Good article explaining the connection between nitrogen fertilizer and manure, and air pollution. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/may/17/farming-is-single-biggest-cause-of-worst-air-pollution-in-europe?CMP=share_btn_tw Farming is ‘single biggest cause’ of worst air pollution in Europe Fiona Harvey,
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/28/two-worlds-top-three-leading-insecticides-harm-bees-study-shows?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Green+Light+2016&utm_term=169734&subid=13038048&CMP=EMCENVEML1631 Two of the world’s top three insecticides harm bumblebees – study Damian Carrington, The Guardian, Thursday 28 April 2016. Two of the world’s most
Catching-up on my reading and came across these stories (which I’ve abridged), reported by Sue Everett in the February edition of ‘British Wildlife.’ From Environment
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/02/arable-land-soil-food-security-shortage Earth has lost a third of arable land in past 40 years, scientists say Oliver Milman, The Guardian, Wednesday 2 December 2015. The world
The Government has just published its new strategy for England’s National Parks (with mentions for their poor relations, the important AONB’s (Areas of Outstanding Natural
https://theconversation.com/what-would-brexit-really-mean-for-the-uks-fishing-industry-56312 What would Brexit really mean for the UK’s fishing industry? March 24, 2016. Authors: Bryce Stewart, Lecturer in Marine Ecosystem Management, University of York.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/21/eat-less-meat-vegetarianism-dangerous-global-warming Eat less meat to avoid dangerous global warming, scientists say. Fiona Harvey, Monday 21 March 2016. Growing food for the world’s burgeoning population is
http://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-brings-early-grape-harvests-for-french-wine?utm_content=bufferc70b3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer 21 March 2016 16:07 Climate change brings early grape harvests for French wine. By Robert McSweeney, 21.03.2016. Increasingly hot summers are pushing wine grapes
Recent litigation has settled a dispute between two neighbouring landowners in Sussex involving pheasants and grapes. On the one side, one ran a large-scale pheasant
http://wwtonline.co.uk/news/water-abstraction-reform-urgent-says-ccc/2584?utm_source=WWT+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0b4e7d9f7a-WWTonline_Daily_news_alert&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3464b7a083-0b4e7d9f7a-100246221#.Vtrjasvcs5t Water abstraction reform urgent, says CCC Maureen Gaines, Editor, WET News. 24/02/2016. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is urging the government to include
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