Climate change, weather phenomena, nature and other environmental issues http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=4 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100 Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.bymnews.com/rss_banner.gif http://bymnews.com/news/newsList.php?cat=4 144 42 At today’s meeting of the Offshore Wind Developers’ Forum, co-chaired by DECC Minister Charles Hendry, the sector confirmed its vision that UK firms should provide more than 50% of the content of future windfarms. Having started from a low ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98342 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:24:04 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98342 Deputy Prime Minister and new Energy and Climate Change Secretary to visit green homes testing site Offshore wind industry to commit to a vision that more than 50% of supply chain content should come from UK firms Community energy ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98341 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:21:15 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98341 Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, today launched a public consultation process on how to harness the potential of Ireland's vast marine resource to tap into a Trillion Euro global market for marine products & services ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98252 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:16:57 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98252 Swimming with Whale Sharks, traditional dancing and more to preserve a fragile marine ecosystemCelebrating the beauty and culture of Isla Mujeres, Mexico, and championing the need to preserve a fragile marine ecosystem, ecotourism travel agency Ceviche Tours and the Isla ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98247 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:59:57 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98247 I am pleased to inform the House that I am today inviting applications for petroleum licences for unlicensed seaward blocks which will form the 27th round of offshore petroleum licensing.  Supporting around 350,000 jobs and spending around £14 billion a ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98198 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:11:17 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98198 Salvage : Two 40-foot containers were also removed from the wreck – they were cut into pieces first. One 20-foot container was also removed. Salvors also undertook manual discharge of containers containing leather skins. The focus for salvors today ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98189 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:21:11 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98189 The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is offering a reward of $10,000 to any person who provides information to the authorities leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for shooting sea lions in Puget Sound. The ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98132 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:07:11 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98132 Conservation partners in the Broads will be celebrating World Wetlands Day on February 2nd by launching the first ever Broads Biodiversity Forum at the Abbey Road Conference Centre, Norwich.The Broads Authority, RSPB, Environment Agency, Natural England, National Trust, the Norfolk ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98101 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:08:35 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98101 The European Commission is sending a reasoned opinion to Belgium and Luxemburg for their failure to transpose EU water legislation into national law. Neither Member State has notified the Commission about the transposition of Directive 2009/90/EC on technical specifications for ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98072 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:43:59 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98072 The European Commission is warning Poland over a breach of nature protection legislation. The case concerns a failure to assess the environmental impact of open-cast mining in a Natura 2000 conservation area at Goplo Lake in North Central Poland. On ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98071 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:38:56 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98071 Erwin with Otis: Otis was a rescue from a cruelty situation.Thursday January 26 marked the start of court proceedings for Dutch Cove Guardian Erwin Vermeulen, who has been detained for more than 40 days on false charges of assault. Erwin ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98041 Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:06:03 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98041 Environment Agency Wales officers are investigating after at least 100 fish were found dead in a tributary of the River Usk. The fish were discovered in the unnamed tributary, about one mile from Brecon, at around 1.30pm on Friday 27 January ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98002 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:28:43 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=98002  Imagine, the 65.7m superyacht launched in 2011, has introduced a policy of carbon offsetting her fuel. The yacht’s operators have gone beyond the required standards of environmental management, by pro-actively reducing her net carbon footprint. To achieve this positive impact, ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97840 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:47:58 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97840 The Japanese whaling fleet is not where they should be this time of year.Last year the fleet was operating in the Ross Sea. This year their “scientific survey” was to be in the waters south and west of Tasmania east ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97790 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:08:12 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97790 The South West has today been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park, firmly placing the region on the international map for leadership in marine renewable energy.Climate Change Minister Greg Barker made the announcement on a visit to Bristol ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97781 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:18:12 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97781 Join the auction of two unique paintings and do your part to help secure the release of Erwin VermeulenArtist and Sea Shepherd Netherlands Director, Geert Vons, is offering two of his paintings to help raise funds for Sea Shepherd volunteer ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97679 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:05:45 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97679 On December 23th, a local judge shocked Galapagos conservationists with a decision to annul all judicial proceedings in the Fer Mary case. This case is the result of this year’s most important patrolling operation of the Galapagos National Park. The ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97636 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:18:04 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97636 Statement from Humane Society International, the organization that successfully took the Japanese whalers to court and received a court order banning the Japanese whalers from Australian Territorial waters:Under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, it is an offense ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97488 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:27:06 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97488 The MNZ salvage unit observation flight this morning has confirmed no significant change to the state of the two parts of the Rena. The team also noted a light sheen of oil continuing to come from the wreck.There are winds ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97477 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:36:42 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97477 The nautical chess pieces continue to move and the board keeps changing in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.The Shonan Maru #2 is no longer chasing the Steve Irwin. The security vessel has been replaced by the harpoon vessel Yushin Maru ... http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97445 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:56:44 +0100 http://bymnews.com/news/newsDetails.php?id=97445