Pickles apologised unreservedly to those who had been flooded, and told the BBC: "We made a mistake, there's no doubt about that. We perhaps relied too much on the Environment Agency's advice. I am really sorry that we took the advice … we thought we were dealing with experts." … [Read more...] about Ministers playing politics with floods, says Environment Agency chief
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‘We cannot protect everyone’: New environment secretary George Eustice warns over climate change as Storm Dennis brings worst flooding for a generation
Operational since December 2016, they can carry out 14,000 trillion calculations per second. This system – which is due to reach the end of its life in late 2022 – is in the top 50 of the world's most powerful computers, and contains enough storage to hold over 100 years' worth of HD films. … [Read more...] about ‘We cannot protect everyone’: New environment secretary George Eustice warns over climate change as Storm Dennis brings worst flooding for a generation
Erdoğan’s ‘crazy project’: new Istanbul canal to link Black and Marmara Seas
Kanal İstanbul, approved by the environment ministry last month, would be a 45km (28 mile) shipping canal joining the Black Sea to the Marmara, running parallel to the Bosphorus strait, which already cuts through the centre of Istanbul. The government says the canal is needed to reduce water traffic through the city. … [Read more...] about Erdoğan’s ‘crazy project’: new Istanbul canal to link Black and Marmara Seas
Game developer Quantic Dream accused of ‘toxic’ and ‘sexist’ working environment
The Le Monde and Mediapart reports also detail complaints about long working hours, with unnamed staff complaining of routinely working 60-hour weeks, plus regular weekend hours. French employment law dictates that a working week is 35 hours and that the working day may not exceed 10 hours. De Fondaumière denied staff were forced to work long hours, and said that they were paid overtime if they did. … [Read more...] about Game developer Quantic Dream accused of ‘toxic’ and ‘sexist’ working environment
Beavers cut flooding and pollution and boost wildlife populations
But Elliott said the next step would be for the government to approve wild releases into particular river catchments. “We’re not zookeepers, we’re conservationists and it’s a native species to Britain so we shouldn’t be having to keep them in with fences in the long-term,” he said. … [Read more...] about Beavers cut flooding and pollution and boost wildlife populations
