Environment

Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 04:15 UTC
Seafood Prices May Rocket Due to Louisiana Oil Slick; Ten Day Fishing Ban In

United States officials have announced a ban on fishing for at least ten days in waters off Louisiana spanning to parts of the Florida panhandle as the oil slick from a leak spreads across the Gulf of Mexico. Rough weather conditions are complicating crews’ efforts to contain the oil slick.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 08:15 UTC
Annual Antarctic Treaty Conference Opens Monday in Uruguay

Uruguay is hosting two Antarctic Treaty meetings which will officially be opened Monday May 3 in Punta del Este by Foreign Affairs minister Luís Almagro. Uruguayan authorities expect an attendance of over 350 foreign officials at the Thirty three Antarctic Treaty Consultative and the Thirteenth Committee on Environmental Protection meetings.
Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 07:49 UTC
Organizers Confirm Argentina and Chile will Host the 2011 Dakar Rally

Organizers have unveiled the route for the 2011 Dakar Rally which will start and finish in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires and include a section through Chile. The 33rd edition of the “the world's toughest motor-sport event” will be the third to be run in South America after concerns about terrorists moved the rally in 2009 from its traditional route through the Sahara desert in North Africa.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 08:08 UTC
As BP Oil Spill Advances; Florida Declares State of Emergency

State of Florida Governor Charlie Crist declared on Friday a state of emergency in coastal counties because of the threat from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 03:50 UTC
Lab Production of Green Hamburgers is “No Longer Science Fiction”

The lab production of meat without the need of slaughtering animals is no longer science fiction and could be producing “green” hamburgers in less than ten years according to the list of Time Magazine fifty main inventions of the year.
Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 00:59 UTC
Iceland Displeased with Whale Hunting Quota Threatens to Pull Out of IWC

Twelve member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)—an 88-country organization created in 1946 to monitor the whaling industry—have proposed catch quotas for the next ten years for countries that hunt whales.
Friday, April 30th 2010 - 05:35 UTC
Out of Control Oil Spill Reaches Louisiana Coastline; BP Shares Plunge

Oil started washing ashore on the US Gulf Coast from a leaking offshore well, the US Coast Guard reported. Up to 5,000 barrels of oil a day are thought to be spilling into the water after last week's explosion on a BP-operated rig (NYSE:BP), which then sank.
Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 03:22 UTC
Falklands Military Base to be Powered by Wind, Following on Stanley’s Success

Authorities at the Falkland Islands Mount Pleasant military base (MPC) have confirmed their interest in developing a wind farm that could bring the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) considerable benefits.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 22:38 UTC
Chilean Conservation Groups Reject Whaling Commission Latest Proposals

A new proposal announced last week by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) would allow the killing of a number of whales in the Antarctic Ocean off the coast of Chile and has Chilean environmental groups upset.
Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 18:03 UTC
IATA Praises European Relief Measures for Airlines Affected by Volcanic Ash Plume

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) openly supported the announcement by the European Commission of a comprehensive program to provide relief to the air transport sector in the aftermath of extra-ordinary airspace closures resulting from the ash plume of an Icelandic volcano.