Toxic

What paint is most toxic to the environment?

November 8th, 2010

I’m doing a project on paint and I’m having trouble deciding what type of paint to specifically do. I need to discuss how the paint is toxic to humans, how it is toxic to the environment, how to recycle this   … Read more

FRANCE 24 Environment – Hungary’s Toxic Tide

October 19th, 2010

Described as the worst ecological disaster in Hungary’s history, almost 700 million litres of sludge burst from a waste reservoir of the MAL RT Aluminium factory, covering hectares of land and submerging three villages. It left 9 people dead as   … Read more

EU Spokesman: Hungary Has Requested Sludge Clean-up Help

October 8th, 2010

Read the Transcript: to.pbs.org The toxic red sludge that flooded part of Hungary has reached the Danube River, one of the longest rivers in Europe. Margaret Warner talks to Joe Hennon, a European Commission spokesman for the environment, about the   … Read more

Gulf Oil Spill-Bioremediation Solution Restores Environment in Just Six Weeks

June 14th, 2010

A dire report prepared for President Medvedev by Russia’s Ministry of Natural Resources is warning today that the British Petroleum (BP) oil and gas leak in the Gulf of Mexico is about to become the worst environmental catastrophe in all   … Read more

Coke Clash: Soft drinks hard on environment?

April 27th, 2010

India’s southern state of Kerala has ordered Coca-Cola to pay 47 million dollars in compensation for environmental damage. The authorities launched an investigation after years of protests by farmers. The soft drinks giant is strongly denying the allegations.

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Oil Rig Environmental Concern

April 25th, 2010

The oil rig that exploded in the Gulf of Mexico has the potential to become an environmental disaster, possibly spilling thousands of barrels of crude oil into the sea. Whit Johnson reports.

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