Part of an article concerning the continuing adverse hold of power of the National Farmers Union over UK governments and the environment. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/georgemonbiot/2016/mar/23/has-the-nfu-presidents-farm-led-by-example-when-it-comes-to-bad-practice-in-the-countryside?CMP=share_btn_tw George Monbiot,
Did you see this programme on BBC 4 today – ‘Land Of Hope and Glory,’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b072w04s/land-of-hope-and-glory-british-country-life-episode-1 following the relationship between the Country Life magazine and
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
http://www.birdlife.org/worldwide/news/eight-million-birds-killed-illegally-20-mediterranean-locations-each-year Eight million birds killed illegally at 20 Mediterranean locations each year By Stuart Butchart, Fri, 04/03/2016. Scientists from BirdLife International estimate that 20 locations
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-referendum-brexit-poses-huge-risk-to-britains-countryside-experts-warn-a6835426.html EU Referendum: ‘Brexit’ poses huge risk to UK’s countryside, experts warn. Oliver Wright Political Editor, Tuesday 26 January 2016. Pulling out of the Europe
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/feb/19/badger-cull-linked-to-rise-in-bovine-tb-cases ‘Stop the Cull’ finds number of herds with TB outbreak, in Dorset cull zone and at its edge, increased after badger killing began. Steven
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35632075 ‘Limited role’ for natural gas in UK future energy mix By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent. 23 February 2016 The use of natural gas for
http://www.anglingtrust.net/news.asp?itemid=2851&itemTitle=Defra+proposals+to+protect+farmland+could+make+flooding+worse+and+damage+wildlife§ion=29§ionTitle=Angling+Trust+News DEFRA Proposals to Protect Farmland Could Make Flooding Worse and Damage Wildlife. January 6 2016. Liz Truss, the Secretary of State for the Environment,
What is BML2? BML2 is a proposal to create a second Brighton Main Line to London. However, it’s actually a lot more than relieving pressure
YES, YES, YES!! The ‘Paris Agreement’ is not all that many of us and the environment desperately needed but it’s a good end to the
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