Environment

Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:42 UTC
EU blocks Uruguayan squid shipment because of high cadmium content

The European Union blocked a shipment of squid from Uruguay’s main fishing processing group Fripur S.A. and sent Uruguayan authorities what is known as “rapid sanitary alert” explaining the motive for such a decision.
Saturday, December 25th 2010 - 08:34 UTC
US scientists looking into data suggesting sustained decline of Antarctic krill

By Susan Moran - They’re called “the krillers” around Palmer Station, because they’re always on the hunt for Antarctic krill: tiny, shrimp-like crustaceans that form the foundation of the Antarctic food web.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:35 UTC
EU raps European airports for failing to deal with freezing weather

The European Union has strongly criticized European airports for failing to deal with recent freezing weather, which has left thousands of travellers stranded. Around 1,000 flights were cancelled across the continent on Tuesday.
Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:32 UTC
Oil World reduces Argentine soybean crop estimates because of lack of rain

Oil World has for a second time in two weeks reduced Argentina soybean crop hopes warning that, thanks to dry weather, it could be on course for a fall of more than 20%.
Tuesday, December 21st 2010 - 05:07 UTC
Another attempt at locating treasure buried in Robinson Crusoe Island

Always an optimist, U.S. treasure hunter Bernard Keiser is requesting permission from Chilean government authorities for a fifth try at locating the gold and jewels supposedly buried on Robinson Crusoe Island during the 18th century by British pirates
Friday, December 17th 2010 - 18:41 UTC
New guide documents marine life amazing diversity in Chilean Patagonia

After more than 10 years of research, Chile’s San Ignacio de Huinay Foundation has published a guide chronicling the amazing diversity of marine life in Chile’s Patagonia, with photographs of 473 marine life species
Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 16:19 UTC
“Falklands under economic and environmental attack” by Argentina

“The Falklands are under economic and ‘environmental’ attack by Argentina” and this is having a direct impact on the South Atlantic fisheries sustainability of high seas marine resources, claimed the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association, FIFCA.
Wednesday, December 15th 2010 - 22:32 UTC
South Georgia shelf graveyard for mega-icebergs with huge impact on marine life

The huge tabular blocks of ice that frequently break off Antarctica get swept towards the Atlantic and then ground on the shallow continental shelf that surrounds the 170km-long island of South Georgia.
Tuesday, December 14th 2010 - 17:12 UTC
US/Swedish expedition to explore Amundsen Sea ecology and potential ‘polynyas’

In a complex example of “science diplomacy,” teams of U.S. and Swedish scientists are sailing this month aboard two research vessels to study the ecology of the Amundsen Sea, one of the least-explored and most productive bodies in Antarctic waters, and to gauge the potential effects of a changing climate on the Southern Ocean.
Monday, December 13th 2010 - 04:51 UTC
Top Korean steelmaker earns carbon-credits with afforestation project in Uruguay

Korea’s POSCO major forestation project in Uruguay has been accredited by the United Nations as helping offset the steel-maker's huge carbon footprint. The Korean steel-maker registered the CDM (Clean Development Mechanism) business with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) to earn carbon credits through its afforestation project in Uruguay.