Full Coverage: Pollution

26.10.2005 The Commission for Assessment of Druzba Adrija Project Environmental Study rejected the study as incomplete and decided that it could not enter into public debate procedure. The decision was adopted after several hours of debate.

26.10.2005 Uoči sastanka Komisije za procjenu utjecaja na okoliš projekta "Družbe Adrije", u utorak je 50-ak članova Odbora za zaštitu Jadrana mirno prosvjedovalo protiv tog projekta. "Turizam je naša nafta - ne treba nam Družba Adria", "Čuvajmo biser Jadrana", "Nafta ili turizam - pitanje je sad", samo su neki od transparenata koje su nosili sudionici prosvjeda pred zagrebačkim hotelom "Panoramom" gdje su se sastali članovi Komisije.

21.10.2005 A country like India, therefore, has no choice but to adapt to climate change. This means that with increasing water scarcity, a more responsive and responsible system of management of this precious resource is required. Our agriculture will also require the development of new species and strains that are drought resistant and salt tolerant to ensure that agricultural yields do not go down.
A country like India has no choice but to adapt to climate change. This means that with increasing water scarcity, a more responsive and responsible system of management of this precious resource is required. Our agriculture will also require the development of new species and strains that are drought resistant and salt tolerant to ensure that agricultural yields do not go down.

21.10.2005 The Indian government has ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which aims at eliminating or restricting the production and use of POPs. These are 12 chemicals and pesticides that persist in the environment for long and accumulate in the fatty tissues of living organisms. They are highly toxic for humans.

20.10.2005 The Green Society from Elbasan started an action for expansion of green areas and parks in the City, following the campaign to raise public awareness about the need to install air filters in Elbasan’s industrial zone.

20.10.2005 Pas fushatës sensibilizuese për vendosjen e filtrave në zonën industriale, ndërmarrja e gjelbërimit në Elbasan ka marrë nismën për shtimin e siperfaqeve të gjelbëruara në këtë qytet.

17.10.2005 The Bush administration has proposed new regulations that could allow the nation's dirtiest power plants to release more air pollutants each year -- and possibly undercut lawsuits aimed at forcing companies to comply with the Clean Air Act.

13.10.2005 Praćenje legislative zaštite okoliša je bilten Zelene akcije koji izlazi tijekom 2005. godine, da bi na lako razumljiv način informirao građane o procesu približavanja Hrvatske Europskoj uniji u oblasti zaštite okoliša.

12.10.2005 Shoqata ambientaliste Aksioni i Gjelbër vë në dyshim përmbajtjen dhe proçedurat e miratimit të Strategjisë së Menazhimit të Mbeturinave, i përgatitur pa pjesëmarrjen e expertëve dhe të një debati të gjërë në publik, por kishte vlerë vetëm për komentet e jashtme dhe rishikimin e tij në hyrjen në parlamentin kroat.

12.10.2005 The European Commission has moved to strengthen testing methods for detergents in a bid to reduce water pollution, it has been announced.

11.10.2005 Tirana në ditën e qytetetve të pastra u mbulua nga smogu më shumë se ditët e tjera. Ndërprerja e qarkullimit të makinave nga ora 09:00 e mëngjësit deri në orën 12:00 të paradites nga qendra, tek Qendra Ndërkombëtare e Kulturës e deri te godina qendrore e Universitetit të Tiranës,

10.10.2005 Ben 73 sostanze chimiche artificiali sono state riscontrate nel sangue di ciascun componente di 13 famiglie europee: 12 i paesi “testati” dal biomonitoraggio per la Campagna Detox-Svelènati del Wwf. Il più alto numero di agenti chimici è stato ritrovato nella generazione delle nonne ma nelle nuove generazioni il numero è maggiore rispetto a quello delle loro madri di sostanze chimiche. La legislazione vigente sul controllo dei prodotti dell’industria chimica prima della loro immissione sul mercato è infatti insufficiente a garantire la salute dell’ambiente e dei suoi abitanti. Nei giorni scorsi è stata illustrata la “Settimana contro la chimica nociva” che si svolgerà dal 20 al 27 ottobre, una campagna di informazione promossa dal Wwf con il Segretariato Sociale Rai. Intanto la Commissione Politiche Comunitarie del Senato, nel corso dell’esame della Legge Comunitaria 2005, ha approvato un Ordine del Giorno che impegna il Governo italiano a considerare i diritti animali nell’ambito della proposta di regolamentazione delle sostanze chimiche denominata REACH all’esame del Parlamento Europeo.

10.10.2005 Zelena Akcija Environmental Association questions both the contents and the procedure for adoption of Waste Management Strategy, prepared without the participation of the experts community and the general public debate, and was available for outside comments and review only at the point of its entry into Sabor (Croatian Parliament) procedure.

06.10.2005 Denovive, gragjanite na Sveti Nikole bea iznenadeni so secata na dvaesetina topoli vo Gradskiot park. Akcijata e del od obemnite raboti na preureduvanje na centralnoto gradsko podracje, koi vklucuvaat i reguliranje na koritoto na Gorobinska reka, kako i rekonstrukcija na gradskiot plostad.

06.10.2005 Las lluvias provocadas durante cinco días por el huracán 'Stan', dejaron al menos 170 muertos en Centroamérica y México, así como 232.000 damnificados, indicaron este jueves fuentes oficiales.

06.10.2005 Close to one-fifth of disease in developing countries can be attributed to environmental risks – with unsafe water, poor sanitation, poor hygiene and air pollution as leading risk factors, according to a new World Bank publication.

05.10.2005 A natural dam in the northwest of the country needs urgent attention to prevent erosion that will release a torrent of water and poisonous gas clouds, warned a UN expert.

03.10.2005 Moradores de la comunidades ecuatorianas ubicadas en la rivera del Río San Miguel de la provincia de Sucumbíos de la Red Fronteriza de Paz denunciaron que desde el lunes 26 de septiembre se habrían dado inicio a nuevos procesos de fumigaciones colombianas frente a la zona ecuatoriana ubicada entre Puerto Mestanza y Puerto Quito.

03.10.2005 On October 2, 2005, the two-day seminar on the “Druzba Adria” project that took place over the weekend in Omisalj was concluded. About 30 representatives of NGOs and green political parties from five countries of the region (Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary and Austria) discussed the issues that may arrive with the implementation of the project.

03.10.2005 02. listopada 2005. u Omišlju je završen dvodnevni seminar o projektu „Družba Adria“ na kojem je 30-ak predstavnika nevladinih organizacija i zelenih političkih stranaka iz 5 zemalja regije (Hrvatska, Slovenija, Italija, Mađarska i Austrija) raspravljalo o problematici eventualne realizacije ovog projekta.