France Oil Spill – March 17, 1978
The volume of this oil spill was more than six times greater than the Exxon
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Love Canal Contamination – New York – August 2, 1978
Major health problems arose from a new subdivision on an old industrial site No adequate
Alaska Oil Spill – March 24, 1989
From the moment an oil tanker arrived at the port of Valdez to load oil,
Seveso Dioxin Spill – Italy – July 10, 1976
Due to faulty understanding of the chemical processes involved, workers allowed substantial quantities of dioxin
London Suffocating Smog – England – December 5, 1952
London’s nine million residents were almost totally immobilized for four days as a thick smog
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Tests – Marshall Islands – February 1, 1946
Shortly after the end of World War II, the U.S. Navy decided to carry out
Kingston Fossil Plant Spill – 2008
Among the meandering waterways of the Tennessee Valley lies the Kingston Fossil Plant, sited at
Jiyeh Power Station Oil Spill – 2006
In July 2006, during renewed conflict between Israel and the Lebanon, Israeli bombers hit a
Honey Bee Colony Collapse – 2006 onwards
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Threats to the World’s Oceans: Pollution and Over-Fishing – 20th and 21st centuries
During the 20th century, our oceans were fouled by pollution of all kinds and now
Climate Change – 20th and 21st centuries
Even the most skeptical of critics now admit that global warming is a fact of
Rainforest Destruction – 20th and 21st centuries
Once upon a time, rainforests wrapped around the earth’s equator like an unbroken green girdle
Three Gorges Dam – 2006
As the New World Order (NWO) transfers economic power from West to East, another sort
Prestige Oil Spill – 2002
On November 13 2002 the Prestige, a single-hulled oil tanker registered in the Bahamas and
Martin County Sludge Spill – 2000
The Appalachian Mountains run from Newfoundland in Canada to central Alabama in the USA. Certain
Marcopper Mining Disaster – 1996
In 1969 the Marcopper Mining Corporation began open-cut mining at Mount Tapian on Marinduque Island
Gulf War Oil Spill – 1991
On August 2 1990 Iraqi president Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, provoking instant condemnation from the
Exxon Valdez Oil Spill – 1989
Although it comes way down the list of the world’s worst oil disasters in terms
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Tragedy On The Matterhorn – 1865
The conquest of the last great Alpine peak in 1865 should have been a triumph,
