Environment
BP’s broken well in Gulf of Mexico is ‘dead’
September 20, 2010
BP’s broken well in Gulf of Mexico is ‘dead’
Washington--US officials have finally declared BP's broken well in the Gulf of Mexico "dead", five months after a deadly oil…
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
September 19, 2010
Environmental Voices: Is Egyptian soft power too late for upstream Nile states?
The following article is the first part of Al-Masry Al-Youm's weekly"Environmental Voices" series, in which issues related to the environment--whether…
Deteriorating conditions at Anshas fuel accusations among top energy officials
September 19, 2010
Deteriorating conditions at Anshas fuel accusations among top energy officials
Sami Mekheimar, a director of Egypt’s nuclear research facility at Anshas, has threatened to submit his resignation to the Minister…
Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims
September 16, 2010
Russian scientists challenge ‘climate change’ claims
The United Nations is currently investigating claims that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) falsified scientific data with the…
The forgotten coast: A 3000 year history of environmental migration in the Nile Delta
September 16, 2010
The forgotten coast: A 3000 year history of environmental migration in the Nile Delta
You're looking at the refugees of tomorrow. Presumed sea-level rise due to global climate change over the next nine decades,…
BP and partners say most victims not yet entitled to sue
September 15, 2010
BP and partners say most victims not yet entitled to sue
BP and its partners in the blown-out Gulf well said on Monday that thousands of fishermen, seafood processors, restaurants, hotel…
Petroleum and the ongoing threat of Nile pollution
September 15, 2010
Petroleum and the ongoing threat of Nile pollution
A barge transporting 244 tons of diesel fuel on the Nile leaked around 110 tons of its cargo into the…
Australia hopes for carbon capturing ‘sponges’
September 14, 2010
Australia hopes for carbon capturing ‘sponges’
SYDNEY -- Australian scientists said Monday they are working to develop "molecular sponges" that they hope will soak up carbon…
Developing world’s megacities struggle to conserve water
September 12, 2010
Developing world’s megacities struggle to conserve water
Our world is home to 39 megacities--cities that are in turn home to more than ten million inhabitants each. Twenty-eight…
Leak of 110 tons of diesel fuel in Nile after barge sinks in Aswan
September 11, 2010
Leak of 110 tons of diesel fuel in Nile after barge sinks in Aswan
A Nile Petroleum Company barge carrying 224 tons of diesel fuel has sunk north of Aswan near the village of…