Balkan ‘Wild Beauty’ Montenegro Faces Waste Woes
Montenegro takes pride in its majestic Adriatic coastline and towering mountains rising from the sea, lined with rivers, streams and lakes. But the so-called Balkan Wild Beauty is now faced with the problem of waste disposal that is threatening both its natural wonders and its lucrative tourism industry.
California Voters Deal A Major Blow To Fracking
In a victory for proponents of clean energy, two out of three California counties voted to ban fracking Tuesday despite a lobbying campaign by oil and gas corporations for the opposite.
Inside Pakistan’s Untapped Fishing Industry
According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) – Pakistan, nearly 400 million gallons per day of untreated waste from Karachi goes into the sea, making a fisherman’s job an extremely dirty one.
Abbot Point: Study on Dumping of Spoil in Wetlands Not Required
The federal government has waived the need for a full environmental impact study into the dumping of dredging spoil onto sensitive wetlands under the plan to expand the Abbot Point coal port in Queensland.
The Prevention and Control of Shipping and Port Emissions in China, NRDC
China is home to seven of the world’s ten busiest container ports. About 26 percent of the world’s containers pass through the top ten Chinese ports every year. Every ship and truck brings pollution along with its cargo, and China is paying a high price for pollution from shipping. A NRDC new report
Great Barrier Reef Dredge Approval Was ‘Suicide’ For Reef Authority
One of the world’s leading coral reef scientists says Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has lost its credibility and budget cuts left it unable to protect the world heritage site.
Paradise Lost: Filmmakers Document the Maldives’ Trash Island
It may be known as a tropical paradise, an archipelago of 1,200 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. But the traditional image of the Maldives hides a dirty secret: the world’s biggest rubbish island: Thilafushi.
Breaking Bad on the Beach
Tens of thousands of ships ply the world’s oceans, bays, and rivers. But what happens when those ships have become too old or too expensive to operate? In most cases, they end up on the shores of Asia…literally.
Recreational Activity A Major Pollutant On Canadian Coast Of Pacific Ocean
From recreational boats and fishing vessels to commercial cruise ships and private marinas, a newly published study shows that oil discharges related to human maritime activity on the Canadian coast are posing a major threat to marine ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean.