16 May 2017
Corbyn’s green vision wins: leaked manifesto promises huge environmental gains The Ecologist Blog A huge raft of environmental reforms is promised in the Labour Party’s draft manifesto, writes Oliver Tickell. Among the highlights: a ban on fracking; a clean energy policy based on renewables and efficiency; no commitment to new nuclear power; to meet our […]
16 May 2017
A flurry of electioneering claims and counter claims surround the notable quote from Environment Secretary Andrea Leadsom in a letter to the SFF. She said “no decision has yet been made” on the extent to which the CFP would be incorporated into British law. But she pledged to “disapply the key elements” which are “most […]
16 May 2017
Shaping a prosperous future for nautical tourism in Europe The Commission published a Staff Working Document on Nautical Tourism. Nautical tourism includes activities in coastal and offshore marine waters, e.g. boating, yachting, boat-based angling and wildlife watching, kayaking as well as other harbour and marina-based activities. This sector can provide economic opportunities for coastal communities, […]
16 May 2017
Guardian: ‘Festooned with cranes, oil pipelines and manned by a crew of several hundred, the Pioneering Spirit sits in the port of Rotterdam like a giant marine version of a forklift truck. Next month this vessel, one of the world’s largest ships, will arrive in the North Sea and attempt to remove the 24,500-tonne top […]
16 May 2017
Critics say plan for drifting ocean trash collectors is ‘unmoored’ Science By Erik Stokstad May 11, 2017, 2:45 PM ‘It is undeniably an ambitious vision. Boyan Slat, a charismatic 22-year-old drop-out inventor, plans to clean up plastic trash circulating in the North Pacific Gyre by launching a fleet of floating trash collectors. Ocean currents would propel floating […]
16 May 2017
PML ‘If you haven’t already done so, by the end of May, please take time to complete a questionnaire for a survey that is being conducted by researchers at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) to assess the evidence on the economic benefits of marine protected areas and other spatial protection measures? The survey can be accessed […]
16 May 2017
Come on down to the beach for a clean-up! This summer, we’re taking part in a project to get more over 50s onto the beach to help clean up our coastline. With beach litter increasing and impacting our wildlife, we really need your help. Litter blows onto our beaches from inland, arrives via rivers and […]
10 May 2017
David Black is the Senior Director at Ofwat. This presentation, ‘Water 2020: Wholesale markets and PR19’, was given at the Water Industry Asset Management Conference, 10 May 2017. Over the next 18 months, water companies in England and Wales will be drawing up their business plans for 2020 to 2025, as part of the ‘Periodic […]
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