Trump green lights oil and gas drilling in Alaska
Oil and gas companies will be allowed to drill in a protected nature reserve, 7.8 million hectares of wilderness across northeastern Alaska.
Nigeria, gas tanker explosion leaves 35 dead in Nasarawa state
A tanker exploded at a gas and petrol station in Nigeria’s Nasarawa state on the 10th of September, killing 35 people and leaving some burned beyond recognition; 3 citizens had several spine and brain injuries, 2 of them are still on Intesive Care Units. Fela Habila , a local singer, is now stable and out of danger but
Eriberto Gualinga. My people the Sarayaku’s fight against oil and gas
It has been four years since the Inter-American Court of Human Rights found Ecuador guilty of granting the ancestral land of the Sarayaku in concession to an oil and gas company. The community of about 1,200 indigenous Kichwa people is situated along the Bobonaza River, in the southern part of the Ecuadorian Amazon. In 2012, the Court reaffirmed the right of
Europe will be 70% renewable by 2040 (but it won’t be enough)
Bloomberg’s “New Energy Outlook 2016” confirms the advance of renewable energy. But it also explains that the road ahead is still steep and uphill.
Oil and gas exploration poses severe risks to marine species. Better management is needed
As the name suggests, seismic surveys use seismic waves, like the ones generated during an earthquake, to explore the structure and features of the Earth’s subsurface. This type of exploration in the oceans is expanding at a rapid rate due to technological improvements and the increasing needs of our fossil fuel-based economy, so that it
United Kingdom to quit coal by 2025
Le centrali a carbone inglesi saranno dismesse entro il 2025, per far posto a quelle a gas, ma anche al nucleare. Una vittoria a metà.
WWF: oil, gas and mining exploration threaten one third of natural World Heritage Sites
L’associazione ambientalista lancia un appello agli investitori affinché non finanzino più le attività estrattive pericolose per l’ambiente.
5 things you need to know about becoming “fossil free” with your money
If you’re wondering whether your stock market investments are damaging the Earth, maybe the time has come to understand why many organisations are divesting from this sector and why “fossil free” indexes exist. The latest example comes from Australia in the form of the Fossil Free Index created by Thomson Reuters and Future Super –
Ozone layer, a shield against UV rays
Ozone is a protective shield from UV rays. Damaging it means damaging the environment and our health.
How do CFCs destroy the ozone layer?
Here’s the explanation of how natural gases and chemical substances, including nitrogen and chlorine, cause the depletion of the ozone layer.