Niger Delta, the oil spill clean-up has started. It will take 30 years

Niger Delta, the oil spill clean-up has started. It will take 30 years

After decades of legal battles, the government of Nigeria announced the launch of a huge clean-up plan in the Niger Delta, which was once destroyed by oil drilling activities. It’s an unprecedented operation that will take 25 to 30 years to be completed and will have an estimated cost of a billion dollars. The victory comes 20 years

San Diego will run on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2035

San Diego will run on 100 per cent renewable energy by 2035

San Diego is a US city in Southern California, the last you come across before the border with Mexico. However, it’s likely to become the first – and the largest – US city to meet its 100 per cent renewable energy goal. The city council has recently signed unanimously the Climate Action Plan.     The

Saudi Arabia fires Oil Minister, hiring a Minister of Energy instead

Saudi Arabia fires Oil Minister, hiring a Minister of Energy instead

Saudi Arabia is taking big steps towards post-oil era. With an unexpected decision, King Salman fired Saudi oil minister Ali al Naimi, who had held the post since 1995. The long-serving oil minister had planned the kingdom’s energy strategies for decades but he has now been replaced by Khaled al Falih, chairman of the state oil

Mercury poisoning of indigenous people plagues the Amazon. Illegal mining is the cause

Mercury poisoning of indigenous people plagues the Amazon. Illegal mining is the cause

Survival International, a global movement for tribal peoples’ rights, has denounced mercury poisoning in Latin America in a letter to the UN Special Rapporteur for Health. The organisation highlights Venezuela, Peru and Brazil as countries that don’t comply with procedures to monitor the effects of mining on the environment. Mercury contamination, which commonly follows illegal