a move that’s likely to cause consternation in some of the world’s most powerful corporate boardrooms, the Bank of England has disclosed that it is launching an inquiry into the risks fossil fuel companies pose to overall financial stability. Mark Carney, governor of the […]
The $17.6 Trillion Solution To Climate Change
The $17.6 Trillion Solution To Climate Change. This week, the world’s leaders are gathering in Lima, Peru for the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, where they hope to put together a plan for cutting global emissions that will slow the inexorable warming of the planet. The convention follows a deal reached last month by […]
