California Finds More Instances of Offshore Fracking
The oil production technique known as fracking is more widespread and frequently used in the offshore platforms and man-made islands near some of California’s most populous and famous coastal communities than state officials believed.
Oil Spills Becoming Frequent Hazard for Fishermen Near Mumbai
Local fishermen called on officials to take serious action to halt the recurrent oil spills plaguing the Uran shoreline, because of the profound detrimental impacts they have on fishstocks, coastal ecosystems, fishermen and other communities that depend on the sea for their livelihood.
Illegal Oil Refinery In The Niger Delta, A Video
Every day 40,000 barrels of crude oil are stolen and refined in the Niger Delta. This rare footage shows some of the devastation and danger that the illegal refineries cause.
No Safe Havens in Increasingly Acid Oceans
Oil, gas and coal are contaminating the world’s oceans from top to bottom, threatening the lives of more than 800 million people, a new study warns.
Cavemen Discovered Recycling
There is mounting evidence that hundreds of thousands of years ago, our prehistoric ancestors learned to recycle the objects they used in their daily lives, say researchers gathered at an international conference in Israel
France Fracking Ban Upheld
France’s constitutional council rejected on Friday a challenge to a law banning hydraulic fracturing for exploration and production of the country’s shale gas and oil.
Plastic Waste Threatens Lakes As Well As Oceans
Pollution with plastic waste is not confined to the oceans but poses a growing threat to lakes as well.
Fukushima Leaks: Radioactive Water Overflows Tank Into The Sea
Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has a new leak of radioactive water after workers overfilled a storage tank, its operator says. Around 430 litres (100 gallons) of water may have leaked from the tank, and could have flowed into the sea.
Australia Has A Chance To Slow Global Warming Down, But Will It Take It?
While the world digests the IPCC’s 5th assessment of our carbon emissions and changing climate, plans abound for an unprecedented coal export boom in Australia.