Is this the future? Dutch plan vast windfarm island in North Sea The Guardian: Advanced plans by Dutch power grid aims to build power hub possibly at Dogger Bank whose scale would dwarf current offshore sites. Britain’s homes could be lit and powered by windfarms surrounding an artificial island deep out in the North Sea, […]
This is a really good news story and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) is helping a very wide diversity of projects; for more details of how to apply click here. NEF The New Economics Foundation – have been working with the fishing community of Eastbourne for the past two years: Now the fishermen […]
SNH ‘Divers have discovered the world’s largest known colony of flame shells in Loch Carron in the Highlands. The small bivalve molluscs with fiery orange tentacles spend most of their lives hidden away inside nests. Now ministers must consider making emergency measures to protect them permanent. In 2012, 100,000,000 of the molluscs were discovered in […]
As 2017 draws to a close, the prospects for the environment look brighter than they did at the start of the year, when the government’s Brexit plans were unclear, and the environmental dimensions even more so. Much remains uncertain and at risk, with the Withdrawal Bill still failing to safeguard all existing environmental protections. But […]
Defra Setting out how the government will reform the way we manage water abstraction, to protect the environment and improve access to water. These documents set out what the government is doing to reform the management of water abstraction. They summarise how we will work with abstractors to make these changes. The main document summarises all […]
Ofwat: ‘We have published our final methodology for the 2019 price review (PR19) for the water and wastewater monopoly service providers in England and Wales. The methodology sets out: our expectations and requirements for companies preparing their business plans to meet the needs of their customers from 2020 to 2025 and beyond; how these expectations form […]
Water UK: Wet wipes make up 93% of matter causing UK sewer blockages. City to Sea campaign says we must rethink bad habits and only flush ‘three Ps: pee, paper and poo’ as study finds blockages cost UK £100m a year. Baby wipes are causing hundreds of thousands of blockages in the UK sewer system […]
Rivers in England are contaminated with powerful insecticides, new testing has revealed, increasing concerns over the impact of the toxic chemicals on fish and birds. Neonicotinoids were banned from use on flowering crops in the European Union in 2013 due to the harm they cause to bees and other vital pollinators. Following even more evidence of harm, […]