Environment

Saturday, July 11th 2015 - 06:45 UTC
Keeping Falklands pristine: waste fuels and oil recycled into energy

The Falkland Islands have been for many years utilizing waste fuels and oil for energy from a variety of different sources and now the oil companies operating in the Falklands, having complied with all the safety regulations on storage and handling, are also contributing to the local 'processing' industry managed by Tim Miller and his greenhouse fresh vegetables enterprise.
Wednesday, July 1st 2015 - 05:52 UTC
Obama and Rousseff agree their nations are 'natural partners' and working on an 'upward trajectory'

President Barack Obama and visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff sought Tuesday to cast their nations as “natural partners” collaborating closely on critical issues like climate and regional diplomacy, glossing over recent tensions over spying that have strained relations between the first and seventh world economies.
Wednesday, June 24th 2015 - 07:48 UTC
World Medical Association welcomes report on climate change and health

The World Medical Association welcomed the Lancet Commission's latest report on climate change, which it says reiterates the serious concerns of physicians that climate change poses an unacceptably high threat to health.
Wednesday, June 24th 2015 - 07:15 UTC
Driest June in Santiago in fifty years worsens pollution in the midst of Copa America match

Chile's capital Santiago has experienced the driest June in half a century, leading to unexpected headache-inducing levels of contamination and Andean ski slopes bereft of snow, with no rain clouds on the horizon. There has been zero precipitation in the month to date in Santiago, the first time that has happened in fifty years, according to meteorology records.
Tuesday, June 23rd 2015 - 06:17 UTC
Falklands engineer invited to speak on wind energy in Trinidad Tobago

Glenn Ross from the Falkland Islands will be speaking on wind energy and integration to diesel systems at the annual conference of Trinidad and Tobago Professional Engineers Association (APETT) scheduled for June 25/26 at Point Lisas.
Saturday, June 20th 2015 - 08:47 UTC
Earth in new period of extinction: vertebrates, including humans, among first casualties

The Earth has entered a new period of extinction, a study by three US universities has concluded, and humans could be among the first casualties. The report, led by the universities of Stanford, Princeton and Berkeley, said vertebrates were disappearing at a rate 114 times faster than normal.
Saturday, June 20th 2015 - 00:37 UTC
Francis calls on swift global action to confront environmental degradation

Argentine Pope Francis called on Thursday for a radical transformation of politics, economics and individual lifestyles to confront environmental degradation and climate change, blending a biting critique of consumerism and irresponsible development with a plea for swift and unified global action.
Saturday, June 20th 2015 - 00:24 UTC
Obama and Democrats support Pope's climate message, but Republicans dissented

The Obama administration and congressional Democrats welcomed Pope Francis' call for sweeping action against climate change Thursday, but the pontiff's message was swiftly dismissed by GOP lawmakers.
Tuesday, June 16th 2015 - 05:13 UTC
Gas leak forces Petrobras to halt production at offshore platform: second incident in a month

Brazil's Petrobras halted production on Sunday from its P-40 platform in the offshore Marlim Sul field after a gas leak on the vessel, an oil workers' union and the country's petroleum regulator said on Monday.
Monday, June 15th 2015 - 06:02 UTC
“Out of the Blue”, photo competition sponsored by Prince of Wales to celebrates oceans and seas

The Prince of Wales marked World Oceans Day, last 8 June by launching a new photography competition for Commonwealth citizens to celebrate the beauty and importance of our oceans and seas: “Out of the Blue: The Prince of Wales's Commonwealth Environmental Photography Awards”.