This is a list of notable events relating to the environment in 2010. They relate to environmental law, conservation, environmentalism and environmental issues.
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Word 2010: Environment
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Before you get started on your first document, you might want to take a moment to familiarize yourself with the Word environment - and make sure it's set up in a way that works for you. Luckily everything you need can be found on or near the Ribbon which is the collection of tools and features at the top of the screen. The Ribbon is divided into a series of tabs to help you find the commands you need quickly and easily. Similar commands are kept together in groups. For example, here on the Home tab - in the Font group - we have the commands for working with text, including things like color and size. In my current view, the Ribbon is maximized, but if you don't see the Ribbon, it's likely minimized. You can minimize or maximize the Ribbon by clicking the small arrow in the upper right corner. We can also customize the Word environment to include the tools and features we want. Look closely at the upper left corner, for example, and you'll find the Quick Access Toolbar. The Quick Access Toolbar can be used to make certain tools more convenient. By default, it only displays Save, Undo, and Redo. I personally use more than these three commands on a regular basis, so I'm going to add a few new ones. Just click the tiny arrow next to the toolbar, and a list of commands appears. I want to add the Quick Print and the Spelling and Grammar commands. Another feature we can customize is the Ribbon itself, specifically the tabs. Just right click the Ribbon and select Customize the Ribbon. Not only can you customize any of the main tabs, seen here on the right - you can also create your own tabs. Click New Tab, and a new custom tab will appear on the list. This also creates a new custom group, which is the part of the tab that will house and organize your commands. You can add commands to any of the main tabs too - like the Home tab - as long as you create a custom group in that tab. Now, make sure your new group is selected, then look to the list on the left for the commands you'd like to add. I want my custom tab to have a group devoted to bullets and numbering, so I'm going to choose the Bullets command, and then click Add. Alternatively, you can drag and drop commands directly from the list, into your group. Now I'd like to give my tab a name, something personalized that'll help me find it on the Ribbon. Just select the tab, click Rename, and enter it here. I'm going name mine "My Custom Tab." Next, do the same for your group. "Bullets and Numbering" would be a good name for this one. You can even choose a symbol to represent your group. The symbol will be used when the Ribbon is resized. When you're done, click OK. There's one more thing I'd like to change. I like to use the Ruler because it really helps me with my formatting. If the ruler isn't on when you start your document, click the View Ruler icon on the right side of your screen, above your scrollbar, and the ruler will appear. Finally, if you're familiar with Word 2007, you may have noticed that the Office button is missing. It's actually been replaced by the File tab. The File tab takes you to the new Backstage View, where you can explore all the options related to your current document, including things like New, Print, and Save and Send. It's everything you would have found in the old Office or File menu, except now you have a nice full-page view. For example, I like the convenience of being able to see all my options on one page - like the fact that I can save my document to the web or email it as a PDF, just depending on what I need. That covers the basics of the Word environment. Now that we know how to use and customize the different features - including the Ribbon, the Quick Access Toolbar, and the Backstage View - we're ready to get to work.
Events
- The International Year of Biodiversity was a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its value for life on Earth, taking place around the world in 2010. Coinciding with the date of the 2010 Biodiversity Target, the year was declared by the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2006.
- The 2010 Biodiversity Target was not achieved.
- The Indian Ocean Garbage Patch is discovered.
January
- The 2010 Port Arthur oil spill was the result of a collision between two vessels in the Sabine-Neches Waterway at Port Arthur, Texas in the United States.
March
- The Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks, an international instrument for the conservation of migratory species of sharks, comes into effect.
April
- The 2010 Great Barrier Reef oil spill occurred when the Chinese bulk coal carrier, MV Shen Neng 1 ran aground east of Rockhampton in Central Queensland, Australia.
- The Energy Act 2010 was passed in the United Kingdom pertaining to the regulation of energy usage and markets, with amendments to similar pieces of previous legislation.
- The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico flowed unabated for three months. It is the largest accidental marine oil spill in the history of the petroleum industry.
- The World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth was a global gathering of civil society and governments hosted by the government of Bolivia in Tiquipaya, just outside the city of Cochabamba from April 19–22, 2010.
June
- The Jebel al-Zayt oil spill was an oil spill in the Red Sea, considered to be the largest offshore spill in Egyptian history.
- The Red Butte Creek oil spill occurred and was caused by a rupture in a medium crude oil pipeline that runs to the Chevron Corporation oil refinery in Salt Lake City Utah in the United States.
July
- The Kalamazoo River oil spill, caused by a rupture in Enbridge Energy pipeline line 6B in Calhoun County, Michigan in the United States, leaked 877,000 US gallons (3,320 m3) of oil sands crude into Talmadge Creek that flows into the Kalamazoo River.
- The Xingang Port oil spill occurred and was caused by a rupture and subsequent explosion of two crude oil pipelines that run to an oil storage depot of the China National Petroleum Corporation in Xingang Harbour, Dalian, Liaoning, China.
- The Protocol on Strategic Environmental Assessment comes into force. It supplements the UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context.
August
- The 2010 Mumbai oil spill occurred after the Panama-flagged MV MSC Chitra and MV Khalijia 3 collided off the coast of India near Mumbai.
October
- The Ajka alumina sludge spill was an industrial accident at a caustic waste reservoir chain of the Ajkai Timföldgyár alumina plant in Ajka, Veszprém County, in western Hungary.
November
- The Tarawa Climate Change Conference was held in the Republic of Kiribati from 9 to 10 November 2010. The purpose of the conference was to support the initiative of the President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, to hold a consultative forum between vulnerable states and their partners with a view of creating an enabling environment for multi-party negotiations under the auspices of the UNFCCC.
- The 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference was held in Cancún, Mexico, from 29 November to 10 December 2010.
December
- The 2010 Puebla oil pipeline explosion was a large oil pipeline explosion that occurred in the city of San Martín Texmelucan de Labastida, Puebla, Mexico.
- The Yellow River oil spill was an oil spill in the Yellow River in Shaanxi, China which took place due to the rupturing of a segment of Lanzhou-Zhengzhou oil pipeline
- Deforestation may have played a role in the landslide in the district of Bududa in eastern Uganda.