For Ganga, inspiration flows from Rhine, once among dirtiest rivers
By Vishwa Mohan, TNN From Times of India Kanpur drain hurdle for clean Ganga, IIT roped inCentre’s claim on Ganga remains unfulfilled: Experts20K crore to clean Ganga‘Tame Sisamau nullah to check Ganga pollution’No sanction to any new dam on Ganga…
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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. For Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 July–6 October 2015 session, the report date of Monday, 31 August, 2015 has been…
This is climate change: Alaskan villagers struggle as island is chewed up by the sea Kivalina
By Maria L. La Ganga From los Angeles Times This is what climate change looks like, up close and personal. In this town of 403 residents 83 miles above the Arctic Circle, beaches are disappearing, ice is melting, temperatures are…
Inherent risk of going wild
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal Who’s to blame if goats, grizzlies or floods kill? Summer vacations have turned tragic this year at national parks, with visitors killed by grizzly bears and falling tree limbs, and campers sickened…
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Cayman Islands government releases results of landfill site environmental review
AMEC Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure UK Ltd., the consultancy team that was commissioned by the Cayman Islands Government (CIG) to prepare and assist in the delivery of a National Solid Waste Management Strategy (NSWMS), for the Cayman Islands, has…
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Community Events Please join the Cayman Jewish Community for the following programmes: Sunday September 27th 6:30 pm Sukkot Under the Stars Tuesday, September 29th 4:00pm Sukkot Children’s Party Monday, October 26th Mark Halawa: From Kuwait to Jerusalem Wednesday, December 9th…
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When it rains, it pours: going back to the beginning in Grand Cayman
From Alex in Wanderland (http://www.alexinwanderland.com/about/) I was a little nervous about returning to the Cayman Islands. First, I was nervous it might kill me a little to go back, because it’s such an emotionally charged spot for me. I spent…
Proposals for an enhanced system of Marine Parks in the Cayman Islands
August 2015 The Department of Environment (DoE) is seeking the public’s views on its proposals for an enhanced system of Marine Parks, in accordance with Section 9 of the National Conservation Law. The DoE will be holding public…
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Is climate change pushing the Caribbean towards a health crisis?
By Advira Shand, From Voices of Youth I still cringe when I remember the agony I encountered when I was brought to my knees by the chikungunya virus in late 2014. Almost everyone within my community in South Manchester got…
Sea level rise predicted to be larger than originally thought
By Caroline Reid From IFL Science There had been a consensus that sea levels would rise between 30 and 90 centimeters (one to three feet) by the end of the century. That was in 2013. Now, with even more data…
