NASSAU, The Bahamas - Prince Albert of Monaco expressed his concerns and support for The Bahamas' plight to mitigate the effects of climate change and ocean pollution within our natural environment.
Earl Deveaux, the Minister of the Environment, discussed how conservation habits should be applied combined with alternative energies to lessen The Bahamas' dependency on oil.
On April 28th, 2011, Count Niccolo Cissotti di Chivsano, the Honorary Consul of The Bahamas in Monaco paid a courtesy call on Minister Deveaux.  He personally delivered a letter from the Principality of Monaco, which addressed the Crown Prince advocating for protecting The Bahamas from the burgeoning environmental changes that threaten to swallow Bahamian islands as global temperatures rise.
Minister Deveaux spoke about how the rising price of oil is a global issue in energy sectors throughout Europe as well as The Bahamas.  As oil-producing countries draw their natural resource for as little as $2 to $3 a barrel, they divest and export the energy product to client countries for a minimum of $80 a barrel.  The profit they make subsidises the oil producing country's absorbent administrative overhead expenses.
Dr. Deveaux also expressed his concern about how the by-product of petroleum creates air-born polluting agents that are one of the stimulants of global climate change.  Research shows that ocean pollution results from unregulated accounts of industrial and commercial marine transportation vessels dumping waste in deep ocean areas.
Photo: Minister Deveaux and Count Niccolo Caissotti di Chiusano. (BIS Photo / Letisha Henderson).
 
 
 

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