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Australia: Shine Lawyers Takes on Government in Gladstone Dredging Fight

Australia: Shine Lawyers Takes on Government in Gladstone Dredging Fight

Shine Lawyers will this morning lodge legal proceedings against the State Government arguing the Gladstone Ports Corporation has failed to comply with conditions set by the State Government, and must now provide financial compensation to the Gladstone fishing industry. In a first for Queensland the proceedings will seek declarations the Queensland Government and Gladstone Ports [...]

USA: Congressman Continues to Fight for Adequate Dredging Resources

USA: Congressman Continues to Fight for Adequate Dredging Resources

Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-02) has announced that the Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District will receive an additional $55 million to dredge the lower Mississippi River. This news comes less than two weeks after Congressman Richmond led the Louisiana House delegation in a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers and the Office of Management [...]

Authorities Fight Against Beach Bulldozing (USA)

Authorities Fight Against Beach Bulldozing (USA)

With widening the beach more than half done, Nags Head commissioners on Wednesday effectively banned the practice of bulldozing sand… (outerbanksvoice) Source: outerbanksvoice, August 4, 2011

USA: Dutch Technology Helps to Fight Oil Spill

USA: Dutch Technology Helps to Fight Oil Spill

Three days after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico, the Dutch government offered to help. Source: chron, June 9, 2010;

Governor Supports Dredging Plan to Fight Oil Contamination (USA)

Governor Supports Dredging Plan to Fight Oil Contamination (USA)

Gov. Bobby Jindal says the state is pitching a bold plan to help save coastal wetlands and marshes from oil contamination. Source: 2theadvocate, May 10, 2010;

Australia: Sand Dredged from Gold Coast Seaway Will be Dumped Offshore from Surfers Paradise to Fight Beach Erosion

Australia: Sand Dredged from Gold Coast Seaway Will be Dumped Offshore from Surfers Paradise to Fight Beach Erosion

HUNDREDS of cubic metres of sand will be dredged from the Gold Coast Seaway and dumped offshore from Surfers Paradise to fight beach erosion… Source: goldcoast, May 5, 2010;

Canada: Premier expects Ottawa to Fight for Dredging

Canada: Premier expects Ottawa to Fight for Dredging

MEMBERTOU — Premier Dar­rell Dexter says he expects Otta­wa to take the lead on funding the dredging of Sydney Harbour so the port can attract the largest cargo ships coming through the Suez Canal… Source:chronicleherald,March 23,2010;

Bangladesh will seek $10 billion in Copenhagen to fight climate changes

Bangladesh will seek $10 billion in Copenhagen to fight climate changes

Bangladesh will seek Tk 70,000 crore from the international community at the Copenhagen conference to deal with the impacts of climate change, said the chief of a parliamentary committee yesterday… Source: The Daily Star; December 4, 2009;209

Bangladesh wants 10 billion dollars from rich countries to fight climate change with dredging

Bangladesh wants 10 billion dollars from rich countries to fight climate change with dredging

Bangladesh said Tuesday it would need 10 billion dollars from rich countries in the next four years to offset the effects of climate change — double its original estimate… Source: Voice of South, November 17, 2009;





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