Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
Bill McKibben and 350.Org have mobilised already against the overthrow of Maldives'first democratically elected President , Mohamed Nasheed. Nasheed has been on the frontline of action against climate change because the Maldives' very existence depends on all of us taking action.He has lead the charge to become the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias yesterday, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government
Nearly two years after the worst accidental offshore oil spill in the history of the energy industry, some of the biggest companies in the world are busy pointing their legal fingers at one another in court over who has to pay what in claims, damages and fines over the deadly ... keep reading
Written by Daniel Graeber this month, about Children and Families, Coal & Oil, Corporate Citizenship, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Law, Ocean, Politics & Government, Pollution
While the both oil and gas industry and environmentalists continue to study the benefits and potential dangers of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, some companies have forged ahead to develop new, more powerful fracking techniques. Dubbed “super fracking” by Bloomberg.com , energy industry researchers are working on new ways to create ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Pollution (1 comment)
New York's emerging plan to regulate natural gas drilling in the gas-rich Marcellus Shale needs to go further to safeguard drinking water, environmentally sensitive areas and gas industry workers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has informed state officials. The EPA's comments, in a series of letters this ... keep reading
Written by ProPublica/Joaquin Sapien last month, about Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population, waste, Water
Locals from the Mataura area talk about their fears from the massive ( billion tonne) lignite mining operation Solid Energy has in store for us all. These fears include loss of good productive farmland, pollution of the water, and health impacts .Lignite is a very low quality coal , one of the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Agriculture & Food, Carbon Sequestration, Chemicals, Children and Families, Corporate Social Responsibility, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Pollution (1 comment)
Sometimes you just have to love the way the American political system works. Amazing news today as the Obama Administration has rejected the application of Canadian firm TransCanada to build the Keystone XL Pipeline on its present route. President Obama has declared that he would not bow to congressional pressure ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Sustainability
For those of us who didn't realise just how much of the East Coast oil is controlled by TAG Oil here's a bit from their website . East Coast Basin, New Zealand TAG's Oil & Gas Projects Permit Basin Interest Acreage Status 38348 Waitangi Hill Discovery East Coast 100 ... keep reading
Written by Vicki B last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Emissions, Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Industry & Business, Licensing, Politics & Government, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
While in New Zealand the stern of the stranded Rena finally sunk, Australians were also facing a ship disgorging oil and phosphate in their waters . The MV Tycoon broke its mooring in Flying Fish Cove in very rough weather yesterday morning and drifted towards the cliff side with its 15 ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Environment & Wildlife, Environmental Disasters, Health, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
A warning from the New York Times that could so easily have been written with New Zealand in mind: "More than 30 countries, including China, India and Pakistan, are now considering fracking for natural gas or oil, and the surge in gas production has spurred interest in building pipelines and ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Coal & Oil, Environmental Disasters, Politics & Government, Pollution, Population
Nine months later, debris fields from the aftermath of the tsunami in Japan on March 11 last year are no longer visible. Winds and ocean currents scattered items in the massive North Pacific Ocean to the point where debris is no longer visible from satellite. Vessels regularly traveling the North ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Environmental Disasters, Events, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
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