I remember at the time of the Exxon Valdez spill that one of the Trustees of the Oil Spill Board said something like “Lawyers not yet born will work on this one”.
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Pipeline Safety – What One Mother Expects
The BP spill on the North Slope is still reverberating – here is a post to the “safepipelines” discussion group:
One Metre Sea-Level Rise This Century
We are facing at least a metre rise in sea-level by the end of this century, scientists have warned. Half of the Greenland ice cap and vast areas of Antarctica are destined to melt if climate change continues unabated.
The Price of Oil: Seventeen Years On from the Exxon Valdez
Today is the seventeen Anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the worst spill in America’s history. Over eleven million gallons poured into Prince William Sound polluting the pristine environment and devastating the local wildlife and with it the local salmon fishing industry.
Exxon Exxposed
The WSJ reports that ExxonMobil is the key funder of a front group called Public Interest Watch which has been pushing the IRS to audit Greenpeace.
Arnie Splits the Oil Companies In California
We are used to Arnie’s muscle winning the day in Hollywood block-busters, but now it seems that the California’s Governor has won a different victory. He has managed to split the once united front of the oil companies on climate change.
US Insurance Commissioners Take Action On Climate
So we now know that three-quarters of the American public is concerned about climate change (see blog below) and believes that Bush should be doing more.
Americans “Disgruntled” With Bush on Climate
A staggering three-quarters of the American population are “disgruntled” about weak leadership from President Bush on climate change, and argue that the government should be doing more to promote renewable energy.
Glaciers in Quick Retreat
Got a sense of deja vu yet? Scientists from the World Glacier Monitoring Service, at the University of Zurich have found that many of the world’s mountain glaciers are melting at a faster rate than at any time in the past 150 years.
“Pathetic” Gordon Fails Again in UK Budget
UK Chancellor Gordon Brown has been accused of “pathetic” inaction on climate change over the past nine years in his yearly budgets. Will this year be any different?