60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley
The Australian Greens said today that 60% of Australians do not support the processing of gas in the Kimberley.
Speaking today at the announcement of the Sea Shepherd’s visit to Broome and the Kimberley Senator...
Gabon set to burn thousands of ivory tusks and carvings
Libreville, Gabon, 27th June 2012 – In a bold move against poaching and illegal wildlife trade, Gabon is expected to burn its government-held ivory stockpile today. The decision comes at a time of intense...
Now is the Time to Help Bluefin Tuna in the Gulf of Mexico
For more than half a century, surface longline fishing has wastefully caught and killed Atlantic bluefin tuna and other nontarget ocean wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico, including white marlin, swordfish, and endangered sea...
Two Rare Florida Panther Killed This Week; 11 so Far This Year
Washington, DC — Florida panther mortality is off to another record start in 2012, with the tenth and eleventh cats perishing this week. Panther deaths so far this year are nearly double replacement from...
Shale gas a dangerous experiment on environment and human health
Civil society groups call on member states to suspend existing 'fracking' projects and ban new ones.
A coalition of environmental and health NGOs warned the European Parliament today that hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) of shale gas,...
WWF proposes China-Africa cooperation for green economy
Beijing – Africa and China can work together towards the common goal of sustainable development, says WWF, the global conservation organization.
The upcoming China-Africa Ministerial Conference, in July 2012, presents a key opportunity to make...
CEC Secretariat Launches Independent Study on the Environmental Hazards of Transborder Lead Battery Recycling
The Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has begun an independent examination into the environmental and public health issues associated with the transboundary movement of spent lead-acid batteries across North America. This...
U.S. Chamber Launches Distortion Campaign on Keystone XL Pipeline
Washington (January 12, 2012) – The following is a statement by Frances Beinecke, president of the Natural Resources Defense Council, in response to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s disinformation campaign on the Keystone XL...
Gas Industry Lawsuits Undermine Americans’ Right to Know about Dangerous Pollution
(Washington, D.C. – February 1, 2011) Lawsuits filed by the oil and gas industry would undermine the American public’s right to know about harmful pollution in our air, according to Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
Industry...
Mertz Glacier under the microscope
An array of underwater cameras, moorings and sensors will be deployed at the Mertz Glacier in east Antarctica this summer for the first time since a major iceberg calving event.
In January last year, 78...
New lemur: big feet, long tongue and the size of squirrel
Washington, DC / London – A species of fork-marked lemur believed to be new to science was discovered in the dry forests of Madagascar. It will be shown for the first time exclusively on...
Scientists Find 20 Years of Deep Water Warming Leading to Sea Level Rise
Scientists analyzing measurements taken in the deep ocean around the globe over the past two decades find a warming trend that contributes to sea level rise, especially around Antarctica.
Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, such...
