Gas shortage in Solomons<\/p>\n
HONIARA, Solomon Islands – People continue to line up at service stations in Honiara, as the two major fuel suppliers in the capital face a dwindling supply of gasoline.<\/p>\n
Shell and Mobil announced that supplies will return to normal when the next fuel tanker arrives next week.<\/p>\n
Diesel and kerosene remain easily available.<\/p>\n
Last nerve gas being destroyed at Johnston Atoll<\/p>\n
HONOLULU, Hawaii – The U.S. Army is now incinerating 13,000 VX-nerve gas land mines, the last group of chemical weapons on Johnston Atoll.<\/p>\n
Their destruction is scheduled to be completed by the end of November, said Gary McLoesky, the director of the facility.<\/p>\n
It will then take two more years to dismantle the existing incinerators and buildings and thoroughly decontaminate the island, he said, before Johnston reverts to fulltime wildlife preserve status.<\/p>\n
Effort to save Suwarrow Atoll<\/p>\n
RAROTONGA, Cook Islands – Environmentalists have launched a campaign to save Suwarrow, one of the South Pacific’s last pristine atolls, following release of an Australian company’s plans to develop it.<\/p>\n
Suwarrow is and important breeding ground for birds, green turtles and coconut crabs.<\/p>\n
A “Save Our Suwarrow Campaign” recommends making Suwarrow a national park.<\/p>\n
The government has confirmed that it received a formal application to permit black pearl farming and tuna fishing projects on the atoll. (Pacific Islands Report)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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