1116-39042 - Agriculture - Rice stubble being burned after the crop has been harvested, a controversial practice. Growers burn fields to remove heavy crop residue so they can re-enter fields early the next spring to plant soybeans, and to control some rice diseases. E
857-92876 - A restaurant sells shark fin soup in Bangkok, Thailand, on April 25, 2015. Despite efforts by the Thai government to reduce consumption of the controversial delicacy, shark fin is still a common site at restaurants and markets in the Chinatown district.
832-378278 - Natural gas is flared off as oil is pumped in the Bakken shale formation; the gas is burned because no pipelines have been built to transport it to market, Watford City, North Dakota, United States, North America
832-378281 - Natural gas is flared off as oil is pumped in the Bakken shale formation; the gas is burned because no pipelines have been built to transport it to market, Watford City, North Dakota, United States, North America
832-374660 - Construction of the southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists have opposed the pipeline because it will transport dirty tar sands oil from Alberta, contributing to global warming and raising the risk of pollution from pipeline leaks,
832-303125 - Rainbow over controversial whaling monument surrounded by a fountain created by Norwegian sculptor Knut Steen, Sandefjord, Vestfold, Norway, Scandinavia
832-154492 - Anti-Atom-Trek 2010 from Gorleben to Kruemmel, demonstration trek against nuclear power, driving through Bienenbuettel, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe
832-136088 - The Creation Museum, which presents the fundamentalist Christian view, based on the book of Genesis, that God created the earth 6, 000 years ago, denying evolution, Petersburg, Kentucky, USA
832-78969 - A group of posters on the controversial "security fence", a wall built by the Israelis to separate themselves from the Palestinians, Bethlehem, West Bank, Western Asia
832-78967 - A group of posters on the controversial "security fence", a wall built by the Israelis to separate themselves from the Palestinians, Bethlehem, West Bank, Western Asia
832-47996 - Pipes for pipeline construction alongside a highway in southwestern Pennsylvania where hydraulic fracturing is commonly used to increase gas recovery; fracking is controversial because of environmental problems, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
911-5817 - A controversial pipeline has been constructed to take water from Lake Eildon to Melbourne to help Melbourne's water supply during the drought, Victoria, Australia, Pacific
911-6945 - Avalanche protection for the high voltage power cables as they exit the underground Fljotsdalur hydro power station part of Karahnjukar a massive new controversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, Polar Regions
911-6916 - The turbine hall in the Fljotsdalur hydro power station, part of Karahnjukar, a massive new controversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, Polar Regions
911-6915 - The turbine hall in the Fljotsdalur hydro power station, part of Karahnjukar, a massive new controversial hydro electricity project in North East Iceland, Polar Regions
911-5816 - A controversial pipeline has been constructed to take water from Lake Eildon to Melbourne to help Melbourne's water supply during the drought, Victoria, Australia, Pacific