No Control On Illegal Sand Mining, Goa
The entire Goan coastline comes within the CRZ and there is a sand mining ban in the state with the state not issuing sand mining license in the past two years, yet blatant sand mining abound…
Illegal Oil Refineries In The Niger Delta, in Pictures
Photographer Akintunde Akinleye documents for Guardian UK, the dangerous practice of illegal oil refining in the Niger Delta, which damages the environment and the health of local people…
Plastic Oceans
Sir David Attenborough talks about plastic and tells us the hard truths about it’s use and the cost to the environment.
Rare Shorebirds Threatened By Trapping in China
Endangered spoon-billed sandpipers arriving at their wintering grounds in China are being threatened by nets designed to trap shorebirds.
Green Approaches to Water Gaining Ground Around World
After Hurricane Sandy swept through the northeast of the United States, millions of New Yorkers were left for days without electricity. But they still had access to drinking water, thanks to New York City’s reliance on protected watershed areas for potable water.
Fisheries Another Victim of Japan Tsunami
The devastating earthquake that ravaged Japan in 2011 may have also wreaked havoc on vital fisheries, researchers say.
Shell’s plans in Arctic at risk; call for halt to oil exploration
The entire future of Shell’s drilling plans in the Arctic was put in doubt on Friday after two of Barack Obama’s most trusted advisers called for a permanent halt to oil exploration.
University of Vermont Joins Other Colleges in Banning Bottled Water
The University of Vermont recently became America’s largest public institution to enact a campus-wide ban on plastic water bottles. If more colleges and universities ban plastic water bottles on their campuses, the bottling industry may be forced to seek other markets.
Record High Radiation Found in Fukushima Fish: TEPCO
A fish contaminated with radiation levels more than 2,500 times the legal limit has been caught near Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.