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Biodiversity

Nearly 80 per cent of oil from Gulf spill remains in water, threatens ecosystem

A new report from the University of Georgia and the Georgia Sea Grant contends that the amount of oil remaining in the water in the wake of the Gulf oil spill is far higher than reported.

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Editor’s view: preparing for climate change

GreenWise editor Louise Bateman shares her thoughts about the latest developments shaping the green business agenda.

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Climate change ‘partly to blame’ for sweltering Moscow

Global climate change is partly to blame for the abnormally hot and dry weather in Moscow, cloaked in a haze of smoke from wildfires, say researchers.

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Experts split over level of BP spill damage

BP has scaled down its oil spill clean-up operation in the Gulf of Mexico, while vowing to continue its efforts at the level needed until the environment is made safe.

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Majority of BP spill ‘dealt with’

Almost three-quarters of the oil spilled in the Gulf of Mexico has been cleaned up or broken down by natural forces, the US government has said.

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BP to set aside $32.2bn to cover oil spill costs

BP says it has set aside $32.2 billion (£20.8 billion) to cover the costs linked to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Satellite spies vast algal bloom in Baltic Sea

A satellite image has revealed the scale of a vast algal bloom spreading in the Baltic Sea.

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Editor’s view: Transporting us to a greener future

GreenWise editor Louise Bateman shares her thoughts about the latest developments shaping the green business agenda.

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Engineers detect seepage near BP oil well

Engineers monitoring BP Plc’s damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico detected seepage on the ocean floor that could mean problems with the cap that has stopped oil from gushing into the water, the Government’s top oil spill official said on Sunday.

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Biodiversity threat to business is bigger than climate change

The threat from the decline in biodiversity should be viewed as larger and more urgent to business than climate change.

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BP ready to test oil spill cap

BP Plc prepared on Tuesday to try sealing off its runaway well with a new cap that it says could for the first time in 12 weeks finally arrest the flow of oil spewing from the floor of the Gulf of Mexico.

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Sainsbury’s to plant two million trees

Sainsbury’s will plant two million trees in the UK over the next five years as part of a new environmental strategy it unveiled today as it launched its 2010 corporate responsibility (CR) report.

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Lanzarote faces losing its eco status

Lanzarote, the Canary Islands tourist destination, faces the possibility of losing a valuable environmental classification because of illegal overdevelopment of coastal areas.

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Gulf beaches quiet as spill spreads

Gulf coast beaches, normally packed on Independence Day, were quiet on Sunday as workers cleaned up tar balls from BP’s leaking oil well while the company was reported to be taking steps to ward off potential takeover bids.

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Legal drilling battle looms as Gulf spill spreads

The White House stepped up its legal battle on Wednesday over a key part of its response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after a U.S. judge blocked its six-month ban on offshore drilling.

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