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Pride Foundation Celebrated 10 years --- Frans Said he did not forget his pledge to the Environment.
SMNN - Guana Bay:--- The St. Maarten Pride Foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary at a cocktail party on Saturday. Pride President Jadira Veen distributed four awards to different groups namely, St. Maarten Science Fair Foundation, Pearl FM Radio, Belvedere Home Owners and Tenants Association, St. Maarten Hospitality and Trade Association (SHTA). Veen in her address said the awards are just a symbol of appreciation to the persons who worked or either assisted the foundation in maintaining the environment.
BIOWASTE in a RECYCLING SOCIETY
With the growth of St Maarten’s economy, constantly rising quantities of waste are continuing to be produced. Tonnes of bio-waste arise in food and garden waste and the food and drink industry. The first priority, of course, must be to prevent / reduce waste. This can go hand in hand with major environmental and economic benefits.
The enormous quantity of waste produced every day on this island cannot simply be squandered. Bio-waste plays an important part in combating climate change and offers valuable potential in terms of protecting the soil and promoting the production of renewable energies, and is therefore a significant factor in the recovery of this volume of waste. This means that sustainable development can be promoted through the efficient management of resources.
Addiction and Consequences
Over the past few years I have written more than a few articles on here about Climate Change and Oil, in most of them I have argued that even if you are a skeptic about CC, that there are plenty of other reasons why we, the Human Race, must kick our addiction to it. It will be the death of us if we don't.
BP it seems, unsurprisingly, has been lying about how big the leak is. The true volume of the leak is not 5000 barrels a day, but may be much closer to 70,000 barrels a day, comparable to 1 Exxon Valdez every 4 days. I strongly suggest everyone to read the following links.
Oil slick origin still a mystery
The Daily Herald - PHILIPSBURG--The Island Government has not been able to determine the source of the waste oil that spilled or was dumped in the Great Salt Pond in the vicinity of the A.Th. Illidge Road roundabout.
Commissioner of Public Works Theo Heyliger had the area cleaned last week, but officials from his office said yesterday that investigations into the source had proven futile.
St. Maarten’s environmental challenges symptomatic of a larger problem
The Daily Herald - Dear Editor,
Please allow me to review the state of St. Maarten's environment on behalf of EPIC, St. Maarten Pride Foundation and the Emilio Wilson Estate Foundation on this 22nd day of April, 2010 – the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, which coincides with St. Maarten Pride Foundation's 10th anniversary.
Our National Anthem describes St. Maarten as being "So bright by beach and strand" and "Where the chains of mountains green, variously in sunlight sheen" yet the reality of today's St. Maarten is somewhat different:
Sewage, leakage from septic tanks and urban run-off flood the streets of many of St. Maarten's neighbourhoods and flow towards the island's natural treasure chests and economic products: ponds, lagoons, beaches and coral reefs. These same sewage-covered streets are more often than not adorned with solid waste, ranging from car wrecks to a multitude of bottles, plastic bags and other domestic garbage.
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Shown on Dutch TV this past week. Mostly in Dutch, but not so difficult to understand.
MEASURES TAKEN TO PREVENT FUTURE OIL SPILLS.
SMNN -
CAY BAY— GEBE is taking the necessary measures to prevent future oil spills. MH-Maintenance has been contracted and is currently executing the laying of boulders for an oil boom fixation as well as containment walls. These infrastructural works should be completed by the end of April, including the deployment of the oil containment boom. Two isolating valves for clean water discharges are being installed which would allow for the immediate closure of the drains in the event of overloading of the waste management system. The installation is also expected to be completed by the end of April. Both of the aforementioned measures were already planned prior to the first oil spill that took place a few months ago.[More....]
Rueben: GEBE needs oil spill response team
The Daily Herald - CAY BAY--Friday's oil spill in Cay Bay, the second largest in over a month, has left the environmental community fuming because nothing much is being done by utilities company GEBE to prevent continued pollution of the bay.
Environmental activist of Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and St. Maarten Pride Foundation Rueben Thompson is again outraged with yet another spill. "This is the second largest one in more than a month but it is one of many for this year."
Rueben: GEBE needs oil spill response team
The Daily Herald - CAY BAY--Friday's oil spill in Cay Bay, the second largest in over a month, has left the environmental community fuming because nothing much is being done by utilities company GEBE to prevent continued pollution of the bay.
Environmental activist of Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC) and St. Maarten Pride Foundation Rueben Thompson is again outraged with yet another spill. "This is the second largest one in more than a month but it is one of many for this year."
Harbor urges GEBE to clean up act
The Daily Herald - CAY BAY--A second oil spill for the year in Cay Bay occurred Friday and appears to have been caused by utilities company GEBE again. This time, St. Maarten Harbour Group of Companies has taken a strong stance.
Harbour CEO/Master Mark Mingo is demanding GEBE make the necessary changes to prevent this from happening again and ensure it is properly equipped for quick response in an emergency. This demand is also to be formally addressed with the company.
