What is the waste hierarchy?
The Waste hierarchy is a useful framework for the management of waste streams and has become the cornerstone of sustainable waste management. The concept lays out the order in which options for waste management should be considered preferable in terms of their environmental impact. The idea is to attempt to minimize the amount of waste [...]
Posted by Dave under Environmental issues, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Languedoc, France: August 2009
Many countries possess the tourism golden triad of incredible splendor, friendly locals and superb cuisine. The difference is that France always manages to bring it’s own flavor to these attributes found in many other places. From the ancient dwellings crowded together on slopes so steep they barely seem habitable to modern cities driving the French [...]
Posted by Dave under Travels and Travails, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Funeral for a friend, Koko, Camden, 14 October 2009
Welsh Screamo Pioneers Funeral for a friend rocked Koko in Camden on wednesday night with their highly polished brand of hardcore emo-rock. Rising to popularity in the early noughties, the 5 piece was at the forefront of the post-hardcore movement. Their 2003 album “Casually dressed and deep in conversation” produced 3 top twenty singles and [...]
Posted by Dave under A South African in London!, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Man’s impact on the hydrological cycle
Human activities have had significant impacts on the hydrological cycle, both on the quantity and quality of water flowing within it. A common problem is the overuse of watercourses resulting in drastically reduced flow through rivers into natural stores. A good example of this is the situation in the Aral sea basin, where over extraction [...]
Posted by Dave under Environmental issues, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »Springboks dominate Trinations and the World!!!
What an inspirational performance by the Springboks! I cannot remember such a dominant team in world rugby and their powerful displays resulted in the most one sided tri-nations in many a year. To dispatch the All Blacks on three separate occasions and in manner they did was an achievement in itself. Aside from this, the [...]
Posted by Dave under Sports, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »What is the relationship between EIA, EMP and mitigation of impacts?
The primary output of the environmental assessment process is the EIA report, which outlines all environmental impacts of a proposed project and how the project managers propose to mitigate these impacts. All EIA reports should include an environment management plan (EMP) that outlines the ongoing implementation of mitigation measures and the management of impacts. An [...]
Posted by Dave under Environmental issues, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »How Is Biodiversity protected in the UK?
In 1992 the European Community adopted the Council Directive on the Conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (EC Habitats Directive) which requires member states to introduce measures to protect threatened species listed in its annexes and to survey habitats of importance. In addition, all members are required to propose a list [...]
Posted by Dave under Environmental issues, Uncategorized | Permalink | No Comments »What are the impacts of plastic, paper and jute bags and which is the most environmentally friendly?
Impact of Plastic bags: • take over 400 years to biodegrade and result in a large amount rubbish in our landfills • Air pollution is caused during incineration • Manufacture add many tons of carbon and other toxic chemicals into the atmosphere annually • Approximately 60-100 million barrels of oil are required for manufacture annually [...]
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