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Athenians Swim in Oil Coated Beaches as Pollution Damages Sea-Bed (video)
Despite authorities assuring the people of Greece that the oil spillage caused by the sinking of a tanker last Sunday is gradually being put under control, environmental groups and local authorities...
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Environmental Tragedy South of Athens Captured in a Reuters Snap
This photo by Reuters’ Giorgos Moutafis, demonstrates the environmental disaster at the coast of southern Athens after the sinking of a small tanker in the Saronic Gulf on September 10. The oil that...
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Diaporos: The Exotic Island off Chalkidiki (video)
Pictures of Diaporos, the islet with the crystal clear waters reflecting the rich green foliage, give the impression that it is located in the Indian Ocean, or even the Caribbean. Yet Diaporos is one...
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Greek Authorities to Replace Tanker Pumping Oil from Sunken Ship that...
Greece’s Ministry of Shipping is to replace the tanker being used to pump oil from the sunken ship that is polluting the coastline because its Certificate of Seaworthiness is about to expire. On...
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Eldorado Gold Issues Thursday Deadline to Greece for Skouries Mine
Eldorado Gold is ready to suspend the investment in Skouries, if the Greek government does not provide the necessary permits by Thursday. On Monday September 11, the Vancouver-based firm, and Greece’s...
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Greek Scientists Warn: Saronic Gulf Pollution will Remain in Food Chain for...
The oil spill that polluted the coastal front of Athens will remain in the food chain for years, scientists warn. The removal of the oil stains from the water does not mean that the Saronic Gulf area...
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Greek Opposition Leader Demands Minister’s Resignation over Oil Spill
Leader of New Democracy (ND) Kyriakos Mitsotakis has asked Shipping Minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis to resign, due to the delays and oversights in the government’s response to the oil spill in the...
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European Maritime Safety Agency Refutes Greek Minister’s Claim about...
The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) spokesperson on Wednesday said that Greece’s request for cleanup ships arrived late in the evening of September 12, two days after the oil tanker wreck that...
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Undaunted Bather Emerges Covered in Oil Waste at Athens Beach
Greek authorities have been warning aspiring bathers not to swim at the Athenian beaches that have bared the brunt of the oil spillage, following the sinking of a tanker earlier this month. However,...
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Greece Vows to Improve Tanker Checks after Saronic Gulf Oil Spill
The Greek government has promised urgent inspections of small coastal tankers, 11 days after an oil spill from a shipwreck left beaches on Athens’ coastline polluted, and off bounds to swimmers. The...
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Under Fire Greek Shipping Minister Admits Leaving Greece After Sinking of Tanker
Bewildered Shipping Minster Panagiotis Kouroumblis admitted that, during the first crucial hours after the sinking of the Greek tanker near Salamis, he got into a plane and flew to London. Kouroumblis...
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PM Tsipras Omits Mention of Oil Spill in Speech on Environment
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras delivered a speech on environmental issues claiming that climate and environment protection is a government priority; however not a word was said regarding the oil...
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Athenians Protest at ‘Abandoned’ Park of Pedion tou Areos (photos)
Hundreds of people gathered on Wednesday night at Pedion tou Areos (Field of Mars), one of the biggest parks in central Athens, to protest against the abandonment of the park, and to leaving it to its...
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Yacht on Fire Outside Mykonos Harbor (video)
A fire broke out on the yacht “My Way“, while it was sailing just outside the Mykonos harbor on Thursday afternoon. The reason for the fire has yet to be established, but two vessels of the Greek...
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Former Hellinikon Airport Not Forest Land, says Technical Committee
A 3.7-hectare expanse within the site of former Athens international airport at Hellinikon, is not forest land, according to a decision reached by the Piraeus Technical Committee for Examining...
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Eco-Festival in Kalochori Lagoon with the Company of Pink Flamingos
The Eco-festival of Gallikos River overlooking Kalochori lagoon, near Thessaloniki was held on Sunday. The main feature of the eco-festival was the pink flamingoes and other water birds. The festival...
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Famous Lake of Kastoria is Drying Up (photos)
The beautiful lake of Kastoria in north-western Greece is drying up, local environmental groups warn. The prolonged drought in Greece has dramatically affected the lake where the decrease in the water...
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Parts of the Athens Riviera Reopened After Oil Pollution Disaster
A beach coated in oil has now been cleaned, government says The Greek government has announced that a large section of the Athens Riviera has been cleaned and returned to public use following the oil...
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Greek Scientists Warn of Coastal Erosion
Greek scientists warn that coastal erosion will have a serious impact on tourism, the environment and economy in the near future. The issue of coastal erosion and its consequences was discussed in a...
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Artificial Lake in Crete Dries Up Due to Drought (video)
Faneromeni; the artificial lake which is located in Crete, has dried up after months of drought. The lake was created in 2005 after the construction of the dam, so as to meet the increased demand for...
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