20 Jul 2015
EdieNet: ‘Plans to build the world’s longest electricity interconnector between the UK and Norway took a step forward yesterday, with £1.5bn of contracts awarded to three energy infrastructure companies. The subsea interconnector, expected to be 740km long, will allow the two countries to share surplus renewable energy. The project is a joint venture between National […]
20 Jul 2015
A number of fishermen on the Sussex coast are reporting catches of non-native lobsters (Canadian Homarus americanus) and crabs (Metacarcinus magister) in an area in the vicinity of Brighton on the Sussex coast. The MMO would like to ask that anyone who catches non-native lobsters or crabs keeps the animals (regardless of size) and reports […]
20 Jul 2015
I missed this when it came out – masked by the election – but this article written at the end of March by Rob Cunningham raises serious questions. RSPB ‘Our rivers are among our most iconic landscapes, but in England, at least, all is not well. This article looks at the numbers and they don’t […]
20 Jul 2015
Environment Agency report on Water and Sewerage Companies performance in England for 2014. This set of results is the latest prior to new expectations which are set for the next AMP investment round to 2020. The expectation of the Environment Agency were clearly set out in 2013 for the next AMP cycle. The use of […]
20 Jul 2015
Thanks to Bruce Horton for this article. ‘AquaMark is the largest and most ambitious water benchmarking project to have ever been undertaken in Britain.The ground breaking scheme will deliver over 500 different building benchmark classifications for water and greatly assist participating organisations in meeting many of their sustainability, corporate social responsibility and financial objectives. Putting […]
20 Jul 2015
The Soil Association is calling for a UK ban on the use of Glyphosate sprayed on UK wheat as a pre-harvest weed killer and its use to kill the crop to ripen it faster. New figures analysed by the Soil Association from government data were released at a scientific briefing in London on 15 July […]
17 Jul 2015
Thanks to Bob Harris This report looks at the use of ecosystem services thinking when applied to regional water management issues on the same river shared by the Dutch and Germans. It looks at collaboration, stakeholder engagement, paid ecosystem services and the outcomes and trade-offs that would be necessary. Click Here to access the report. […]
15 Jul 2015
NFU ‘Farmers have met with environment minister Rory Stewart today to explain how crucial a secure supply of water is for their fruit and vegetable businesses. A delegation of NFU members representing the field vegetable, soft and top fruit sectors were invited to Westminster by the minister to talk about the proposed changes to water […]
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