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Miljødom etter Klif-anmeldelse
Klima- og forurensningsdirektoratet | 23 May 2013
I 2009 anmeldte Klif en eksportør av kasserte elektriske og elektroniske produkter for ulovlig avfallseksport. Eksportøren er nå dømt til 150 timer samfunnsstraff i Oslo tingrett.
Abundance and distribution of Hawaiian coral species predicted by model
EurekAlert | 22 May 2013
(University of Hawaii ? SOEST) Researchers from the University of Hawaii, Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands, including two species currently under consideration as threatened or endangered.
Fifty-five beaches meet new rules
BBC World Service | 22 May 2013
Fifty five beaches in England meet tough new EU standards on water quality to achieve Blue Flag awards.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | 22 May 2013
Study of a right whale named Eg 3911 reveals how entanglement can cause a slow, invisible death
Northland fishermen help to rescue orca
New Zealand Herald | 22 May 2013
Commercial fishermen have been praised for looking after an orca stranded in the Kaipara Harbour until rescuers arrived.
Green light for 'biggest' wave farm
BBC | 22 May 2013
Plans for the world's largest commercial wave farm off the Western Isles move forward after minister give full consent for the project.
Report: 36 Shipwrecks Scattered Across U.S. Sea Floor May Pose Oil Pollution Threat
NOAA's National Ocean Service | 22 May 2013
This week, NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. sea floor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation's coastal marine resources. Of those, 17 were recommended for further assessment and potential removal of both fuel oil and oil cargo.
Indonesia's natural riches highlight international biodiversity day - in pictures
Guardian Unlimited | 22 May 2013
Indonesia's marine and forest life is at risk from industrial overfishing and relentless deforestation, Greenpeace International warns on the UN's International Day for Biological Diversity
The farmed halibut that's better to eat than its wild brothers
Guardian Unlimited | 22 May 2013
Gigha halibut's sweet, oaky taste has high-end chefs queueing up - and its production is environmentally friendly.These are four-year-old Atlantic halibut, and they may be the future of fish-farming: raised without chemicals and on organic feed.
Has the GRI consigned itself to irrelevance?
ClimateBiz | 22 May 2013
The new GRI G4 leaves known defects firmly in place, says one commentator from Amsterdam.