Read what our writers around the world are saying about climate change.
There is perhaps no more controversial energy source after nuclear than "hydraulic fracturing," or "fracking," of subterranean shale deposits containing pockets of natural gas.While the process can liberate previously unusable sources of natural gas, political, environmental and scientific concerns have risen along with production, as evidence mounts that fracking ... keep reading
Written by John C.K. Daly today, about Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Emissions, Fuel, Politics & Government, Water
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu this week launched the Water Tight 2012 report, which explores the future of the global water sector in the year ahead. The report examines how major global trends such as population growth, increasing economic development, and urbanization, coupled with the changes in climate patterns, underscore the importance ... keep reading
Written by Celsias this week, about Consumerism, Economics, Farming, Finance & Money, Food, Water
Bulgaria has just recently joined Brazil and Nigeria as countries in which oil giant Chevron are experiencing problems. I say this following the announcement that the US oil company has been prohibited from developing shale gas reserves via the process of hydraulic fracturing. They were initially granted a permit to ... keep reading
Written by James Burgess last month, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Climate Change, Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Industry & Business, Pollution, Water
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
The launch of the International Water Summit was announced collaboratively today by the Abu Dhabi government, Masdar and the International Water Association, providing a global platform to discuss and find solutions to the global challenges of water scarcity and security. The inaugural summit will take place alongside the World Future ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Events, Health, Infrastructure, Politics & Government, Population, Water
With climate change promising to be one of the biggest factors in global investment for the foreseeable future, investors were changing the way in which they did business and catalysing new energy solutions along the way, experts said at Headquarters today. At a press conference sponsored and co-hosted by the ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Finance & Money, Innovation, Solar, waste, Water, Wind Energy
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is announcing three small geographical areas where farming of Undaria will be allowed, creating a new commercial opportunity. The three areas where farming of Undaria will be allowed, subject to MAF approval, are in waters of Wellington, Marlborough and Banks Peninsula.Undaria – also known ... keep reading
Written by Celsias last month, about Farming, Food, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
In addition to growing concerns that hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” can pollute local ground water near drilling sites, now the suspected link between fracking and earthquakes is even stronger. Over the New Year’s holiday weekend, a 4.0 magnitude temblor struck on December 31st near Youngstown, Ohio , the ... keep reading
Written by Julie Mitchell last month, about Coal & Oil, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Earthquake, Health, Industry & Business, waste, Water
The Dairying and Clean Streams Accord Snapshot of Progress Report for the 2010/11 dairy season, just released by the Accord partners, shows a mixed bag of progress towards improving fresh water quality. Signed in 2003, the Accord is a move by Fonterra, and Fonterra dairy farm suppliers, to work ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in December 2011, about Agriculture & Food, Corporate Citizenship, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Industry & Business, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water
The Australian government fresh from finally driving through its price on carbon has now announced plans to establish the world's largest protected marine area in the Coral Sea.The proposed Coral Sea Commonwealth Marine Reserve will cover 989,842 square kilometers (around 380,000 square miles) -- an area roughly ... keep reading
Written by Celsias in November 2011, about Environment & Wildlife, Food, Ocean, Politics & Government, Pollution, Sustainability, Water
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