Category Archives: Environmental Risk

Risk-Taking Rises as Oil Rigs Dig Deeper in Gulf

New York Times reported on August 29, 2010 the $3 billion rig, called Perdido, can pump oil from dozens of wells nearly two miles under the sea while simultaneously drilling new ones. It is art of a wave of ultra-deep … Continue reading

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Top China Mine Pollutes River

On July 3, 2010, seepage from a mining waste pond owned by Zijinshan Cooper Mine has contaminated the Ding River and a reservoir in Fujian, the province’s environmental protection bureau said in a statement Pollution from the sludge pond has … Continue reading

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