Blogposts tagged 'Ospar'

No oil in the Arctic for Cairn, but hazardous chemicals aplenty 

Posted by bex - 29 September 2011 at 9:50am - 1 Comment

The Arctic Sunrise and the Esperanza intercept Cairn Energy's controversial Arct

Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise and Esperanza intercepting Cairn Energy's controversial Arctic rig

Yesterday brought the news that yet another Cairn well off Greenland - the sixth so far - has come up dry. The Delta-1 well will be plugged and abandoned and Cairn now has to pin its hopes for this year's drilling season on two remaining wells.

Article tagged as: arctic, cairn energy, climate change, go beyond oil, greenland, Hazardous chemicals, OSPAR, wildlife

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Can the Marine Bill save our seas?

Posted by jossc - 3 April 2008 at 1:58pm - 0 Comments

Will the Marine Bill ensure that the North Sea gets the marine reserves it needs?

Today sees the long overdue publication of the Draft Marine Bill. The Bill presents a key opportunity not just to improve the management of our national waters, but to begin the concerted action that is needed to protect marine biodiversity and reverse the decline in our fish stocks.

But the Marine Bill is only a tool, not the finished product.

Article tagged as: CBD, destructive fishing, marine bill, marine reserves, oceans, OSPAR, overfishing, RCEP