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This, from July's issue of Practical Boat Owner, is BeachPeople's next campaign and it has already started

There are dozens if not hundreds of abandoned GRP boats in Poole Harbour, all breaking apart gradually and feeding glass fibre shards into...www.pbo.co.uk/all-latest-posts/fevidence-grp-boat-…

This, from July's issue of Practical Boat Owner, is BeachPeople's next campaign and it has already started

There are dozens if not hundreds of abandoned GRP boats in Poole Harbour, all breaking apart gradually and feeding glass fibre shards into the water and the shellfish that we eat.

Simple enough to get them out onto dry land and then deal with them Show more

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/15/drou…

"Water companies leak more than 3bn litres a day. That is enough to supply almost 22 million people with their daily water needs of around 142 litres. In some areas, companies are leaking nearly a quarter of all the water they are expensively...www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/15/drou…

"Water companies leak more than 3bn litres a day. That is enough to supply almost 22 million people with their daily water needs of around 142 litres. In some areas, companies are leaking nearly a quarter of all the water they are expensively treating. Thames Water is the largest and the worst company of all, losing more than 635m litres of water a day. All companies regularly pledge to reduce leaks – as they have for many years – but many expect to make cuts of only 50% in the next 20 years. Ofwat figures show that leakage rates have more or less remained the same for 20 years. So much for 20 years of promises.

England and Wales are the only countries in the world to have fully privatised their water supplies. Following intense international grassroots opposition from the 1990s onwards, all other countries retained some state control over pricing, investment and quality. The evidence suggests that privatisation in England and Wales has led to higher bills, little or no reduction in pollution or waste, and no greater water security. That’s called progress." Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/05/incred…

"Katwijk is the site for the world’s first river “bubble barrier” – an experimental concept where a 120-metre stream of rising bubbles, plus the water current, pushes plastic waste to one side in order to be collected.

“We place a perforated tube...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/05/incred…

"Katwijk is the site for the world’s first river “bubble barrier” – an experimental concept where a 120-metre stream of rising bubbles, plus the water current, pushes plastic waste to one side in order to be collected.

“We place a perforated tube on the bottom of the waterway, at an angle, and then pump through compressed air: the rising air bubbles create an upward current that will lift plastic from the water column to the surface, and then at the surface – together with the flow of the river – it is all pushed to one side,” explains Philip Ehrhorn, the chief technology officer at the Dutch startup The Great Bubble Barrier. “Here, we get the flow from the pumping station, or the wind can also push trash into the catchment system.” Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/25/tyre-d…

www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/environm…

"The Environment Agency is urging Courts to impose much higher fines for serious and deliberate pollution incidents and prison sentences for chief executives and board members whose companies are responsible for the most serious incidents."...www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/environm…

"The Environment Agency is urging Courts to impose much higher fines for serious and deliberate pollution incidents and prison sentences for chief executives and board members whose companies are responsible for the most serious incidents."

"“Company directors let this happen. We plan to make it too painful for them to continue like this. The amount a company can be fined for environmental crimes is unlimited but fines currently handed down by the courts often amount to less than a chief executive’s salary." Show more

inews.co.uk/news/world/vital-carbon-storing-seawee…

"Also known as Neptune’s grass, it grows for thousands of hectares on the bottom of the sea.

Its importance lies in the way it influences the marine environment and combats climate change.

One square metre of this seagrass produces as much oxygen as...inews.co.uk/news/world/vital-carbon-storing-seawee…

"Also known as Neptune’s grass, it grows for thousands of hectares on the bottom of the sea.

Its importance lies in the way it influences the marine environment and combats climate change.

One square metre of this seagrass produces as much oxygen as one hectare of the Amazon rainforest meaning it plays a crucial role for the underwater environment.

At the same time, it takes large amounts of carbon dioxide and converts it into plant matter, thereby playing an important role in fighting climate change.

One hectare of seagrass can soak up as much carbon dioxide as 15 hectares of rainforest, according to a 2021 report for Unesco, a wing of the United Nations."

Yacht owners here have had the same experience with the MMO making a no anchor zone off South Beach, Studland.

..the fact that there may be seahorses there wasn't contested by the sailors; what they asked was:

a) where else have you looked for seahorses?, and
b) what proof do you have that yacht anchors damage the sea grass, rather than for example plough the seabed to help it grow?

Neither question was answered as that's not what Government consultation periods are for apparently.

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www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/29/queen-cou…

Queenie's taken her gloves off..

"Dairy Crest, now owned by the Canadian firm Saputo, was found over several years to have dumped liquid waste, suspended solids and “biological sludge” into the River Inny in Cornwall, raising its nutrient levels and...www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jun/29/queen-cou…

Queenie's taken her gloves off..

"Dairy Crest, now owned by the Canadian firm Saputo, was found over several years to have dumped liquid waste, suspended solids and “biological sludge” into the River Inny in Cornwall, raising its nutrient levels and killing trout and salmon. Part-treated effluent also leaked on to nearby land.

In one incident, treated effluent from the creamery was released into the Inny containing a biocide that killed hundreds of fish. " Show more

www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jun/10…

"Sewage could provide a novel way of helping consumers with soaring food bills and reducing pollution in our waterways – if sewage plants separated out phosphorus, a vital ingredient of fertiliser, according to a new report.

Phosphorus, found naturally...www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jun/10…

"Sewage could provide a novel way of helping consumers with soaring food bills and reducing pollution in our waterways – if sewage plants separated out phosphorus, a vital ingredient of fertiliser, according to a new report.

Phosphorus, found naturally in all plants, is essential for growing plants but its use as a fertiliser is creating widespread pollution in developed countries, because much of it is wasted. Phosphorus is a leading cause of water pollution, as the runoff from fertiliser use in fields produces an excess of nutrients that upset the natural balance of rivers and ponds, leading to algae blooms that harm fish and plants." Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/01/sea-fo…


"Seaweed’s high protein content and immune-boosting properties makes it a great animal feed, and as a side benefit, feeding livestock seaweed also “cuts methane emissions”, said Doumeizel. If every cow was fed just 100 grams of seaweed a day, he said, it...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/01/sea-fo…


"Seaweed’s high protein content and immune-boosting properties makes it a great animal feed, and as a side benefit, feeding livestock seaweed also “cuts methane emissions”, said Doumeizel. If every cow was fed just 100 grams of seaweed a day, he said, it would suppress their wind enough that “the impact on climate change would be equivalent to stopping each and every car and truck on the planet”." Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/19/ban-bo…

"The companies with the biggest executive payouts include United Utilities, which was responsible for the most spills over 2020 and 2021, which paid bonuses of nearly £6m. Severn Trent awarded executives £5.5m in bonuses while dumping sewage 120,000...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/19/ban-bo…

"The companies with the biggest executive payouts include United Utilities, which was responsible for the most spills over 2020 and 2021, which paid bonuses of nearly £6m. Severn Trent awarded executives £5.5m in bonuses while dumping sewage 120,000 times. Meanwhile, Yorkshire Water, which dumped sewage 135,000 times, handed out bonuses of £3.3m." Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/12/sunscr…

Seagrass seems to be cropping up a lot recently. i was at the MMO presentation anout the nw voluntary no anchor zone near South Beach last night (the idea has not gone down well with sailors as the sea grass beds are all in the sheltered areas), I...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/12/sunscr…

Seagrass seems to be cropping up a lot recently. i was at the MMO presentation anout the nw voluntary no anchor zone near South Beach last night (the idea has not gone down well with sailors as the sea grass beds are all in the sheltered areas), I understand that Natural England wish to establish sea grass beds off of NHYC (again conflicting with existing moorings).

Meanwhile the eel grass between East Dorset and Salterns is covered on sewage fungus- nobody seems to care a jot about that. Show more

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/12/free-w…

www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/14/severn-tr…

"Severn Trent and Anglian Water say they will accelerate efforts to protect rivers after the government and regulators called on the sector to do more.

Last month, the environment minister Rebecca Pow called on water companies to significantly...www.theguardian.com/business/2022/mar/14/severn-tr…

"Severn Trent and Anglian Water say they will accelerate efforts to protect rivers after the government and regulators called on the sector to do more.

Last month, the environment minister Rebecca Pow called on water companies to significantly improve their practices in England and Wales to support the local environment.

The minister said the water sector should dramatically reduce the frequency and volume of sewage discharges from storm overflows to protect rivers.

The two water companies said they will sharply reduce their use of storm overflows as part of five commitments they claim will help prevent harm to rivers."

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www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/11/lib-de…


"Many Conservative MP faced a backlash after voting against the amendment. The government replaced it with a measure that, campaigners said, was notably less stringent for water companies.

Recent polling for the Lib Dems showed that 36% of UK...www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/11/lib-de…


"Many Conservative MP faced a backlash after voting against the amendment. The government replaced it with a measure that, campaigners said, was notably less stringent for water companies.

Recent polling for the Lib Dems showed that 36% of UK voters said they would be less likely to vote for an MP who did not support a ban on raw sewage dumped in rivers, rising to 41% of those who voted Conservative in 2019." Show more

www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/mar/11/syd…

"Swimmers are typically advised to avoid swimming in ocean beaches for one day after rainfall, and for three days in harbours and enclosed bays."

There is no such advice in Poole Harbour

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/02/enviro…

93% of pollution downgraded to a warning letter or no action and then the EA come up with this tiresome spin "“Over 90% of our prosecutions are successful.."

www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/12/sewage-dis…

Huge amounts of sediment dredged from the freeport work on the River Tees has been dumped in the ocean.

Independent scientists believe that it contains vast qualities of Pyridine (a toxic chemical primarily used in pesticides - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyridine) which has caused collossal die-off of...Huge amounts of sediment dredged from the freeport work on the River Tees has been dumped in the ocean.

Independent scientists believe that it contains vast qualities of Pyridine (a toxic chemical primarily used in pesticides - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyridine) which has caused collossal die-off of marine life since October

Defra are blaming algal bloom..

www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/10/my-hea… Show more

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/jan/18/the-…

www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/plastic-…