Category: Environment
When ‘no’ really means ‘yes’
Enemalta’s denial of the source of the ‘black dust’ is reminiscent of Soviet leadership tactics. The question is not whether the Marsa power station is the source of the pollution, but who will be held responsible for the failure to shut it down?
Sense and insensibility
The hunting lobby seems to believe that if they repeat a line long enough, no matter how inaccurate and no matter how illogical, people will believe it. When hunters wax lyrical about their members’ adherence to spring hunting regulations, they are not convincing anyone but themselves.
Fished out…
The body of evidence on the destructive influence of modern global fishing practices makes it clear that there is a desperate need for strong political action to address the causes.
Whose fish is it anyway?
The French novelist Balzac once wrote, “Behind every great fortune lies a great crime”. When you consider the meagre beginnings of the tuna businessmen that have now made millions trading a natural resource that does not belong to them, the line makes a great deal of sense. Only, it isn’t a crime because those who [...]
It's the economy, stupid!
With an Environment Director at the Malta Environment and Planning Authority (MEPA) like Martin Seychell, the country’s economy is in good hands. The problem is, who’s taking care of the environment? Mr Seychell’s interview in The Times offers a good insight into why environmental degradation in Malta meets very little resistance. He defended the permit [...]
