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Cleaning up Malaysia’s rivers of life – Features – Al Jazeera English
Cleaning up Malaysia’s rivers of life – Features – Al Jazeera English. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – In the hills to the east of Kuala Lumpur, the Klang River is clean enough for visitors to play in. But just a few hundred metres downstream, the water darkens and rubbish clogs the banks. By the time it reaches the […]
Polluting Is Getting Expensive in Europe Again: Carbon & Climate – Bloomberg
Polluting Is Getting Expensive in Europe Again: Carbon & Climate – Bloomberg. The surge in European carbon permit prices may just be beginning. The price of emission rights will rise 62 percent by June 30, according to the median of 16 trader and analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. UBS Group AG says costs may more […]
Chemicals from fracking, acidizing, and gravel packing make us sick – Faces of Fracking
Chemicals from fracking, acidizing, and gravel packing make us sick – Faces of Fracking. It is well-known that many of the chemicals used in fracking, acidizing, and gravel packing are harmful to our bodies. Just look at the above graphic. What hasn’t been so clear is the evidence that highlights incidences where these chemicals have actually made […]
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 […]
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 – Air pollution ‘causing deadly public health crisis’
BBC News – Air pollution ‘causing deadly public health crisis’. New schools, care homes and hospitals should be built far away from major roads because of the dangers of air pollution, a report by MPs says. The Environmental Audit Committee argues air pollution is a “public health crisis” causing nearly as many deaths as smoking. […]
The Real Cost of Fracking: How America’s Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food
The Real Cost of Fracking: How America’s Shale Gas Boom Is Threatening Our Families, Pets, and Food. The first researchers to systematically document ill health in livestock, pets, and people living near fracking drill sites were Michelle Bamberger and Robert Oswald. Bamberger, a veterinarian, and Oswald, a professor of molecular medicine at Cornell University, used […]
Taxpayers to fund hundreds of fracking boreholes across the country | Environment | The Guardian
Taxpayers to fund hundreds of fracking boreholes across the country | Environment | The Guardian. Hundreds of government-funded boreholes are set to be drilled across Britain to try to persuade the public that a looming shale gas boom can be developed safely, the Observer has learned. Sensors in the boreholes would detect possible water pollution or earthquakes […]
Shipping Traffic Increases Fourfold Leading To Pollution Concerns
Shipping Traffic Increases Fourfold Leading To Pollution Concerns. Global ship traffic has exploded during the past two decades, likely bringing with it more air, water and even noise pollution, according to a new study by the American Geophysical Union. Using satellite data to estimate oceangoing transport, the Union estimated that the number of ships on the […]
3 Billion Gallons Of Fracking Wastewater Pumped Into Clean California Aquifiers: “Errors Were Made” State Admits | Zero Hedge
3 Billion Gallons Of Fracking Wastewater Pumped Into Clean California Aquifiers: “Errors Were Made” State Admits | Zero Hedge. Dear California readers: if you drank tapwater this morning (or at any point in the past few weeks/months), you may be in luck as you no longer need to buy oil to lubricate your engine: just […]
BBC News – Fossil fuel promises are being broken, report says
BBC News – Fossil fuel promises are being broken, report says. World governments have been breaking promises to phase out subsidies for fossil fuels, a report says. The Overseas Development Institute says G20 nations spent almost £56bn ($90bn) a year finding oil, gas and coal. It comes despite evidence that two thirds of existing reserves […]
When the Shale Runs Dry: A Look at the Future of Fracking | DeSmogBlog
When the Shale Runs Dry: A Look at the Future of Fracking | DeSmogBlog. If you want to see the future of the shale industry — what today’s drilling rush will leave behind — come to Bradford, Pennsylvania. A small city, it was home to one of America’s first energy booms, producing over three quarters of […]
