Portal:Environment/Current events/Archive/2007


 * December 13: North Sea oil spill is Norway's second worst oil spill.


 * December 8: Massive oil spill reported off coast of South Korea. Nearly 100 km of shoreline are at risk of being destroyed.


 * November 29: Climate conference in Bali begins on December 3 to reach formal decisions regarding the Kyoto Protocol.


 * October 12: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded Nobel Peace prize 2007


 * October 5: Survey: Finland is the world's greenest country


 * September 16: Arctic ice levels at record low opening Northwest Passage


 * August 2: The first ever United Nations plenary session on climate change is extended into a third day due to the large number of 'worried nations' wanting to describe their climate-related problems.


 * July 22: Macedonia declares state of emergency due to heat wave


 * July 17: Man becomes first to swim at North Pole demonstrated the effects that global warming is playing on the Earth.


 * July 4: New 'clean water' funding for Djibouti's drought-stricken rural areas


 * June 19: Caterpillars force temporary closure of Wisconsin state park


 * June 17: EU awards partial victory to Finland over wolf hunting case


 * June 13: European Union to fund scheme to reduce aircraft emissions and noise pollution


 * June 7: Post-Kyoto agreement is subject of G8 debate


 * June 5: Wikinews Shorts