19 Aug 2015
Why dredging our rivers shouldn’t be a first response to flooding – Professor Colin Thorne
Colin Thorne ‘While the decision to dredge the River Parrett in response to flooding a year ago was understandable and expedient, the relief that dredging provides is temporary. Relying on regular dredging to prevent future flooding of the Somerset Levels is not a viable way forward. The Levels have flooded for millennia – flooding and […]
19 Aug 2015
Shameless double standards will do little to further fracking James Murray Business Green
James Murray – Business Green ‘This shameless fracking double standard will do little to build support for shale gas. The government’s fracking planning shake-up offends any sense of fair play, like so much of the Conservative shale gas strategy it could prove to be counter-productive The double standards inherent in the government’s plans to fast-track […]
19 Aug 2015
The cost of inaction on climate change – The Economist
The Economist ‘The asset management industry—and thus the wider community of investors of all sizes— is facing the prospect of significant losses from the effects of climate change. Assets can be directly damaged by floods, droughts and severe storms, but portfolios can also be harmed indirectly, through weaker growth and lower asset returns. Climate change […]
19 Aug 2015
Nutrient management: Nitrate Vulnerable Zones – Policy Update
1.Land management and Environmental management Find out if your land is in a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) and how use of nitrogen fertilisers and organic manures is restricted in NVZs. Contents Find out if your land is in an NVZ Using manufactured nitrogen fertilisers and organic manures in NVZs Land first included in an NVZ […]
19 Aug 2015
Thames Tideway IP licence goes to Bazalgette, says Ofwat
Thames Water named Bazalgette as the preferred bidder to invest £2.8 billion in delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel project was confirmed by Ofwat ahead of issuing the consortium a project license to deliver the £4.2 billion super sewer project. http://utilityweek.co.uk/news/thames-tideway-ip-licence-goes-to-bazalgette-says-ofwat/1160902#.VdMQHP-FOpo The confirmation from Ofwat means Bazalgette is wholly responsible for delivering the Thames Tideway Tunnel scheme, which […]
19 Aug 2015
Open data – Landmark first to launch EA data on surface water
‘Landmark first to launch Environment Agency’s surface water data in Envirocheck Flood Screening report. With the Environment Agency recently warning of risks related to surface water flooding, following heavy mid-summer downpurs, Landmark Information Group, the UK’s leading supplier of digital mapping, property and environmental risk information, has announced it is the first commercial provider to […]
14 Aug 2015
Dogger Bank wind development – consents total 4.8GW – but will it all get built? It seems not
This is the company press release – good news : Forewind: Recent planning approval for offshore wind energy at Dogger Bank takes the total of consented projects in the North Sea zone to 4.8 gigawatts (GW), almost equal to all the offshore wind capacity now in operation in the UK. The consented development, Dogger Bank […]
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