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Mongolia’s maiden refinery facing delays, set to boost oil ties with India
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 6, 2025
Mongolia’s maiden refinery project has been facing some delays and is expected to start operations only in 2028, three years later than the previous deadline, Indian government sources told Platts, part of S&P Global Commodity Insights, June 6....
Mapping begins for sunken vessel MSC ELSA 3 ahead of oil recovery
Onmanorama
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June 6, 2025
Kochi: The Directorate General of Shipping and experts appointed by the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) have begun the preliminary inspection and mapping of the Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3, which sank off the Kerala coast on...
Prince Rupert Petro Canada named in B.C.'s top oil and antifreeze recyclers' list
Northern View
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June 7, 2025
The local facility offers free used oil collection directly from vessels at the waterfront Prince Rupert’s Petro Canada Marina depot ranked 18th among B.C.’s top 30 used oil and antifreeze collectors for recycling in 2024. Interchange Recycling, a...
A greener tomorrow begins today: J&K schools unite to ‘Beat Plastic Pollution’
Kashmir Reader
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June 6, 2025
7,955 schools, 4.3 lakh students across valley participate SRINAGAR: In a profound celebration of environmental responsibility, School Education Department (SED), Jammu and Kashmir, observed World Environment Day 2025 with resounding enthusiasm...
Antonello Pasini: ‘We must not let our guard down’ on the climate
Il Manifesto
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June 5, 2025
Don’t stop now, is the message of the appeal addressed to Environment Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Giorgia Meloni, and, by extension, the European Commission, urging them not to halt the fight against climate change. It was written by two...
Hotel group achieves significant environmental award
South Wales Argus
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The Celtic Collection, which includes the Celtic Manor Resort and other properties in South Wales and the West, has been awarded Level 4 of the Green Dragon Environmental Standard across seven of its hotels and the International Convention Centre...
Energy a charged partisan issue as Republicans power renewed support for fossil fuels
KPTH - South Dakota
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(TNND) — A majority of Americans favor expanded use of wind and solar energy over fossil fuel sources, but that support has softened over the last five years. And the decline in public support for renewable energy has been fueled by a sharp drop...
Kinew floats oil shipments through Hudson Bay as part of potential trade corridor
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 6, 2025
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says oil could be among the commodities shipped through Hudson Bay if Canada proceeds with a new or expanded port along the province's coastline. Kinew has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to support a northern trade...
Ford government proposes major rollback of Blue Box recycling rules
Canada's National Observer
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June 5, 2025
The Ford government has quietly proposed major changes to Ontario’s Blue Box recycling program — changes advocates say will increase pollution, reduce accountability for waste producers and place more costs on renters and municipalities. The new...
Prince Rupert gas pipeline cleared to keep environmental permit indefinitely
Canada's National Observer
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June 6, 2025
The Prince Rupert gas pipeline project is “substantially started” and will keep its valid environmental certificate for the life of the pipeline, the BC Environmental Assessment Office has ruled. The Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline...
Reducing marine plastic litter from ships – e-learning course launched
Hellenic Shipping News
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June 6, 2025
IMO regulations to prevent pollution from garbage must be implemented effectively. The greatest danger to the ocean and marine life comes from plastic, which can float for years and be mistaken for food. A new e-learning course from IMO aims to...
Plastic makes up 73% of country’s solid waste, says Minister
Eye Radio
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June 6, 2025
Author: Michael Daniel | Published: 8 hours ago Plastic bottles dumped floating in river. | File photo The Minister of Environment and Forestry, Josephine Napwon Cosmos, has raised concerns over the high levels of plastic pollution in South Sudan,...
Bill to fast-track projects gets instant pushback from climate groups and First Nations
Canada's National Observer
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June 6, 2025
The federal government’s new bill to fast-track projects “in the national interest” sparked immediate concerns from the Assembly of First Nations and Canada’s largest network of labour unions, climate, environmental and faith groups and Indigenous...
BC green lights LNG pipeline, with no need for new environmental assessment
Canada's National Observer
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June 6, 2025
The British Columbia government says a decade-old environmental assessment certificate remains valid for the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern BC, in a decision opposed by the province's Green Party and environmental groups. The...
Shape of new climate politics emerges
Bangkok Post
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June 6, 2025
Only a few months ago, a headline like "United States sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar panels from Southeast Asia" could have been dismissed as satire. Today, it's nothing special, one of many published amid an uninterrupted fusillade...
Experts decry environmental inaction in GB
Dawn
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June 6, 2025
GILGIT: The World Environment Day remained largely ignored in Gilgit-Baltistan, as no major event was held across the region this year. However, some national and international non-governmental organisations marked the day in various areas, though...
EQT could acquire majority stake in landfill RNG company Waga Energy
Waste Dive
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June 6, 2025
Private equity investor EQT is in talks to acquire a majority stake in French RNG project developer Waga Energy with the intention of eventually taking the company private, the partners announced on Friday. EQT says it plans to acquire 54.1% of...
Why the omnibus energy bill failed to pass
Illinois Times
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June 6, 2025
I asked Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch last week about the failure to pass an omnibus energy bill (the Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act) during the just-ended spring legislative session. “I think the same thing that happened on energy...
‘Not a Lenin book club’: undercover with Youth Demand, the next Just Stop Oil
The Times
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Clapping and cheering filled the basement room of a London community centre on a grey Saturday afternoon in May.Two masters of ceremony were awarding prizes to everyone who had been arrested while carrying out protests for Youth Demand, blocking...
UDC Installed Climate Change Tower to Monitor Air Quality in Portmore
Nationwide 90FM
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June 6, 2025
File Photo – Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness examines the environmental features of the Portmore Resilience Park during a walkthrough in early 2025. The Urban Development Corporation, UDC, has installed a Climate Change Tower aimed at analysing...