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28 Nov 2014

‘Strength from the Depths’ – Eighth Annual Sustainable Development Report for the British Marine Aggregate Industry Published

‘Strength from the Depths’ – Eighth Annual Sustainable Development Report for the British Marine Aggregate Industry Published This report can be downloaded from the website of the British Marine Aggregate Producers Association at: http://www.bmapa.org/issues/sustainability.php Summary: The British Marine Aggregate Producers Association (BMAPA) has published its eighth annual Sustainable Development report covering the year 2013. This […]

24 Nov 2014

Miliband – sets out Labours views on Climate and Environmental Issues – Green Aliiance Speech

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Guardian “The political consensus on climate change has frayed,” said Labour party leader Ed Miliband on Thursday evening [20th November], who as energy and climate change secretary guided the Climate Change Act through parliament virtually unopposed. “When times got tough, some people headed for the hills.” It’s not a great leap to infer that Miliband […]

24 Nov 2014

UK Flood News – Top Current News

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Insurers Tell Govt £500M Extra Needed For Flood Defences UK flood defences need an extra £500m investment to ensure adequate protection for UK homes and businesses, leading insurance companies have warned in a letter to Chancellor George Osborne. Without the additional millions in funding the companies are concerned they may face losses even higher than the estimated £450m bill faced after […]

24 Nov 2014

Marine Protected Area Update – Marine Charter – MMO Management & the world’s largest MPA

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Marine Charter launched at the House of Commons on Nov 19th; over 130+ MPs have signed the charter and all the main parties agreed to include commitments to further tranches of MCZ’s in their manifestos. http://www.wcl.org.uk/marinecharter.asp MMO & MPAs – Managing the MPA network – Management Table MMO ‘The MMO has published a table which […]

24 Nov 2014

UK offshore wind in the 2020s – Green Alliance Report

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This latest Green Alliance report looks beyond the current market difficulties and assesses the conditions necessary for successful cost reduction and growth over the next decade. The report entitled ‘UK Offshore wind in the 2020s’, argues that there are some important choices to be made in the next two years which will have a profound […]

24 Nov 2014

Welsh Coastal Storms, December 2013 and January 2014 – an assessment of environmental change

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Natural Resources Wales has completed its environmental audit on the impact of last winter’s storms on wildlife and coastal conservation sites. The effects of the winter storms are still being witnessed, with large boulder fields uncovered by the storms being inundated with algae, as shown in this photo taken as part of the MarClim survey. […]

24 Nov 2014

John Tuckett confirmed as new Chief Executive Officer for the MMO

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The appointment was made following a fair and open recruitment exercise which attracted a strong field of high quality applicants. Prior to joining the MMO, John served 17 years in the Royal Navy and also gained a wealth of experience as a Senior Civil Servant in departments and organisations including the Cabinet Office, the Home […]

18 Nov 2014

Water Technologies Innovation from The Global Cleantech 100 – Top 13

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By Kevin Westerling@KevinOnWater Water Online ‘They say necessity is the mother of invention. Perhaps that’s why water and wastewater innovation is thriving — the needs have overwhelmed the status quo. Growing populations demand increasing levels of water supply and treatment, but infrastructure funding and renewal often lags behind, creating a funding gap in the hundreds […]

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