Eco Green Facts

Archive for October, 2011

Yet another environmental disaster is being played out with the stricken cargo vessel Rena, carrying 1,700 tonnes of fuel oil and 200 tonnes of diesel, starting to break up off the coast of New Zealand, with grim consequences for the local marine wildlife including the colony of penguins on the tourist-friendly Mount Maunganui beach. “Rena” ran aground on a reef off the coast. READ MORE