Environment

Probe of Gulf Rig Blast Lands in Federal Court

A dispute over the authority of U.S. accident investigators heads to federal court here Wednesday, in a case pitting the U.S.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2012
Asian Wall Street Journal (Hong Kong)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Court, Industrial Disasters, Oil Pollution, Water Pollution, Energy, Gulf Of Mexico, Oil, Natural Gas, Environment, British Petroleum (BP)
Environment

Chevron Finds Leak In Offshore Petrobras Oil Field

U.S.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2012
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Brazil, Petrochemical Industry, Oil Pollution, Environment, Water Pollution, Oil, Marine Ecosystems, Marine Life
Climate Change

Sunderbans climate change is flashpoint

The Sunderbans, spreading across Bangladesh and West Bengal, is fast emerging as the climate change flashpoint of the globe.

Publication Date: 
11/04/2012
New Nation (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Sundarbans, Climate Change, Cyclones, Floods, Natural Disasters, Oil Pollution, Trees, Biodiversity, Climate Refugees, Migration, Noise Pollution, Water Pollution, CSE, Sea Level Rise, Salinity, Agriculture, Mangroves, Forests, West Bengal, Bangladesh, South Asia
Environment

French Court May Overturn Total Oil Spill Ruling

France's highest court could annul a verdict against national oil giant Total over a devastating 1999 oil spill off the Brittany coast, a legal source told Reuters on Friday.

Publication Date: 
10/04/2012
Planet Ark (Australia)
Tags:
France, Court, Oil Pollution, Wildlife, Environment, Water Pollution, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems
Energy

Shell overcomes legal obstacles to Arctic drilling

Oil giant Shell last week overcame the last major legal obstacle to its plans in the Arctic Ocean this summer. On Wednesday, the US Department of the Interior (DoI) approved the firm's oil spill response plan, effectively granting permission for exploratory drilling in the Beaufort Sea, north of Alaska.

Publication Date: 
07/04/2012
Sara Reardon
New Scientist
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Oil Exploration, Arctic, United States Of America (US), Oil Pollution, Marine Pollution, Pollution Control
Environment

New Zealand charges wrecked ship's owners over grounding

The owners of a stricken container ship wrecked on a reef off a popular New Zealand holiday spot have been charged with causing the country's worst environmental disaster in decades, maritime offic

Publication Date: 
06/04/2012
Reuters
Tags:
New Zealand, Shipping, Environment, Chemical Leakages, Pollution, Marine Ecosystems, Water Pollution, Oil Pollution, Wildlife, Marine Life
Environment

French court may overturn Total oil spill ruling

France's highest court could annul a verdict against national oil giant Total over a devastating 1999 oil spill off the Brittany coast, a legal source told Reuters on Friday.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2012
Reuters
Tags:
Oil Pollution, Environment, France, Court, Petrochemical Industry, Compensation, Marine Life, Marine Ecosystems, Water Pollution
Environment

Brazil seeks $10.9 b from Chevron for second spill

A Brazilian prosecutor is demanding that Chevron and the oil drilling contractor Transocean pay $10.9 billion for a second offshore spill last month, the US oil giant said Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
06/04/2012
Daily Star (Bangladesh)
Tags:
Brazil, Environment, Oil, Petrochemical Industry, Energy, Oil Pollution
Climate Change

Melting Arctic Ice May Usher in New Era of Geopolitical Conflict

Countries of the Far North are set to be the new players in the emerging Arctic frontier.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2012
Environment News Network
Tags:
Climate Change, Arctic, Glacial Melt, Conflicts, Fisheries, Tourism, Russia, Energy, Canada, United States Of America (US), Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Peace, Oceans and Seas, Alaska, Environment, Oil Pollution
Environment

Brazil seeks $10.9bn from Chevron

A Brazilian prosecutor is demanding that US oil giant Chevron and the oil drilling contractor Transocean pay $10.9 billion for a spill off southeastern Brazil last month, Chevron said on Wednesday.

Publication Date: 
05/04/2012
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Brazil, Petrochemical Industry, Oil Pollution, Environment, Ecosystems

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