The Australian Greens are backing a call on Australians to use their customer power to shift the big banks investment decisions, which are contributing to the destruction of the Great Barrier Reef. The report released today, “Financing Reef Destruction: How Banks are using our Money to Destroy a Natural Icon,” by Market Forces and 350.org, [...]
New research tracking the movement of dredged sediment around Liverpool Bay could save millions of pounds, according to scientists. Each year, sediment has to be dredged from the port and deposited elsewhere to maintain access for commercial vessels. But according to the new study, the dredged material appears back in the port again within just [...]
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A savings plan is launched to raise tens of thousands of dollars for Courtenay Marina mooring facilities dredging project, Canada.com reports. Besides the marina, some parts of the Courtenay River are becoming difficult to navigate because of a build-up of silt and tree debris. Previous dredging works in this area were executed about seven years [...]
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Borough Council is hoping to save some dollars on survey work in conjunction with beach renourishment and a sand backpassing project… By Jack Fichter (capemaycountyherald) Source: capemaycountyherald, January 16, 2012;
![Bangladesh: Government Reveals Plan to Save Four Rivers]()
Government efforts to save the four rivers – Buriganga, Shitalakhya, Turag and Balu – flowing around the metropolis through restoring their navigability are yet to make any headway. Ceaseless dumping of wastes, haphazard dredging and encroachment on these rivers continue unabated. A recent survey on the wetland around Dhaka city says that all such lands [...]
Mandurah MLA David Templeman is appealing for residents to save the Peel Harvey Estuary… By Rachel Fenner (inmycommunity) Source: inmycommunity, December 14, 2011;
![Australia: Dredging – Most Effective Way to Save Halifax Dive Site]()
Dredging, sand removal and continual monitoring at a cost of more than $3.62 million are identified as the most cost effective and, short-te… BY ANNA WOLF (portstephensexaminer) Source: portstephensexaminer, November 9, 2011
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Gone is how some residents on Longboat Key describe one of the city’s popular beaches, and they say mother nature is the one to blame… By Jennifer Schwan (mysuncoast) Source: mysuncoast, October 26, 2011
![Bangladesh: Officials Unveil Plan to Save Karnaphuli River]()
Silt, waste and encroachment are choking river Karnaphuli, the lifeline of Chittagong. By Mintu Chowdhury (bdnews24) Source: bdnews24, June 6, 2011
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Fishermen and boatmen launched a three-day campaign programme in the port city on Sunday in an effort to save the river Karnaphuli from poll… (daily-sun) Source: daily-sun, May 9, 2011;
