Four articles wrapping up the last Parliament – Bruce Horton Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Committee House of Commons The environment and climate change have had a low profile in the run-up to the general election. However, BEIS Secretary of State Greg Clarke has told MPs that leaving the EU’s internal energy market would be […]
Dr Phillippa Pearson named ‘Environmental Professional of the Year’. The award celebrates outstanding achievement in protecting, preserving or enhancing the environment and recognises her “passion and commitment” to the environmental sector. The woman behind Welsh Water’s award winning WaterSource approach that looks after drinking water catchments, Dr Phillippa Pearson, was awarded the Society for the […]
UK killer whale died with extreme levels of toxic pollutants Guardian: ‘Adult whale Lulu was one of UK’s last resident pod and had never produced a calf, probably because pollutants in her blubber had caused infertility. ‘One of the highest concentrations of toxic pollutants ever recorded in a marine mammal has been revealed in a […]
Scotland: Building a commercial seaweed industry. First policy guidelines for sustainable seaweed cultivation. The first set of policy guidelines for the commercial cultivation of seaweed in Scotland have been published. The Seaweed Cultivation Policy Statement also sets out the framework concerning the environmental impacts of seaweed farms, including the requirements to: consider and mitigate adverse […]
On behalf of Historic England I would like to invite you to participate in a consultation to inform you, and obtain your views on, an ongoing project to increase the understanding of how the management of Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) could affect historic environment activities, or projects carried out within MCZs. The project also seeks […]
Seals are being temporarily deafened by underwater noise in the UK’s busy shipping lanes Researchers compared the experience of the seals to that of people living amid the din of inner cities. Dr Esther Jones, an ecologist from the University of St Andrews, said: “Like humans living in busy, noisy cities, some seals live in […]
This is also important because of the links between microplastics and other organic pollutants that can then start their route into the food chain. Microplastics have been documented in marine environments worldwide, where they pose a potential risk to biota. Environmental interactions between microplastics and lower trophic organisms are poorly understood. Coastal shelf seas are […]
If, as seems likely, the Conservatives win the General Election what is written in the manifesto will be of some significance. In 2015 pledges such as the 25-year plans appeared in the last Conservative manifesto. I’d be very interested to hear from you if get the chance to review the 2017 manifesto to see what […]