Tag Archives: lakes and seas

It’s the International Day for Marine Diversity

Biodiversity - fishesInternational Day for Biological Diversity 2012 dives this year to study Marine biodiversity. Join the adventure.

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Arctic Oil Party by Shell

Rigs Arctic Café - Shell drilling Arctic oilShell is starting a dangerous adventure to drill oil in the Arctic. It is a risky business to operate in that harsh environment, and quite impossible to clean the environment, if an oil spill happens. Also, our warming climate doesn’t need any excess fossil coal emissions.
Not everybody is happy about the Arctic oil drilling. For […]

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Mining companies invade Finland

Santa does live in Finland – Uranium miningPoor environmental legislation and spineless politicians have made Finland a paradise for mining companies.
The nickel and zinc producer, Talvivaara Mining Company has so far gained reputation by ignoring environmental regulations. Huge emissions of sulphate, sodium and manganese have turned nearby freshwater lakes salty. The company has also been plannig something bigger. Behind closed doors it […]

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The Baltic Sea Challenge Cartoons

Baltic Sea - Live clean“Baltic Sea Challenge – Cities for a Healthier Sea” project encourages citizens and challenges organisations to join the work for improving the state of the Baltic Sea.

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World Water Day 2011

Swimming forbiddenInternational World Water Day 2011 theme is Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge.

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