Luckily, experts say, the colony of emerald ash borers was discovered less than a year after it was established.
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Apr 17
David vs. Goliath: Goldman Environmental Prize winners highlight development projects gone awry
A controversial dam, a massive mine, poisonous pesticides, a devastating road, and criminal polluters: many of this year’s Goldman Environmental Prize winners point to the dangers of poorly-planned, and ultimately destructive, development initiatives. …
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BP moves into the Amazon rainforest
BP has acquired a stake in on exploration block in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, reports MarketWatch.
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Obama Administration, Shell moving ahead with Arctic oil exploitation
Last week, the U.S. Department of the Interior approved oil spill clean-up plans by Royal Dutch Shell Oil in the Beaufort Sea, paving the way for offshore oil drilling in the Arctic to begin as soon this year. The Interior’s approval was blasted by env…
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Mar 24
Green Blog: From Engineering Marvels, a Turnaround in U.S. Oil Output
Advances in seismic analysis, fiber optics, alloys and adhesives have accelerated oil and gas drilling in the last five years.
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Oil exploration approved in Africa’s oldest park, Virunga National Park
Permits for controversial oil exploration in Virunga National Park have been released after request by NGO Global Witness. Oil company, SOCO International, has confirmed it has received two permits to undertake preliminary exploration, including seismi…
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Mar 13
Tar sands emit more carbon than previously estimated
Environmentalists have targeted the oil-producing tar sands in Canada in part because its crude comes with heftier carbon emissions than conventional sources. Now, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) has found an a…
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Amendment to bypass Obama’s opposition to the Keystone pipeline fails
The Senate this week rejected a measure that would have circumvented the Obama Administration’s opposition to the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, reports CNN.
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Indigenous groups fight for recognition and illumination in Peru
“Shh, wait here,” Wilson told me. I ducked down behind the buttress of a large tree to wait. We had been walking through the jungle for a few hours. At first we followed a path through the undergrowth, a wet world of ferns, trunks and lianas speckled w…
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