What does COVID-19 teach us about the way we have been living?
What does COVID-19 teach us about the way we have been living? The way we have been living with travel, food and entertainment and anything else that our hearts desire available to the vast majority of us at will has now come to an abrupt halt in almost every developed country in the world. The […]
Environment fines, double the usual rainfall, commercial fires
Environment fines, double the usual rainfall, commercial fires You can run but you can’t hide – one Plymouth man has been extradited from Ireland to face a prison sentence for serious fly tipping. We encountered twice the average rainfall in February, a trend that’s set to grow as climate continues to bite. And, as usual, […]
A 13 day-long wood fire, big fines and long custodial prison sentences
A 13 day-long wood fire, big fines and long custodial prison sentences Industrial fires and water pollution sit at the heart of our first post for February 2020. Despite tough water pollution prevention laws and strict fire regulations, it keeps on happening. And the perpetrators almost always end up with a large fine as well […]
Environment Agency budget cuts, a flurry of industrial fires and chemical spills plus more
Environment Agency budget cuts, a flurry of industrial fires and more Right now the Environment Agency is pulling out all the stops, working day and night to help people across the country affected by flooding. Every year we seem to be seeing more floods in Britain, and the biggest culprit is, of course, climate change. […]
What are Spill Kits and what role do they play in Water Pollution Prevention?
What are Spill Kits and how should they be used in Water Pollution Prevention Transcription Details: Date: November 20, 2019 Input sound file: https://youtu.be/uZiUgCtlLzo What is a spill kit? Speaker 1 [00:00:06]: Hi, my name is David Cole, and I’m technical director of Sandfield Penstock Solutions, and I’m going to talk today about Spill Kits. […]
What is firewater containment?
Everything you need to know about firewater containment  in under seven and a half minutes. If you prefer to read the transcript is below. What is Firewater Containment? (Transcription) Hello, my name is David Cole and I’m technical director of Sandfield Penstock Solutions and to day I’m gonna talk to you today about Firewater Containment. […]
Environmental Pollution New – Focus on farming
According to the FAO farms are at more risk of water pollution than many other types of industry. In fact agriculture currently accounts for 70% of global water withdrawals and plays a major role in water pollution, discharging large amounts of agrochemicals, organic matter, drug residues, and even salty water into fresh bodies of water. […]
The polluter pays, chemical spills, massive fines and lithium battery recycling
Polluters pay, chemical spills, huge fines and lithium battery recycling. When a factory suffers two nasty incidents in just a few months, you have to ask what they’re doing wrong.. and what they’re doing to put it right. Lithium battery waste fires might soon be a thing of the past. And it looks like today’s […]
