Oil Spills: A Deep Water Solution The current oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico shows again how dangerous oil exploitation and oil transport can be: no reliable system exists to capture the oil at its source before it reaches the surface. But scientists recently came up with a remarkable solution which is easy to apply and effective - no matter if the oil spill origins from an open well or a sunken tanker by CORINNA LÜCKE (Jul. '10)
Focus
On This Topic
Dr Fivos Andritsos: “No need to wait for the next disastrous shipwreck to test a new remarkable solution”Dr Fivos Andritsos of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission has come up with an innovative solution to deal with oil spills that could be adapted not only to shipwrecks but also to oil-well blowouts by REBECCA PARSONS (Aug ’10)
Dr Hans Cozijn: “Tests on the DIFIS solution proved successful also in deep water and severe storm conditions”The DIFIS structure was then tested in extreme storm conditions simulating waves twelve meters high. Below the water, the buffer bell and the dome hardly moved. The installation of the whole structure remains the real challenge by REBECCA PARSONS (Aug ’10)
No Bees No Fruits
Bees
No Bees No FruitsScientists achieved an alarming result: pollinators and insect-pollinated plants in Britain and the Netherlands are declining in parallel, while the number wild bees dramatically increases. (Dec. '07)
Comments 4
Focus
Focus On
Sea Level Rise
London below Sea LevelLondon below Sea Level

London planners should prepare for the possibility that the sea level rise will be up to 94 centimetres by the end of this century. But policymakers must be on their marks and keep a watchful eye on the polar ice sheets melt rate, which might further raise the sea level up to 2 metres. (Oct. '08)

Palms
Palms Conquer the NorthPalms Conquer the NorthThe Chusan palm started to spread and regenerate outside the gardens in forests in Southern Switzerland and Northern Italy. (Jan. '08)
Directory
Air Pollution
Managing 'Kyoto Forests'
Small, Green and Safe
Bees
No Bees No Fruits
Bees “restored to health” in Italy after this spring’s neonicotinoid-free maize sowing
Italy keeps ban on neonicotinoid seed coating to save bees
"Bee mortality has never be so high all over the world at the same time"
"Massive bee loss coincided overwhelmingly with maize sowing"
"Bees go mad and become lost because of neonicotinoid dispersion"
World relies on endangered bees for 153 billion euros
Desertification
Desert of Europe
Vanishing Lakes
Between 33% and 41% of world land risks desertification
Maria José Roxo: "Misuse of natural resources can cause desertification in Portugal"
Preventing Diseases
Oil Spills
Oil Spills: A Deep Water Solution
Dr Fivos Andritsos: “No need to wait for the next disastrous shipwreck to test a new remarkable solution”
Dr Hans Cozijn: “Tests on the DIFIS solution proved successful also in deep water and severe storm conditions”
Palms
Palms, a reliable climate change indicator in Europe
Palms Conquer the North
Sea Level Rise
London below Sea Level
“On top of the sea level rise, London is sinking already”
Water Quality
Safe Drinking
Interviews
Dr Fivos Andritsos: “No need to wait for the next disastrous shipwreck to test a new remarkable solution”
Dr Hans Cozijn: “Tests on the DIFIS solution proved successful also in deep water and severe storm conditions”
Maria José Roxo: "Misuse of natural resources can cause desertification in Portugal"
"Bee mortality has never be so high all over the world at the same time"
"Bees go mad and become lost because of neonicotinoid dispersion"
"Massive bee loss coincided overwhelmingly with maize sowing"
“On top of the sea level rise, London is sinking already”
Picked for you
Plant hormone regulates nectar production
More deaths from unsafe water than from war
Global warming threatens plant diversity
Making Flexible Solar Cells With Silicon Wire Arrays
Economists hail EU emissions trading success
Plant foreign trees 'to save our forests'
Think-tanks take oil money and use it to fund climate deniers
Managing ecosystems in a changing climate
Bees in more trouble than ever after bad winter
Fewer Honey Bee Colonies and Beekeepers Throughout Europe
More