A dam failure that sent billions of gallons of mine waste flowing down a British Columbia creek threatens to put a chill on new mining projects across Canada. The Aug. 4 accident at Imperial Metals Corp.
Zimbabwe’s wildlife reserves are rife with poachers using high-powered, silenced weapons and cyanide to slaughter animals, according to the country’s National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority.
Orissa Thursday heaved a sigh of relief as the floodwaters expected to course through the Mahanadi river delta came down to a manageable level. However, the situation continued to remain grim with the
The State Poultry Farmers Association has come out against recent reports that broiler chickens are being bred by injecting antibiotics and hormones to aid their growth. The leaders of the association
HONG KONG - Cathay Pacific Airways announced Thursday that it has invested in Fulcrum BioEnergy Inc, a US - based sustainable biofuel developer, as part of the airline's biofuel strategy and to help it
LUDIAN, Yunnan - The death roll rose to 615 four days after a powerful earthquake devastated southwest China's Yunnan Province, local authorities said on Thursday. Among the reported deaths, 526 were in
A fast-spreading Ebola epidemic sparked a state of emergency in overwhelmed West African nations on Thursday as the death toll neared 1,000 and an elderly Spanish missionary was evacuated for treatment
BEIJING - China's new photovoltaic (PV) grid capacity stood at 3.32 gigawatts (GW) in the first half of 2014, more than the total amount of new capacity installed in 2013. Of the new capacity, 2.33 GW
BHUBANESWAR: After threatening to flood the deltaic region, the Mahanadi river relented on Thursday as its peak discharge at Munduli stayed just about 11 lakh cusec, much below what coastal Odisha districts
AkzoNobel announced today (August 7) that it has created the world's first fully compostable and recyclable paper cup for cold drinks. The cups have new coating technology, made from plant based oils and
The Government reaffirmed its commitment to establishing a strong Carbon Capture Storage (CCS) industry in the UK with a scoping document released today (August 7) which summarises the CCS policy and calls
KARAK: District development advisory committee (DDAC) chairman MPA Gul Sahib Khan Khattak on Thursday announced construction of five small dams in Lakani area of Karak tehsil and said that drinking water
An energy co-operative has been given the green light to build a wind turbine in Derbyshire having raised more than £2.6m through a successful public share offer with 600 local investors. Four Winds Energy
Power generator Drax has admitted defeat in a row over the government's decision to pull the plug on a lucrative subsidy after the court of appeal ruled in favour of ministers. Shares in the company fell
When the smoke cleared from a new wildfire threatening the small Columbia River Gorge community of Rowena, area residents glimpsed an even less-welcome sight – a line of flames visible from the city of
Drought-hit state plans $140m expansion at world’s biggest treatment facility to recycle more waste water. Senior Plant Operator waits as water is used to push a membrane out from a pressure vessel in
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Environmental investigators faulted Chevron Inc. site managers in a report released Wednesday on a natural gas well fire in western Pennsylvania that killed one worker. The Pennsylvania
The Nigerian Agricultural Insurance Corporation (NAIC), North East Zone, has advised farmers to embrace insurance culture to safeguard their investment against calamities caused by climate change. The
AGRA: A sanctuary may soon come to the rescue of the dwindling peacock population in Mathura. The district Forest Department and some NGOs are chalking out a plan to develop a natural habitat for the national
New Delhi: Congress leaders from Meghalaya on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee here to seek his immediate intervention over the NGT’s ban on rat-hole coal mining in the state. “The ban on coal mining
