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"Ironically, the act of mining these metals critical for clean energy technologies such as EVs and wind turbines is itself fraught with environmentally destructive practices that are harming the , and vegetation in ."
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This is part of the & forests in the valley. The area is under ongoing threats by industrial . This is near provincial park.
The forests here are longtime foraging, mating & birthing grounds for the Roosevelt elk herd. The San Juan is an important salmon bearing river. The old growth forests here are home to several & .
There is ongoing eco activism work to try & protect more of the forests & in this valley on Southern .
Houseboats on the Ottawa River. (Also rocks and motorboats.)
Hard times for London Boaters.
The Canal and River Trust is pushing ahead with plans to gentrify the London canal network by pushing off the itinerant 'live aboard' boaters through increased licence fees and adding extra charges and prohibitions for moorings.
This is a targeted assault on waterway communities, replacing peoples homes with 'leisure opportunities'
A licence strike looms
The waters were so calm this afternoon. It was like glass. The beautiful is part of our local essential / . It is a fish bearing, salmon bearing local .
October 19, 2016. Oulu, Finland. Nikon D3200, AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II.A visit back to middle England for me this week. It's nice to see friends and family but I don't enjoy the crowds, costs and stresses, which are somewhat alien to me living in rural Spain. What England does have though is an interesting, beautiful and historical network of canal waterways. A heritage from its industrial past. Here's a couple of shots from a short walk I did today with
who got a slap on the wrist for unreported massive spills of tailings into in northern from the dirty project now wants to bully regulators in the . is a menace in too many ways.
If you want a walk for , this from Esholt in takes some beating. Woodland, canal section and a sewage works (dont be put off). Details at tinyurl.com/y858zjz6
WaterwaysYou really do realize that youre achieving something, McGrath said. Hopefully, this is just the start of many more things to come.
Summer 2000. Kuhmo, Finland. Wirgin Edixa Prismat, Porst Weitwinkel 1:3.5/35mm, IFI 200 film.Queensland's Mary River is home to unique Australian species. Data provided suggests the river is facing a new and potentially devastating threat
"Across the world, are slowly being re-wiggled, to return them to their natural course. In the UK, the rewards are starting to pay off, with fish, birds and invertebrates flocking back to rivers in Cumbria and West Sussex."
June 14, 2023. Oulu, Finland. Nikon D780, AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G.Britain Introduces New Law to Crack Down on Water Execs Who Pollute Waterways
"fishermen in S Songkhram filed a w Bangkok South Civil Court against Foods, seeking over THB2.4 bil in for damage caused by spread of in e province.. plaintiffs req'd be ordered to rehabilitate affected under principle.. Lawyers Council, on behalf of fish farmers & fishermen, also filed a lawsuit w Central Admin Court against agencies & top officials for "
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Another shot with from an evening walk in in June.
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Another shot from an evening walk around with a reflection bonus.
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Conserving & restoring waterways can mitigate extreme urban heat in Bangladesh
A company has been close to $221,000 for almost 30 instances of discharging waste into the without authorization in southeastern .
On Aug. 8, the handed Ltd. now operating as two administrative based on issues over two years at its Elkview operations near .
This is not the first time the Elkview mining operations have been penalized for waste disposals. Two years ago, Teck Coal received a penalty of close to $200,000 for several discharges in 2020.
Teck Coal has faced tens of millions of dollars in fines for in B.C. over the years.
It is also now dealing with allegations of dumping harmful substances into waters frequented by fish in the province's southeastern region. laid five charges against the company in July, and they have not been tested in court.
A court hearing in that matter is scheduled for Oct. 10.
is making us , literally
In hundreds of U.S. cities and towns, extreme are overwhelming outdated , with untreated .
From my morning walk through the park.
Enough water for reactors in but scientists worry about
July 19, 2024
"The federal opposition has proposed seven across the country if it wins the next election.
"Its plan involves building the plants on retiring or retired sites, including two in , at in the and near .
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concerns
"The environmental impact of both closed-loop and once through systems has raised concerns in groups.
"While the closed-loop system does not return water warmer to the supply than when it was taken out, the once-through cooling process does.
"Professor Johnson said changes to the temperature of and could be harmful aquatic native .
"' are evolved and used to a certain temperature range, so when temperatures are higher than that, it can change all the things that live in the river,' she said.
"Jacqui Mills from the NSW Nature Conservation Council believed the once-through cooling method could have consequences.
"'If you have hot water discharges, it will very likely kill microorganisms,' Ms Mills said.
"'That has a flow-on impact for the creatures that rely on them like . It basically disrupts the .'
"Julie Favell from the Lithgow Environment Group said recent examples of coal and other industries breaching gave her 'no confidence' that a would be safe.
"'Over the past 20 years we have seen so many impacts on , , the damage in most cases is irreversible,' she said.
"'You cannot erase human error and natural disasters. There would be nothing left if one of those incidents happened.'"
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the beautiful Campbell River estuary where the Mill Pond restoration project is in full swing, to restore salt marsh and eel grass meadows in a former industrial logging site. Greenways Land Trust in partnership with the Wei Wai Kum Guardian Watchmen. Funding from BCSRIF (British Columbia Salmon Restoration and Innovation Fund).
Gathering things with which to cook dinner but where did that onion go I just set it down.
If you rock the boat, the onion will roll.
I'm cooking because I've invited some other boaters for dinner. Guests!
Because you can't have a community unless you build it.
This is where I work. Poor me
Wishing everyone an amazing week filled with beauty and wonder! New art is available here:
Upward of 460M metric tons of plastic are produced every year, equivalent to the weight of >300k blue whales, acc/to the UN Prgm. Much of the plastic that becomes waste are single-use products that can end up polluting , & . As the hardy material breaks down in the environment, it creates tiny particles smaller than 5mm that have been found everywhere from Antarctic snow to inside bodies.
June 26, 2024. Kuhmo, Finland. Nikon D780, AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR.I heard that are interfering with in some way. We pass a lot of our into the when we go to the toilet. I have the impression that we're better off taking unwanted products to a for safe disposal. Avoid flushing them if you can.
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Another way to tie up a narrowboat on the canals is by using a bollard.
My favourite knot for this is a clove hitch. It's fast, and when you undo it, the knot falls out of the rope.
A bollard that Canal & River Trust or British Waterways before them has painted black and white (see photo) is only for temporary use, while operating a lock, bridge, water point, and so on.
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