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Fracking is highly controversial and still attracts lots of opposition within the UK; the recent drilling in Lancashire is a case in point. However, for such a controversial topic there has been little been nationwide discussion. Until now, you might say… but even then, the...

env23 founder and Waste2Zero Awards judge John Twitchen analyses the key trends emerging from the annual Waste2Zero awards held on 4 October 2018. Sitting back and pretending it’s okay to carry on with business as usual needs to be called out… so he did. 

It’s potentially a worrying time for the many hundreds and thousands of people who work in the environmental sector, from marine conservation, forestry and wildlife sanctuaries to technical consultancy, farming and the humble bin man. What might happen in a post-Brexit...

This has been whirring round our heads for a while, and the last few months have allowed time and space for it to germinate into a fully fledged ‘thing’… Our new venture is now live – refill here is a website and social channels aimed squarely at tackling...

“Mr. Meeks, time to inherit the earth…” The words of John Keating, played by Robin Williams, in Dead Poets Society from BITD (i.e. 1989). A fantastic film, instructive and reflective in so many ways. And today is one that is reflective for me, considering the...

A new feature-length documentary has captured never-before-seen images of marine life, plastic pollution, and its ultimate consequences for human health – A Plastic Ocean. The issues around plastic in our oceans have been building for a few years now, even leading to the...

A new report by Surfers Against Sewage looks at the impacts of climate change on surfing. It’s an interesting read, the impacts are much wider than just on the sport itself, and it considers how waves, oceans, beaches and water quality might be affected. More here.  

VW are having a rough ride – and rightly so. The latest bumps in the road could mean even rougher times ahead, with news that the California Air Resources Board (CARB – a candidate for best NDPB acronym, surely…!) rejecting the company’s plans to buy-back...