In the UK, August has presented us with quite a lot of 'weather'! However, it has meant the continuation of rich greens and some very treasurable moments.
Join us tonight for 'An August-coloured Evening.'
Fury as delays the report into and by six YEARS
Boat Chasing
Short flight over Workington Harbour.
Even more beavers! A second kit has been discovered in Staffordshire.
From and it's not wrong as the current government and so called "regulators" like and inaction are killing in our and .
In Amsterdam, a curtain of bubbles is being used to lift up and direct water-born plastic rubbish towards collection. 42 tonnes are collected every year. A similar setup will be installed in Portugal this year.
Back to the waterway series - for this video, I mapped a slipway in Co. Carlow and its surroundings:
Studies show that putting panels over could boost clean energy and conserve water. The first U.S. pilot project is getting underway in California.
River Action: Did you know that the agricultural industry is the leading cause of in the UK
Water companies dumping into our is one culprit, but from a soaring number of intensive plays a huge role in too.
Watch our short film, This is Sh*t, to find out more:
well done on on building a run-off reservoir to reduce flooding, on cleaning up the while the is allowing dumping in , and and giving a shrug when it's reported and fine that equals a wagging finger and a "try not to do it again, chaps your shareholders need a fourth holiday home".
Another week, another beaver. Or, in this case, two new beavers, as a family in Hatchmere have given birth.
is being harvested from to help undo decades of devastation, starting with the River Forth in
Every English river is polluted and intensive most to blame, Parliament report finds
Englands cherished are awash with animal , and according to the findings of a report by the Environmental Audit Committee - and intensive chicken and is one of the leading causes.
Slurry and run-off from and farms, in particular, is adding faecal matter and pathogens, , phosphorus, nitrates, and substances such as veterinary medicines to the chemical cocktail entering even Englands most pristine , the report said.
Old Quay Watch House, Whitehaven
Built in 1764, one of the oldest remaining buildings in Whitehaven Harbour.
The view on my walk yesterday afternoon.
Metal strip in the concrete pier.
and also at the menu of my lecture to raskb on August 8, 'Flow and order - and other urban stitches'. Mere details and reservations:
Pesticides from farming leach into worlds waterways at rate of 710 tonnes a year, UN research shows
WaterwaysRusty Railings
Maryport Lighthouse.
Monochrome shot on a very sunny morning.
Artificial Lawns
Would you cover your backyard, garden, sports field, playground or green space with old car tyres
When considering artificial turf think:
Burning hot in summer
Unsustainable life cycle
Microplastics in waterways
Lack of biodiversity
A precautionary approach should prevail
Consider
Native Australian grasses or Native viola
"The European Union has banned this type of rubber infill due to concerns about ending up in "
A message from Gumbaynggirr country
After being told that "cleaned water" has been recycled into the testing has shown that " level is massively higher than the acceptable maximum and is stifling the . Often agriculture is blamed but in this case it is clearly related to sewage. This points to serious neglect by and the (EA).."
Casual evening ride in and - and 1/3
Its that time of year, again, to debunk a common and widespread myth about Barton Springs Pool in Austin: The myth is that the temperature of the pool remains a constant 68 degrees (or 70 degrees, depending on your source). In fact, the temperature of the pool has never been constant but can range from 68F to 75F, depending on the season and the exact location where the temperature is measured.
How you can help save Britain's rivers by becoming a citizen scientist.
As part of New Scientist's Save Britain's Rivers campaign, we've rounded up the best citizen science projects that let you play an active role in improving the nation's waterways.
This might sound like the start of an especially convoluted knock-knock joke, but it is a serious endeavor for the city of Utrecht, the Netherlands fourth-largest city thats brimming with locks and cannals. The municipality, in conjunction with the water management and flood control administrations waterboard, has created an underwater webcam and interactive Fish Doorbell. The doorbell project enlists the public in helping fish migrate through the various dams and locks in the citys canals and rivers. Apparently, if you give a person a fish, you feed them for a day, but if you teach them to ring a fish doorbell, you save fish migration in a small Dutch city.
Some shoreline pictures from Silloth, more of a pebble sea defence than a beach but interesting to shoot anyway.
by in :
"Environmentalists reacted in outrage at the deal, arguing the 300-mile pipeline, which will bring fracked gas from West Virginia to southern Virginia, will endanger hundreds of waterways, threaten landscapes including the nearby Appalachian trail, and worsen the climate crisis."
Metal banister at seafront.
Old light tower at Silloth.
Forest forever it should remain: How Algonquin Park came to be TVO Today
Last year's Big Paddle Cleanup cleared 700 sacks of rubbish from British waterways. The event runs this year from today, 27th May to the 11th June. For more information and to get involved, see the link.
Restricts s Ability to Protect US
coordinates & projects throughout area.
They're hosting upcoming for - please register, if interested.
Monochrome Coast.
There is a bit of bleakness on the pebble and stone coast here, the BnW treatment lends itself to the atmosphere here well I think.
Pretty Pebble.
Out all day on work today so will leave this as a morning fun shot.
Not all was rocks and sky, couple of smaller subjects from beach wander