05 Jun 2015

WATER GETS A NEW VOICE The Water Sector has a new voice! – Future Water Association. This new identity for the former SBWWi (Society of British Water & Wastewater Industries) was launched at the ground breaking Water Innovation Forum 2015 in Belfast, supported by Northern Ireland Water and paves the way for reinvigoration of the […]

01 Jun 2015

Cloud Sustainability highlights the Energy Bill to secure sources of gas, and previous announcement on onshore wind but no new support for energy conservation http://www.cloudsustainability.com/queens-speech-environmental-issues-under-the-spotlight   CIWM  Highlighted the lack of any support for the circular economy and an Enterprise Bill which promises to cut £10bn of red tape http://www.mrw.co.uk/news/queens-speech-criticised-over-environmental-issues/8683694.article   Edie net highlighted the […]

01 Jun 2015

Environment Agency   In 2014 , the English coast was the cleanest since records began, with 99.5% of swimming spots passing water quality tests compared to just 65% in 1988. However, England’s beaches will be under the microscope this summer as much tougher new EU standards come into force. The new European standards will be twice […]

01 Jun 2015

The European Technology Platform for Water: After months of work, WssTP WG Shale Gas is proud to publish its three new reports. The reports are mainly summarizing the Working Group’s work on the following three different topics: State of the art: best practices for Flowback water, Produced Water and Wastewater treatment-Identification of the missing technologies […]

01 Jun 2015

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program, in partnership with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, has published the report “Impact of “Ghost Fishing” via Derelict Fishing Gear”. This report is a summary of the current scientific knowledge of ghost fishing, the derelict fishing gear that contribute to it, the species mortalities, […]

29 May 2015

Calling all marine biologists … The Marine Biological Association (MBA) provides a clear, independent voice on behalf of the marine biological community.  If you are not already a member of the MBA then you may not be aware of our new membership categories and career-enhancing benefits on offer: Professional marine biologist (Mem.MBA) and MBA Fellow […]