China's Ministry of
Environmental Protection, on December 19, 2011, launched the Hydrochloro-fluorocarbons (HCFCs) Phase-out
Management Plan (HPMP), a US$270 million project to cut
consumption of HCFCs by 1 January 2015.
Nigeria,
a oil-rich nation,
and
one of the current twelve (12) members of Organization of Oil
Exporting Countries (OPEC) has announced the withdrawal of
petroleum subsidies to deregulate her oil industry
A fire broke
out during repairs to a Russian nuclear-powered submarine at a
shipyard near the northern port of Murmansk, say the officials of
the Russian Emergency Ministry.
The ministry
says no leak of radiation has been detected,
and nobody has been injured.
Several key and important steps
forward were agreed at the UN climate convention meeting that
closed today in Durban, including an agreement to negotiate a new
and more inclusive treaty and the establishment of a Green Climate
Fund.
The International Energy Agency (IEA)
concluded their biannual ministerial meeting in Paris, France, yesterday
(October 19, 2011) with a renewed
resolve to continue to foster a more secure and sustainable energy
development.
The late Steve Jobs was indeed a great
success in the digital computing industry. However, what was Steve Jobs' Apple's record when it comes to our
environment.
Professor Wangari Muta Maathai, the founder
of
Green Belt Movement and the 2004 Nobel
Peace Prize Winner, is dead at the age of 71. A release by her family said "It is with
great sadness that the family of Professor Wangari Maathai announces her
passing away on 25th September, 2011, at the Nairobi Hospital, after a
prolonged and bravely borne struggle with cancer. Her loved ones were with
her at the time".
The result, in the form of a report, of the
Environmental Site Assessment of Ogoniland, one of the oil producing
region in Nigeria was delivered to the Nigerian president
on August 4, 2011.
Fire breaks out
during repairs of a Russian Nuclear Powered Submarine
