01 May 2015
Guardian, George Monbiot: ‘Wrapped up in this story is everything that’s wrong with the way our economy works. Corporations ream the land with giant holes, extract a stack of money, then clear out, leaving other people with the costs. There’s a briefer description: legalised theft. This is an account, scarcely mentioned in the national media, […]
28 Apr 2015
This was supposed to be ‘the Green Government ever’ – ‘Vote Blue, Go Green’ – as Cameron said, well it hasn’t turned out that way. Will anyone ever use that phrase again? The last five years has been truly remarkable for all the wrong reasons in relation to the ‘green agenda’. The Conservatives in particular […]
28 Apr 2015
Lib Dems – Five Green Laws These seem really rather sensible suggestions – To read more go to: http://www.edie.net/news/6/Lib-Dem-manifesto-Fighting-climate-change-with-five-green-laws/28073/ 1) A Zero Carbon Britain Act Key measures include upgrading the Climate Change Act with a legally-binding target for Britain to be carbon-neutral by 2050. 2) Resource Efficiency and Zero Waste Britain Act – The circular […]
28 Apr 2015
Greenpeace 24 April, 2015: ‘A full judicial review into the government’s decision to continue to give nearly the entire UK fishing quota to domestic industrial and foreign corporations, at the expense of local, low impact fishermen, has been given the green light by the High Court. Justice Andrews granted permission to Greenpeace to argue that […]
28 Apr 2015
Birdlife International: ‘ After years of negotiation, the Dogger Bank, a unique and massive complex of Natura 2000 sites belonging to the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands will finally get its needed fisheries management plan.’ Beam trawls and other bottom gear will be excluded from about a third of the Dogger Bank. This is a […]
28 Apr 2015
Communication and engagement in local flood risk management (C751) and its companion guide (C752) brings together vast experience and ideas that have been tried and tested. It can be used at several stages of managing flood risk, from building engagement and awareness, and the preparation of a local flood risk management strategy or surface water […]
27 Apr 2015
Now Available Catchment and River Basin Management: Integrating Science and Government Edited by Laurence Smith, Keith Porter, Kevin Hiscock, Mary Jane Porter and David Benson The central focus of this new book is a critical comparative analysis of the key drivers for water resource management and the provision of clean water – governance systems and […]
21 Apr 2015
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