Environment

Wednesday, February 20th 2013 - 05:26 UTC
Interpol cracks down on illegal logging in Central and South America: 200 arrested

Interpol has announced that it arrested nearly 200 people in a wide-ranging international operation against illegal logging and the trafficking of timber. The three-month effort spanned 12 Central and South American countries, and 8 million dollars worth of timber was seized.
Monday, February 18th 2013 - 06:29 UTC
Russian meteor: 17 metres wide, weighed 10.000 tons and crashed at 64.373 km/h says NASA

The meteor that exploded over Russia Friday was slightly larger than previously thought and more powerful, too, NASA scientists say. The explosion over the city of Chelyabinsk, on Friday injured more than 1,000 people and blew out windows across the region in a massive blast captured on cameras by frightened witnesses.
Friday, February 15th 2013 - 18:56 UTC
Top UK trade and media birdwatchers aiming for Falkland Islands’ experience

The Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) will be hosting some of the UK’s top bird watchers at the end of this month, on a trip led by Tim Appleton, cofounder and organiser of the prestigious British Birdwatching Fair.
Thursday, February 14th 2013 - 21:00 UTC
Beijing's pollution alarms neighbours

The good news for the Chinese leadership is that their fiscal policies have paid off, producing both the world's second largest economy and the globe's leading creditor nation in less than a generation.
Thursday, February 14th 2013 - 20:46 UTC
Pod of pilot whales found dead after stranding in the east coast of the Falklands

Falklands Conservation confirmed the stranding of long-finned pilot whales including the death of 22 adults on the east coast of East Falkland at Pleasand Roads, half way between Stanley and Mare Harbour.
Wednesday, February 13th 2013 - 20:43 UTC
Dr. Kim Crosbie named Executive Director of Antarctic tour operators

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced on Wednesday a restructuring of its Secretariat, re-establishing the post of Executive Director, with Dr. Kim Crosbie named to the position.
Monday, February 11th 2013 - 21:18 UTC
Australian/UK team complete re-enactment of Shakleton’s epic Antarctic expedition

Nearly 100 years after Sir Ernest Shackleton’s legendary Antarctic survival journey, a team of British and Australian explorers have completed their expedition to recreate it. Team leader Tim Jarvis and climber Barry Gray arrived at the Stromness whaling station in South Georgia on Sunday, despite extreme weather over the weekend that had put the expedition in jeopardy.
Saturday, February 9th 2013 - 08:49 UTC
Scandal extends to Europe: horsemeat in frozen lasagne and spaghetti Bolognese

British Environment secretary is to meet representatives from the Food Standards Agency and meat retailers and suppliers to discuss the horsemeat scandal. Owen Paterson said investigations into how beef products had been contaminated with horsemeat were ongoing but “the evidence so far suggests... it is either criminal activity or gross negligence”.
Thursday, February 7th 2013 - 21:53 UTC
Aubrey McClendon and the Destruction of the Natural Gas Market

Aubrey McClendon is gone – or at least he's on his way out from Chesapeake energy (CHK). But the destruction of the natural gas market, where he was the ringleader in the shale gas land grab and cratering well price, is his real legacy, and not likely to be recovered from anytime soon. While Aubrey will now go into a very wealthy retirement, he leaves behind a decimated market and a long road to making natural gas a true transition fuel to energy independence and a renewable future.
Thursday, January 31st 2013 - 07:32 UTC
Research confirms Canadian plane crash in Antarctica kills all three aboard

A frustrating four-day search-and-rescue operation for a small plane that crashed in a remote part of Antarctica has come to an end with the location of the wreckage site and the confirmation that all three crew members perished in the crash.