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Marine pilots fear major disaster on Barrier Reef - ABC Online Sydney Morning Herald Marine pilots fear major disaster on Barrier Reef ABC Online Australia's biggest firm of marine pilots says it is only a matter of time before a major environmental disaster hits the Great Barrier Reef, after a bulk carrier ran into trouble over the weekend. The Hong Kong registered carrier, ID Integrity, ... Pilots call for reef shipping reviewBigPond News Rescue ship reaches carrier off Great Barrier ReefRadio Australia Tug reaches ship adrift off Barrier ReefGulf Times Bangkok Post all 302 news articles »

Who'll save Bandipora from HCC disaster? - GreaterKashmir.com GreaterKashmir.com Who'll save Bandipora from HCC disaster? GreaterKashmir.com Bandipora, May 20: In this prized north Kashmir district, anger just seems to be simmering among locals in the wake of “environmental disaster� which the Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) is allegedly engineering in the garb of constructing the 330 ...

Environment programmes limping after devolution - DAWN.com Environment programmes limping after devolution DAWN.com According to another senior official in the newly formed Ministry of National Disaster Management said Pakistan was already way behind in introducing Euro standards of fuel. “While India is thinking Euro 4 and Euro 5, Pakistan has not even jumped to ...

Gas Explosion - Chevron Must Pay US$3 Billion Fine, FG Insists - AllAfrica.com Gas Explosion - Chevron Must Pay US$3 Billion Fine, FG Insists AllAfrica.com ... Peter Idabor, on Thursday insisted that Chevron must pay an administrative fine of $3 billion to the federal government for the environmental disaster that accompanied the gas explosion in some communities in Bayelsa State. and more »

The Gulf of Mexico Two Years After the BP Disaster - Kansas City infoZine The Gulf of Mexico Two Years After the BP Disaster Kansas City infoZine Paul Shea, Dublin, OH Westport, CT - infoZine - E/The Environmental Magazine - The Gulf of Mexico may be open for business and eager to attract tourists, but it's still unclear whether or not marine and coastal ecosystems there are healthy two years ... and more »

The Big Fix: Documentary Exposes BP, US Government on Gulf Disaster - truthout The Big Fix: Documentary Exposes BP, US Government on Gulf Disaster truthout It is surprising how big the oil spill was allowed to get, creating in weeks the biggest environmental disaster in US history. Although it did appear to be out of control, there was, in effect, permission for the whole debacle from "our" ...

A political debate plays out among Louisiana oil rigs - Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times A political debate plays out among Louisiana oil rigs Los Angeles Times Nowhere is the energy issue more sensitive than in the Gulf of Mexico, where environmentalists butt heads with economic development officials after one of the biggest environmental disasters in US history. The strange thing is, experts say, ...

Search on for Prom starfish threat - ABC Local Search on for Prom starfish threat ABC Local Authorities are gathering resources to head off an environmental disaster at the Wilson's Promontory National Park. About 100 Northern Pacific seastars have been recovered from Tidal River and it is feared the highly invasive pest will spread quickly. and more »

Exxon Valdez-like oil disaster in Arctic feared - Vancouver Sun The Seattle Times Exxon Valdez-like oil disaster in Arctic feared Vancouver Sun Michael Byers, a University of British Columbia professor and Canada Research Chair in Global Politics and International Law, argues that Canada's "disregard for the environmental impacts of developing and selling its oilsands to China" could ... Canada cruising for a major oil spill crisis in the Arctic, academic warnsCanada.com Canada's oil-sands bonanza could mean disaster for Alaska's coastlineThe Seattle Times all 21 news articles »

100 Labor, Health, Environmental Groups Urge Obama to Prevent Chemical Disasters - eNews Park Forest 100 Labor, Health, Environmental Groups Urge Obama to Prevent Chemical Disasters eNews Park Forest According to chemical facility reports to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), more than 480 chemical facilities each put 100000 or more people at risk of a poison gas disaster." President Obama and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson have been urged ...