New legal study: “The Kingdom in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights in the case of the ‘Isla’ oil refinery on Curaçao”
WILLEMSTAD - Various studies have already been published when it comes to the Isla refinery and the violation of human rights because of the polluting emissions and the associated improper management. A new study More...
Close the refinery, it’s enough!
Curaçao has approximately 52,000 employees. Approximately 2,000 of them find employment as long as the refinery is maintained. There are also 30,000 unemployed. 20,000 families live / work under the smoke of the More...
Journal of Environmental Protection: Isla, Mortality and SO2
WILLEMSTAD - A few days ago, Pulster et al. published their article “Exposure Assessment of Ambient Sulfur Dioxide Downwind of an Oil Refinery in Curaçao” in the Journal of Environmental Protection. Considering More...
“White cat cracker powder not harmful”
WILLEMSTAD - The white cat cracker powder that covered cars, houses, etc. last week in the areas close to the oil refinery Isla is not harmful. This is according to the environmental inspector, Clifford de Lannoy. He More...
Possible complaint against oil refinery at European Court
THE HAGUE - Students from the University in Groningen, the Netherlands are preparing to file a complaint against the oil refinery in Curaçao, the Isla, about pollution. This complaint will be submitted to the European More...
Once again white cat cracker powder in Wishi and Marchena
WILLEMSTAD - The neighborhoods Wishi and Marchena were covered with a white granular powder yesterday morning. The Isla refinery admits that the powder comes from the refinery. “The powder comes from the cat cracker,” More...
Explosion and fire erupt at oil refinery’s cat cracker
WILLEMSTAD - Last night, just before midnight, an explosion occurred at cat cracker on the oil refinery premises; this blast, felt up to several kilometers, was followed by a trail of fire coming down. Luckily no More...
SMOC wants to consult again about oil refinery fuel
WILLEMSTAD - The environmental organization SMOC wants to again consult with the government about the oil refinery Isla. The organization has asked the Prime Minister of Curaçao, Eugene Rhuggenaath for an appointment. During More...
Guangdong Zhenrong wants to stop pollution
WILLEMSTAD - The Chinese State Company Guangdong Zhenrong Energy (GZE) wants to stop air pollution on the island. “We see and smell the pollution,” said the representative of the company Bingyan Chen during More...
IEA: huge CO2 emissions per capita on Curaçao
WILLEMSTAD - Due to the burning of fossil fuels, CO2 is released to the atmosphere. This is accompanied with ocean acidification and an increasing sea level. In the end, small island development states (SIDS) More...
