There has been a controversy between Bangladesh and India who wanted to control over a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal.
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Garbage Can Be Recycled Back To Agriculture
Environmentalists are unanimous that organic matter should be kept out of landfill, rivers and oceans. Organic wastes should be segregated from other wastes.
Farm Wastes And Biomass – Sources of Alternative Energy
Farm wastes and biomass are significant sources of alternative energy in the Philippines. Based on a United Nations Development Programme and World Bank estimate, the country can sustain an annual biomass yield of 105 million tons of wood equivalent to 270 million barrels of oil fuel.
A Study Tapping Algae As Source Of Biofuel Underway
A greenhouse facility would be opened by Exxon Mobil Corporation to test whether large scale quantities of affordable fuel can be produced from algae.
Gulf Oil Spill Disaster Could Change Ecosystem Of Affected Area
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The oil spill at the Gulf of Mexico is killing marine food web where other marine creatures are dependent for food.
Coral Reef Protection Guidebook Launched
The coral triangle region is known as the center of marine biodiversity. The six countries encompassing the region are Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor Leste.
Seabed Creatures Thrive On Petrochemicals?
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There’s an interesting discovery by oceanographers a bizarre ecosystems luxuriant with clams, mussels and big tube worms in the deep seabed where it was once thought an underwater lifeless desert, a dark abyss deprived of sunlight.
Planting Of Forest Trees In Urban Areas, To Mitigate Air Pollution Urged
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Environmentalists say that existing trees in cities cannot ease the air pollution emitted by vehicles, factories and other industrial establishments.
Environmentalist Urged Proper Disposal Of Mercury Containing Batteries
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The Ecological Waste Coalition (EcoWaste) issued a statement addressing the danger of toxic contamination of our environment due to the improper disposal of mercury containing batteries. These spent batteries are commonly treated as if they are ordinary regular wastes.
How To Handle Mercury Containing Lamp Wastes?
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Waste and toxic watchdog Eco Waste Coalition has renewed its all out campaign against the improper disposal of spent lamps containing mercury.