2013 in the environment

List of years in the environment (table)

This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 2013. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.

Events

  • The London Array, an off-shore wind farm in the Thames Estuary in the United Kingdom, becomes the largest of its type in the world.
  • The Ok Tedi mine, responsible for the Ok Tedi environmental disaster, is set to close.[1] [needs update]
January
March
  • The Mayflower oil spill occurred when an ExxonMobil pipeline carrying Canadian Wabasca heavy crude from the Athabasca oil sands ruptured in Mayflower, Arkansas in the United States. Approximately 12,000 barrels (1,900 m3) of oil mixed with water had been recovered by 31 March. The United States Environmental Protection Agency classified the leak as a major spill.
April
May
November

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mine Closure Planning". OK Tedi Mining Limited. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  2. ^ Palmer, Ednal R. (25 January 2013). "300 more dolphins slaughtered". Solomon Star News. Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ^ Markham, Derek (15 April 2013). "Goldman Environmental Prize winners 2013". treehugger.com. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Congratulations to the 2013 Goldman Prize Recipients". goldmanprize.org. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ "19th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC". International Institute for Sustainable Development. Retrieved 20 February 2013.

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