The need to face up to climate change denial will remain a major challenge. The now famous ‘I brought the graph’ exchange between Brian Cox and Malcolm Roberts in Australia comes at a time when ‘Clexit’ is being well funded. Clexit is the aim of deniers not to ratify Paris. There is Rejection of experts […]
Chief Executive’s Blog – A place that is great for living in and sits responsibly within our world Terry Fuller CEO, CIWEM on a meeting with Defra ‘Last week I said that I would provide an update on some of our policy and engagement activities. As you will appreciate there is much to do in […]
This is another useful step, but the NFU have just launched ‘NFU launches biggest farming conversation for a generation, I wonder will the environmental groups be able to muster a similar scale of initiative? Phil Bremner, Containment News ‘Following on from my previous two Editor’s Comments, I am delighted in joining Surfers Against Sewage to […]
The scale of the problem of the problem caused by flushing ‘unflushables’ seems to be growing. MCS through their citizen science monitoring of beaches have highlighted the number of wet wipes that make it that far but the real problem lies with the blockages these and other items are creating. The question arises of whether […]
Two case studies with rather different headlines this week. The community ownership aspect of this is an interesting development. Community-owned 50kW Archimedes screw generates electricity from River Esk wwtonline: ‘A community-owned 50kW Archimedes screw hydroelectric turbine has been installed on the River Esk at Ruswarp, near Whitby, North Yorkshire to generate electricity for local residents.The River […]
Guardian River Dee’s pearl mussels get a helping hand – or gill They were hunted to near-extinction. Now a £3.5m project aims to let the Scottish molluscs flourish again. The sun shines on clear river water running through a valley in the Cairngorms, bringing the stones on the river bed into colourful focus. Here and […]
The Guardian The chancellor Philip Hammond has sought to reassure scientists over post the Referendum vote and to guarantee billions of pounds of UK government investment after Brexit for projects currently funded by the EU, including science grants and agricultural subsidies. The chancellor’s funding commitment is designed to give a boost to the economy in […]
Three articles RSPB sets out their vision for offshore renewables Appeals against RSPB decision in Scotland Dong pull out of Humber Energy Park RSPB calls for UK Government support for ‘deep water’ renewable energy Leading environmental organisation RSPB is calling for a renewed commitment by the UK Government to renewable energy the day after the UK […]