Новости по теме environment

Kazakhstan postpones introduction of greenhouse gas emission fines GHG emission fines mounted so high in 2013 that Kazakhstan decided to postpone introduction of the fines and cut the fine in two.

07 March 2014 20:40

Scorcher summers predicted for Europe: study Europe is headed for scorching summers with temperatures well over 40 degrees Celsius (104 deg Fahrenheit) and droughts in the south within the next 40 years, climate scientists said Friday.

07 March 2014 16:31

Atyrau oil refinery fined $132 million for polluting environment; plant claims inspectors ignorant of flaring systems Atyrau oil refinery has been changed with a fine of nearly $132 million over environmental pollution.

07 March 2014 16:27

Semey residents suffer from smoking boiler house Residents of one of the regions of Semey city are stifled with smoke issuing from a boiler house.

06 March 2014 18:09

Time running out for Great Barrier Reef: scientists Time is running out for Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, with climate change set to wreck irreversible damage by 2030 unless immediate action is taken.

06 March 2014 12:16

Subsidiary fined by twice the amount of KMG E&P's profit The ecology fine of the sub-company of Exploration and Production KazMunaiGa twice more than the profit of the entire Kazakhstan Oil and Gas National Company.

05 March 2014 22:29

China's premier 'declares war' on pollution Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said he is "declaring war" on pollution, describing it as a "red-light warning" against inefficiency as he sought to address public concerns on issues from acrid smog to food safety.

05 March 2014 15:58

Alaska mine could be blocked to save salmon fisheries US environmental authorities made a rare move Friday to block a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska before it even gets under way, in a bid to protect wild salmon.

02 March 2014 12:23

We need to pull together to save oceans: Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry warned royalty, corporate kings and environmental warriors that governments won't save the seas without "significant impetus" from every sphere of society.

26 February 2014 14:26

Greenpeace accuses P&G over Indonesian forest destruction Environmental group Greenpeace on Wednesday accused US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble of responsibility for the destruction of Indonesian rainforests and the habitat of endangered orangutans and tigers.

26 February 2014 13:05

GE to hike pro-environment energy research by $10 bn US industrial conglomerate General Electric said Monday it would boost spending on environmentally friendly energy research by $10 billion by 2020, including on fracking technologies and wind turbines.

25 February 2014 11:42

Astana to discharge sewage into Ishim River Processed and stabilized sewage waters of Astana city will be discharged into the Yesil (Ishim) River.

24 February 2014 16:05

Indonesia announces world's biggest manta ray sanctuary Indonesia on Friday became home to the world's biggest manta ray sanctuary covering millions of square kilometres, as it seeks to protect the huge winged fish and draw more tourists to the sprawling archipelago.

21 February 2014 16:08

Sleep syndrome update: two more cases Two more people have been hospitalized at Kalachi village with sleep syndrome symptoms.

20 February 2014 21:03

Killer whales die in rare New Zealand mass stranding A pod of nine killer whales died Wednesday in a rare mass stranding on the New Zealand coast, in a loss conservationists said was a major blow to the local orca population.

12 February 2014 13:40

Trade winds spur hiatus in global warming: study An unprecedented spike in Pacific trade winds has seen global warming slow significantly in the past 12 years but the effect is only temporary and temperatures will surge.

11 February 2014 09:52

US, French presidents call for 'ambitious' climate change deal The presidents of France and the United States issued a joint call Monday for other nations to join them in seeking an "ambitious" agreement to curb climate change.

10 February 2014 17:56

Mystery giant jellyfish washes up in Australia Scientists were Thursday working to classify a new species of giant jellyfish that washed up on an Australian beach, describing it as a "whopper" that took their breath away.

06 February 2014 15:08

400 dolphins dead on Peru beaches The bodies of around 400 dolphins washed up on beaches in northern Peru last month, baffling authorities who are so far mystified as to the cause.

05 February 2014 16:34

Japan asks Netherlands to act against anti-whalers Japan on Monday said it was asking the Netherlands to take "practical measures" against a Dutch-registered vessel that collided with a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean.

03 February 2014 16:59

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