Pollution
Environment
Greece to Offer Incentives for Zero Emission Vehicles
The Greek government will provide incentives for people, and companies, to replace their old cars with zero-emission ones starting next year, Deputy Finance Minister Apostolos Vesyropoulos said.
"Motorists will be motivated to buy clean and electric cars. We want to...
Environment
Leonardo DiCaprio Shares Video of Andros Island Plastics Cleanup
Leonardo DiCaprio was spotted on the Greek island of Paros last week, enjoying all the delights that the idyllic destination has to offer during his summer vacation. But the actor, long known for his environmental activism, took an opportunity...
Crime
European Commission Asks EU Court To Fine Greece For Water Pollution
The European Commission on Thursday asked the EU's highest court, the European Court of Justice, to fine Greece over water pollution due to agricultural activity.
Referring to a previous court ruling on the issue of nitrate pollution in Greek waters, the...
Environment
Greek Environment Ministry To Distribute Reusable Bags To Elderly
The Greek Environmental Ministry will distribute free reusable bags to elderly people in February in a pilot program beginning in four cities across the country.
Sokratis Famellos, the alternate Minister of Environment and Energy, announced the new initiative during a...
Environment
Plastics Pollution Choking Greek Mediterranean: Report
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By Heini-Sofia Alavuo
As Greeks try to cut the amount of plastic clogging up their seas and environment, a new report released on Friday -- World Oceans Day -- claims the Mediterranean has the highest levels of plastics pollution in the world.
The research...
Environment
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, the woman in the photo has apparently...
Environment
European Maritime Safety Agency Refutes Greek Minister's Claim about Availability of Cleanup Ships
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 spilled tons of fuel oil in the...
Environment
Greek Scientists Warn: Saronic Gulf Pollution will Remain in Food Chain for Years
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 will put an...
Environment
Greek Authorities to Replace Tanker Pumping Oil from Sunken Ship that Pollutes Saronic Gulf
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 Tuesday, Shipping Deputy Minister Nektarios Santorinios said...
Environment
Drone Footage Captures Environmental Devastation at Athenian Riviera (video)
Greek government is facing criticism for its delayed and ineffective response in the wake of the oil spill from a sunken tanker, which has spread to some of Athens’s most popular beaches.
Crews scrambled to clean up the oil that escaped...