This isn’t new, I think it’s from September 2019, but I think it needs to be aired here. Apologies if posted by someone else and I missed it.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2...or-nature-writing-diary-of-a-young-naturalist Dara's book is a real gem.....highly recommended.. .stream consciousness writing form a young man, expert on wildlife, who has autism... of
please log in to view this image This was 27 acres of an environmentally precious resource, not only for wildlife that the planet depends upon, but also a network of pathways for the local residents to use for walking and other forms of outdoor recreation. This is a part of the country that I grew up to know as the garden of England, but it is now being turned into a lorry park for 2,000 juggernauts.Yet, astonishingly, this sprawling space is one of only 29 such parks being built across England – all in order to cope with the expected border logjams. Others are in Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull, Kent, Essex, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire – where people have not been allowed a say on their location or construction. What the hell are we doing to the countryside that we all depend on?
On a brighter note - https://www.icanw.org/historic_mile..._50_ratifications_needed_for_entry_into_force - a UN ban on nuclear weapons enters into force on 22nd January next year. Typically though, neither the UK nor the US have signed up to it. But it's nice to know that the rest of the world is concerned.
A firm based in Clermont-Ferrand, central France, has developed a revolutionary technology that will allow for the limitless recycling of polyethylene terephthalate, commonly known as PET, which represents more than half of all plastics used worldwide. The researchers announced the discovery of an enzyme on February 27, 2019. This year they modified it in a laboratory with the assistance of three scientific institutes (Insa Toulouse, Inrae and CNRS) to create a molecular champion of plastic absorption. Since then, the company has built an industrial demonstrator outside Lyon that can recycle 2,000 tonnes of PET and that will be operational in 2021. The start-up firm is slated to build an enormous European plant in two years' time with the capacity to recycle 100,000 tonnes per year and another 10 plants throughout the world by 2030.
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...-on-a-mission-to-rewild-britain-with-reptiles Nice story about some keen lads trying to help. We need more efforts like this, rather than our current lovely government introducing bee-murdering measures.
I must admit that, after past experiences, I'm not keen on snakes - even non-venomous ones - but fair play to the lads. I'm sure the government will find a way to get rid of them though - their affiliates have a habit of ingoring legislation when it comes to wildlife such as foxes, badgers and raptors. Come to think of it, they may leave lizards alone though, being closely related...
I think we have all heard the expression "Dirty Leeds" about the football team. It seems that with a bit of sunshine Hyde Park, Leeds has brought a whole new meaning to it.
We now live right by Roundhay Park..... not quite as bad.... Sadly Hyde park is where the majority of inhabitants are students and young people.....
I drive past the hs2 works daily on my short commute. Nearly burst into tears on the way home seeing what they're doing. Criminal in every way except the way that matters so far as protecting the environment is concerned!
Out dated technology......to save a few minutes........ should be investing in the next type of transport......a travesty....
