OIL WELL NO. 1, Nigeria-Three decades after pumping its last drop, the first oil well in Nigeria is marked by a decrepit signboard bearing what would seem an uncontroversial statement Oloibiri Well No. 1, drilled June 1956, 12,008 feet.
Two of the reservoirs supplying the city of Los Angeles with potable water were shut down when an independent laboratory test revealed them to be contaminated with high levels of the carcinogen bromate.
There is not a drop of water to be seen around the port of Aralsk -- a silent testament to decades of Soviet experiments with nature that have turned the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth largest lake, into a salt-encrusted desert.
Without a proper public review, the Federal Government of Canada has decided to classify some lakes as dumping grounds for mining companies to use for disposing of mining tailings. This pollution can have a dangerous impact on the surrounding
Under debate is the Water Restoration Act of 2007. This Act threatens to greatly expand the Federal Government's roll in water management. This Act would define waters of the U.S. as "all interstate and intrastate waters".
The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster than previously calculated according to a recently released scientific paper by University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Sebastian H. Mernild
Beaches in Sydney are located along the whole coastline of the city on the Pacific Ocean, as well as harbours, bays and rivers in the city. Sydney, Australia is renowned for its beaches and with its warm climate.
Nobody doubts that Lake Titicaca, a watershed and resource shared by Bolivia and Peru, is polluted. But a half-century after the two governments realised there was a problem there are still no detailed studies of the state of its waters.
The howl of a wolf echoes through the glen,lumbering bears fish in the lochs and moose amble through the pine forest,this is multi-millionaire Paul Lister's vision for his estate in the Scottish Highlands,and his grand scheme is already underway.Last year
Rising acidity in the ocean caused by seas absorbing greenhouse carbon dioxide could make low-lying island nations like Kiribati and the Maldives more vulnerable to storms as their coral reefs struggle to survive, say scientists.
Tell President Bush to protect our oceans so that the next generation can also enjoy their bounty.I believe it is irresponsible and unacceptable for us to exploit this wonderful resource at the expense of future generations.
The effort to protect Cook Inlet Beluga Whales in the past failed, when the Alaskan government bypassed an initiative by the NOAA to list them. They need our voice and I won't give up to see that they receive the protection they deserve.
Coral reefs provide the world with goods and services worth US$375 billion annually, but scientists estimate that 70% of all corals reefs could be lost by 2050. Now a new initiative aims to conserve an astounding 83% of the world's coral species.
