18 Nov 2014
Defra & MMO ‘The MMO is exploring a range of solutions for the fishing industry after the recent closures of key fisheries as a last resort measure. Options include establishing a Have Your Say panel to get industry views on future fisheries management. This work is building on the quota surgeries already put in place, […]
18 Nov 2014
By Sara Jerome@sarmje USA Water Online: ‘As new technologies promise to treat fracking wastewater to a point where it can be reused, there’s a new question: Is it clean enough to drink? Probably not, researchers say. Returning fracking wastewater to the environment “is just as risky as dumping any municipal treated wastewater back into rivers. […]
18 Nov 2014
Solent Forum: ‘Some 340 European scientists, policy-makers and other experts, including representatives from the National Oceanography Centre, have agreed a common vision of priorities for marine research and action until 2020. They published the Rome Declaration at the EurOCEAN 2014 conference in Italy – an important document which presents a shared goal of how marine […]
18 Nov 2014
‘The New Climate Economy’ report by The Global Commission on the Economy & Climate is a major assessment, commissioned by governments and written by world-leading experts. It considers how best to achieve prosperity and development at the same time as reducing carbon emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change. The report concludes that, […]
11 Nov 2014
Owen Paterson’s views were doing no favors to the Government’s claim to be, ‘the Greenest Government ever’ and his outpourings since have only highlighted the Government’s view on many environmental issues (see Environmental Audit Report below). His replacement, Liz Truss, whilst still firmly in the promoting farming and fishing business camp, is presenting a more […]
11 Nov 2014
This NAO report looks like provoking a wide range of comment – two responses in addition to the report link below. NAO “Against a background of tight resources, the Agency has improved how it prioritizes its spending, including on the maintenance of flood defences. On this measure the Agency is achieving value for money. However, […]
11 Nov 2014
In a recent paper by Villy Christensen and colleagues the work confirming the decline in larger species of fish around the world is confirmed. Once believed immutable due to their massive size and volume, today’s oceans are no longer the same oceans of our grandparents. In just a few generations, human activity has radically transformed […]
11 Nov 2014
Environment Agency: ‘Bathing water in the UK is protected by EU Directive 76/160/EEC, which will be replaced by Directive 2006/7/EC in 2015. We are currently in a transitional stage between the two Directives. The new Directive sets tighter standards for bathing water quality. Each year the Environment Agency assesses what the classifications would have been, […]
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