SUPER SLUDGE: SPAIN SPEARHEADS DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERCRITICAL WATER OXIDATION
A European Union funded project set out to demonstrate the environmental and socio-economic benefits of a synergic co-treatment of sewage sludge and wastes. This article addresses the findings and...
Imminent Danger of Turkish Dam for Iran, Iraq
Turkey’s plan to construct Ilisu Dam over Tigris River can pose a serious environmental threat to Iraq and eventually Iran by reducing the entry of Tigris water to Iraqi territory by 56%, an...
Legal kerfuffle in Spain around uranium mine environmental assessment
Spain’s National Audience dismissed a series of allegations presented by Berkeley Energia (ASX:BKY) against a legal action filed by a group of environmentalists who oppose the...
Environmental group resigns from advisory panel for Gibraltar Mine
An environmental group says it is making “absolutely no progress” in improving water management conditions and is resigning from an advisory committee for B.C.’s Gibraltar Mine. The Cariboo...
Despite lack of finance, Egypt works full-swing to achieve sustainable cities
With the increasing pressures on the environment as a result of the various activities serving the economy, especially in major industrial countries, the concepts of green economies and sustainable...
Gibraltar Meets With London on Environmental Issues
A team from the Department of the Environment and Climate Change, headed by Environment Minister Prof John Cortes and Environment CEO Dr Liesl Torres, was in London last week. The team met with the...
Algeria’s South Boiling after Vote Rigging
The restive Algerian southern town of Ouargla has been rocked by violent clashes between protesters who accuse the government of rigging local elections and security forces who fired tear gas. The...
Zuma condemns ‘scourge of modern day slavery’ in Libya
Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma has condemned the “scourge of modern day slavery” in Libya and has called on other world leaders to do the same. “We need to act decisively and...
