Freshwater Habitats Trust ‘Clean Water for Wildlife is a community survey run by the Freshwater Habitats Trust which aims to find wildlife rich, clean water habitats in England and Wales. Take part to find out whether the ponds, streams and rivers in your neighbourhood are really good enough for wildlife. Freshwater wildlife needs clean unpolluted […]
Tip: Take your pick of the 3 cameras … their inputs and activity levels vary but the marine life is astonishing. You get a real sense from the discussions about the images about just what we know and don’t know about the species they come across. http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/media/exstream/exstream.html From April 20 to July 10, 2016, NOAA […]
The Environmental Audit Committee questions academics on the environmental impact of microplastics (on May 9th watch the video). Watch Parliament TV: Environmental impact of microplastics Inquiry: Environmental impact of microplastics Scope of the inquiry The Environmental Audit Committee calls for evidence on the environmental impact of microplastics. Key issues include: the scale, sources and consequences […]
Water Briefing ‘The Government has announced that the Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons will be led by industry expert Charles Hendy, Minister of State for Energy from May 2010 until September 2012, supported by a team of seconded civil servants. Since leaving ministerial office Charles Hendy has undertaken a wide range of roles, including as […]
The air quality issue is a barometer of how this Government views the environment and of course we know that isn’t very highly. The trouble is, and as they are finding, when things that go wrong cost lots more to put right. The EFRA committee report on air quality will be like water off a […]
Climate change is doing more than warming the world’s oceans. It’s also making it harder for marine life to breathe. Curtis Deutsch, from the University of Washington’s School of Oceanography, studies how increasing global temperatures are altering the levels of dissolved oxygen in the world’s oceans. Scientists have been warning that decreasing amounts of available […]
Involving and communicating with the public – some wider lessons: Involve: Sophie Blake: There have been two cautionary tales in the news recently for anyone thinking about opening a key decision up to the public. One that speaks of the perils of too much control over a process, and one of too little. Click here […]
Frank Thomsen DHI frth@dhigroup.com ‘The European Commission has just published the final report of the MaRVEN study on the environmental effects of noise, vibrations and electromagnetic emissions from MREDs (Marine Renewable Energy, Vibration, Electromagnetic fields and Noise). MaRVEN provides an in-depth analysis of studies on the environmental effects of noise, vibrations and electromagnetic emissions during […]