15 Jan 2016
What’s so special about this? Believe it or not, this is the world’s oldest animal Ocean quahogs (Artica islandica) are found in the North Atlantic. The oldest recorded specimen was 507 years old. Their rings can also tell us a lot about climate change. The proposed South […]
13 Jan 2016
The Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, appears before the Liaison Committee. The meeting focuses on (1) Syria and (2) Climate Change and Flooding. Watch Parliament TV: Evidence from the Prime Minister Read the transcript: Evidence from the Prime Minister ( PDF 329 KB) Liaison Committee Rt Hon Andrew Tyrie MP, Chairman of the Liaison […]
13 Jan 2016
Environment Agency: These documents will help you understand what you need to do when developing a hydropower scheme to generate electricity on a river or stream. Hydropower schemes harness the energy from flowing water to generate electricity, using a turbine or other device. Developing a hydropower scheme involves obtaining permissions from several organisations. Hydropower schemes […]
13 Jan 2016
Two sets of reports on droughts 1. Understanding the performance of water supply systems during mild to extreme droughts EA ‘This project assessed the performance of different types of public water supply systems in England and Wales in a range of droughts, including those that are more severe than the worst droughts in the historical […]
13 Jan 2016
Peter Coombs ‘I recently attended a CIWEM conference on ‘Flood Resilient Communities: Evaluating the Defra Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder’. Defra’s Flood Resilience Community Pathfinder initiative ran between April 2013 and March 2015, the programme sought to develop innovative local solutions by enabling and stimulating flood risk communities to work with key partners, including local authorities, […]
12 Jan 2016
The Governments own appointee resigns; not good. He was in the firing line from EFRA Committee MPs last week – see video below. Defra 11th Jan: The Chairman of the Environment Agency Sir Philip Dilley has today resigned from his position. Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss said: Today I have accepted Sir Philip Dilley’s resignation and […]
12 Jan 2016
WestBriton ‘ The High Court has ruled in favour of campaigners opposed to the reopening of Dean Quarry near St Keverne. The judge who oversaw a judicial review last month has announced today that planning permission granted by Cornwall Council was unlawful. It means the permission will be quashed. The action group Campaign Against Dean […]
12 Jan 2016
Articles in this collection include: Government announce a national litter strategy OSPAR Partnership on eliminating micro-plastics in the marine environment EU Circular economy Scotland to Research Further Into Deposit Return Schemes Seabin – device for collecting marine litter from enclosed areas 1. Government announce a national litter strategy Eventually … Government responds The measures were […]
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