Environment

0 Post a comment Saturday, 25 May 2019 - Environment by GEM Staff Reporter - GEM Reporter @twitter.com/gem_news [email protected] Natural Resources Wales is confident the drop in water quality that led to Whitmore Bay, Barry Island losing its Blue Flag status this year is a “short term issue”. It raises hopes that the resort could be flying the flag again next year. A Blue Flag at a beach is confirmation of high environmental standards. Blue Flag status was removed at Whitmore Bay after a poor water sample was taken in September 2018.Natural Resources Wales has confirmed that there are no “poor quality” bathing waters in Wales – and that includes Barry Island.A spokesman said: “Keeping Wales’ waters clean and safe is a huge part of the work we do which is why we’ve been working with Welsh Water and the Vale Council for years to monitor the bathing waters around Barry.“It’s always disappointing when … [Read more...] about High hopes Blue Flag can return to Island in 2020

2 Read comments Saturday, 25 May 2019 - Environment Stop cutting our hedgerows and sod verges! That’s the resounding message from critics of the recent severe cutting back of roadside verges in preparation for the TT.Of particular concern is the destruction of wild garlic at the Fairy Bridge on the New Castletown Road at Santon. ’I am so angry about the carnage that the DoI is causing to hedges and roadside verges,’ said resident Sarah Marsden. ’It’s breeding season for birds and other creatures. Our wildlife is suffering, and needs all the help it can get. I thought being a "Biosphere" meant that all care would be given to help our wildlife. ’It’s against the law - or it should be - to cut hedges and verges until after the summer. Fairy Bridge is a disgrace... who in their right mind thinks they have made a good job there? It beggars belief.’The government said the work was being done for ’road safety’ reasons and … [Read more...] about Stop cutting our hedgerows

Waving banners and brandishing slogans which included "there is no planet B" and "If our planet can change, why can't we?" hundreds of young environmental activists took to the streets of Paris and other cities on Friday to call for meaningful action on climate change."We have heard a lot of words from politicians, now we want action," 20-year old Antoine Bondet told RFI."We want action for the next generation," said Bondet, who travelled to Paris from Amiens in Picardy especially for the march.Paris braces for more youth climate protestsThe strikes are inspired by student Greta Thunberg, who has become a global figurehead since protesting outside Sweden's parliament in 2018.On Friday, Thunberg again passionately called on youths in Europe and around the world to join the movement and prevent the older generation from leaving a deadly legacy to the next."We need to move right now," insisted Bondet. "In a few years, I want a family, I want to have a child. And I want a planet to … [Read more...] about Youth climate strikers call for EU election vote

The head of the company Afalina in the Russian Far East that owns orcas and belugas, Alexei Reshetov, has decided to release the animals, Russian media reported.  "All our actions are aimed at implementing the Russian president's orders", he said. Previously, Mr Reshetov said he had no intention of releasing the whales. On Thursday, he said that all decisions related to the release of orcas and belugas would be taken in accordance with the recommendations of scientists and the Russian leadership. READ MORE: Pamela Anderson Releases Letter to Putin in Bid to Rescue Beluga Whales  The so-called whale jail in Srednyaya Bay in the Russian Far East made headlines last autumn after Greenpeace reported that preparations for selling 13 orcas — which are on the Red List of Threatened Species — to China were underway, while 15 orcas had already been sold … [Read more...] about Owner of ‘Whale Jail’ Reportedly Decides to Release Animals