Ecology and Environment

Photos: Shim Hyun-chul Bernardin Reyes, an Ecuadorian victim who claims his vocal cords were damaged by the contaminated water, stands on solidified oil waste. Korea Times photo by Yoon Sung-won A Red Cross mark and dozens of handprints cover a…

Industrialisation bi-products enhance climate change and this impacts most severely people living in coastal regions and especially hits hard those in the less developed economies and the burden in particular falls on our women. This is becoming apparent following studies…

Renowned American linguist, philosopher and political commentator Noam Chomsky warns that the world is racing towards “environmental catastrophe” and “nuclear war” in 2014. Answering a question in an interview with Salon.com about the contemporary issues which particularly concerns him, the…

Daily Science reports on research carried out at the University of Edinburgh regarding the relationship between climate change and solar cycles. Dec. 22, 2013 — Climate change has not been strongly influenced by variations in heat from the sun, a new…

IN THE EARLY HOURS of December 7, a crack appeared in a large leach tank in the processing area of the Ranger uranium mine in Kakadu National Park. The area was evacuated, the tank completely failed, the containment system was…

Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez for Democracy Now! A court in Canada has ruled Ecuadorean farmers and fishermen can try to seize the assets of oil giant Chevron based on a 2011 decision in an Ecuadorean court found it liable…

Basis to support Ecuador in its fight against the transnational Chevron The U.S. multinational company Chevron has launched a campaign against Ecuador and those affected by the pollution caused by its operations in the Ecuadorian Amazon. Millions of dollars are…

By Amy Fallon  for IPS News LUSAKA, Dec 17 2013 (IPS) – It is known as the land of copper to the outside world, but there’s another c-word that does a roaring trade in Zambia, albeit locally – caterpillars. On…

Tokyo, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) Levels of radioactive cesium rose in forested areas of northeastern Japan after the nuclear accident which ravaged the Fukushima plant, published Nikkei daily today. According to the note, the prefecture of Miyagi showed the results…

By Jayantha Dhanapala* | IDN-InDepth NewsViewpoint KANDY, Sri Lanka (IDN) – Even cynics must admit that the time comes in international relations when long frozen situations suddenly thaw causing positive change for international peace and security. Examples of such “game-changers”…