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Back to homepageLa Cumbre del Clima de Cancún comienza sin esperanza de acuerdo 0
Post Views: 6 Un total de 194 países buscan restaurar la confianza en la ONU tras el fiasco de Copenhague – Los negociadores admiten que no habrá un tratado vinculante La cosa suele ir más o menos así. Cada año,
Read MoreBP had little defence against a disaster, federal investigation says 0
Post Views: 8 Federal investigation into Deepwater Horizon oil disaster says BP overlooked warning signs BP and other companies overlooked warning signs when drilling the well that lead to the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, a federal investigation says. Photograph: Gerald
Read MoreIs the Gulf of Mexico safe? 0
Post Views: 5 Experts, fishermen and residents disagree with federal agencies’ claims that the Gulf and its seafood are safe. Gulf Coast residents, fishermen, seafood distributors, and scientists believe that living on the coast and eating seafood from the Gulf
Read More‘Ten years’ to solve nature crisis, UN meeting hears 0
Post Views: 4 The UN biodiversity convention meeting has opened with warnings that the ongoing loss of nature is hurting human societies as well as the natural world. The two-week gathering aims to set new targets for conserving life on
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La agricultura campesina puede enfriar el planeta
Post Views: 65 Hay una crisis climática que nos afecta a todos, pero que está golpeando especialmente a los pueblos del campo. Ya casi no es posible predecir las lluvias, llueve cuando no corresponde, pasamos fácilmente de inundaciones a sequías,
Read MoreHungary chemical sludge ‘threatens Danube’ 0
Post Views: 7 Hungary chemical sludge ‘threatens Danube’ Firefighters have poured industrial clay into the Marcal River to bind the toxic chemicals Hungary is racing to prevent red chemical sludge from a huge spill reaching the Danube river, officials
Read MoreBP declares deep-sea well ‘sealed’ 0
Post Views: 33 BP declares deep-sea well ‘sealed’ US officials say energy company has finally sealed oil well that spilled 780 million litres of oil in Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill has been an economic nightmare for people along
Read MoreBP’s report into the explosion published today 0
Post Views: 4 BP’s report into the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is published at noon today. The company is expected to admit it is partly to blame for
Read MoreBP Releases Report on Causes of Gulf of Mexico Tragedy 0
Post Views: 5 Here below the Press Release issued by BP BP Releases Report on Causes of Gulf of Mexico Tragedy No single factor caused the Macondo well tragedy. Rather, a sequence of failures involving a number of different parties
Read MoreHurricane Katrina after five years: a symbolic funeral but anger lives on 0
Post Views: 17 Hurricane Katrina after five years: a symbolic funeral but anger lives on Ceremony was supposed to give victims closure, but that is difficult for many who fled and can’t afford to rebuild or return Chris McGreal in
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