Stone Energy Corporation Fined for Violating the Clean Water Act
The Environmental Protection Agency has fined the Stone Energy Corporation of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, $7,055 for violating federal Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) regulations outlined under the federal Clean Water Act.
EU closely tracking the passage of Tropical Storm Isaac in Haiti
The Tropical Storm ISAAC is still passing through Haiti bringing heavy rains, rising sea levels and winds of up to 375 km an hour at the centre. In Brussels and on the ground, EU teams are closely tracking the path of the storm and anticipating the...
Greenpeace International head boards Gazprom Arctic oil platform
One morning a team of Greenpeace International activists - including Executive Director Kumi Naidoo - boarded Gazprom’s ‘Prirazlomnaya’ Arctic oil platform to demand that the Russian company abandon its dangerous Arctic drilling plans.
