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Videos & Documentaries, Sep 16th, 2011,
Of the four miners trapped 300 feet (100 meters) down in a flooded coal mine in Wales, UK since yesterday, one has been reported dead. The three remaining miners are still caught behind a water and debris inside the Gleision Colliery in Wales’ Swansea Valley. So far rescue efforts by divers, aided by fire fighters and other emergency services, have been unsuccessful. South Wales Police officers, along with fire and ambulance crews, are called to the colliery after four people were trapped. Seven people were initially in the mine at the time, three of them got out – with…
Tags: coal mine, miners, rescue efforts, trapped, Wales
Science & Technology, Sep 15th, 2011,
Four miners are trapped in a flooded coal mine in Gleision, near Swansea in Wales, UK. A local councillor from Wales is quoted in the Guardian: This is the first mining disaster I have known for many years. There are not many collieries left like there used to be. However, it is a very worrying situation and it has shocked a lot of people. Though such an incident may grab headlines in the UK, coal mining accidents and deaths are a frequent occurrence in China, though mining-related deaths have fallen in that country in recent years. From China Daily: According to earlier…
Tags: coal, coal mine, Gleision, miners, trapped, Wales
Climate Change, Conservation, Videos & Documentaries, Sep 10th, 2010,
The Prince of Wales’ has launched the Size of Wales initiative, with the aim of protecting or reforesting an area in Africa the size of the country of Wales. Because he’s Prince of Wales, get it? The Size of Wales charity will raise money and send Welsh volunteers to help with deforestation programs. Climate change and deforestation have long been issues close to the future king’s heart. From an article in the Telegraph: The people of Wales will be the first in the world to mobilise such a national response to the problem of tropical deforestation and climate change. It…
Tags: Africa, Charles, Climate change, deforestation, Prince, project, rainforest, Wales
Politics, Wildlife & Flora, Jul 15th, 2010,
A plan to kill off some 1,500 badgers in the north Pembrokeshire area of Wales via trapping and shooting has been reversed by a Welsh appeals court. Many farmers and government ministers in Wales, concerned that bovine tuberculosis (TB) is being spread to cattle via badgers, supported the cull. On Tuesday animal welfare advocates, including the RSPCA and UK charity the Badger Trust, successfully appealed an earlier decision to allow the cull. From to a BBC News report: The appeal court made its decision on Tuesday after the Badger Trust appealed against the cull, questioning its effectiveness. Queen guitarist Brian…
Tags: badger, badgers, BBC, cull, trust, UK, Wales, Welsh
Climate Change, Conservation, Jul 13th, 2010,
The Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, has founded an international project against ecological disaster, the International Sustainability Unit. Prince Charles has long been involved in environmental issues and warned last year that there were less than 100 months left to avoid irreversible damage due to climate change. The unit aims to address the depletion of the world’s natural capital by helping to create a consensus as to the best ways to enhance long-term food, water and energy security. –Spokesman for Prince Charles Besides climate change, other environmental issues close to the Prince’s heart include rainforest conservation, stopping…
Tags: Charles, Climate change, development, environmental, international, Prince, sustainability, sustainable, unit, Wales
