Marine Environment
South African court halts Shell’s oil exploration, seismic blasting and other stories
Today we look at an interdict order against Shell’s seismic surveys in South Africa, the months-long hunger strike by Palestinian prisoner Hisham Abu Hawash, and more
South Africans protest Shell’s plans to explore for oil off the Wild Coast
Despite massive opposition by locals and indigenous communities, a high court in South Africa has allowed Shell to carry out seismic surveys to explore for oil and gas off South Africa’s environmentally sensitive Wild Coast.
Fishermen oppose release of contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan
The company which operates the plant, Tokyo Electric Power, has collected over 1.23 million tons of contaminated water since the collapse of the nuclear plant in 2011
