22 May 2017
Two articles reflecting the growing ambition of the wind sector and the increasing development of offshore wind technologies which are bringing costs down. 1. North Sea artificial island for Offshore Wind hub The harnessing of energy has never been without projects of monolithic scale. From the Hoover Dam to the Three Gorges—the world’s largest power […]
22 May 2017
Bob Earll ‘Good news and bad. The bad news is that the flame shell bed had to been badly damaged before Scottish Government acted. The good news is that once notified their response has been quicker than anything known in the history of MPAs in UK providing a valuable precedent.’ Scottish Government has announced today […]
22 May 2017
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, together with The Prince of Wales’s International Sustainability Unit, have today announced the launch of the $2 million New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize. The Prize which is funded by Wendy Schmidt as Lead Philanthropic Partner of the New Plastics Economy Initiative, calls for innovators, designers, scientist and entrepreneurs to help create packaging that […]
22 May 2017
Bob Earll The spread of the non-native lionfish in the Caribbean has caused much concern and various measures including a revival of spearfishing for them has been problematic. This project, which is looking for crowd funding, shows just how far autonomous vehicle technology has come. Watch the video. It begs the question about whether there […]
17 May 2017
Less Macquarie and more like Welsh Water? The Conservative manifesto has just been published. The Labour Party Manifesto has been published and sets out plans to renationalise the water companies. The Labour Party announced plans to re-nationalise the UK water industry if elected to power after the general election on 8 June. Its manifesto, published 16 […]
17 May 2017
1. UN World Water Development Report: Wastewater: The Untapped Resource UNESCO Wastewater: The Untapped resource Most human activities that use water produce wastewater. As the overall demand for water grows, the quantity of wastewater produced and its overall pollution load are continuously increasing worldwide. Over 80% of the world’s wastewater – and over 95% in some least developed countries […]
17 May 2017
OK the BSI guidance comes with a price tag – but it’s a small price to pay to do the right thing … BSI launches new international standard for sustainable procurement in supply chains BSI, the business standards company, has launched ISO 20400:2017 Sustainable procurement – Guidance. Designed to assist organisations to meet their sustainability responsibilities, ISO […]
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