WWF Says Energy Drilling in Greece Threatens Tourism, Jobs
(WorldNews Greece)

ATHENS – With tourism the biggest revenue engine for Greece, the conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said that bonanza could be undercut if oil and gas drilling is allowed off the Ionian island of Zakynthos, home to the world famous Navagio Beach, where there´s a shipwreck on shore. Greece has reportedly allocated 17,000 square kilometers of the popular tourist island to oil companies prompting concerns from activists over the potential impact of drilling for oil and gas, said Kathimerini. `About a third of the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) of the Ionian...