27 Sep 2018
‘Clear Water Labour’s Vision for a Modern and Transparent Publicly-Owned Water System Our utilities have been sold off and run for private profit, not public good, meaning we’re paying rip-off prices for worse services. Water bills increased 40% in the 25 years after privatisation. Over the last ten years, the English water companies have paid […]
27 Sep 2018
Environment Agency ‘ Water is a precious resource that we can’t live without; from supplying drinking water and supporting fisheries, to providing an essential resource to business and agriculture, and a source of recreation. Water pollution and drought threaten these things. Therefore it is critical that our rivers, lakes, estuaries, coastal areas, wetlands and groundwater are managed […]
27 Sep 2018
National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement – September 2018 Environment Agency ‘The NDG convened on Thursday 20 September to assess the present situation and review the action being taken to reduce the risk of drought in 2019. Published 20 September The National Drought Group (NDG), chaired by Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan, brings […]
27 Sep 2018
The Understatement of Existential Climate Risk David Spratt & Ian Dunlop The opening chapters include – Risk understatement – Excessive caution – Thinking the Unthinkable – The Underestimation of Risk – The Existential risk to human civilization – Public sector duty of care on climate risk ….. you get the drift. Click here to download […]
27 Sep 2018
Many of you will be aware of the alarming rate of decline of much of the UK’s wildlife affecting terrestrial and freshwater environments in particular. The Walk for Wildlife and the Manifesto for Wildlife address these issues very directly by providing a wide range of ideas for action. The links below will take you to […]
25 Sep 2018
UK government makes ambitious call to treble internationally-agreed targets for ocean protection. UK calls for third of world’s oceans to be safeguarded by 2030 Current global targets for protected areas to treble under ambitious plans Marine protection top of agenda at UN General Assembly in New York Defra ‘Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today called […]
25 Sep 2018
Sixteen successful ‘fast track’ projects are receiving a share of £6 million Coastal Communities Fund money to help deliver sustainable growth and jobs. Sixteen successful ‘Fast Track’ projects are receiving a share of £6 million Coastal Communities Fund money to help deliver sustainable growth and jobs across the Great British Coast. As part of the […]
25 Sep 2018
Dispute over crab pots off the coast of Cornwall Defra Media Update: ‘The Daily Telegraph reports that ‘new tensions’ have arisen in the English Channel between British and French fishermen over crab pots off the Cornish coast. Cornish fishermen have accused French trawlers of sabotaging their pots, costing them hundreds of thousands of pounds. The Marine Management […]
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