Portreath flood scheme sparks anger as residents warn of damage to village stream | News

Residents in a Cornish coastal village say they are “deeply concerned” about a proposed £14 million flood resilience scheme, warning it could damage a historic wildlife corridor and fail to fully protect homes from flooding. The Environment Agency has confirmed that more than 100 homes and businesses in Portreath are at risk of flooding from…

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The Lovat Loch Ness hotel wins UK environment prize at top London event, the Hotel Magazine Awards – with sustainability and unique ‘Coftie’ experience impressing judges

Husband and wife team at The Lovat Loch Ness, Sean Kelly and Caroline Gregory. A Highland hotel that brings a “forage, grow, gather” ethos to its high-end food offering is celebrating winning a prestigious environmental award. From a shortlist of 10 industry peers, The Lovat Loch Ness scooped the ’environment’ prize at the Hotel Magazine…

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What Chernobyl and Fukushima reveal about how radioactive materials move in the environment

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give clouds a silver lining

British scientists are testing whether firing salt water into clouds could help cool the Earth, as part of a £6 million project to tackle global warming. Hugh Coe’s team is conducting laboratory tests inside a three-storey stainless steel “cloud chamber” at the University of Manchester, investigating a concept known as marine cloud brightening.  The idea…

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