THE news that parts of the country are drought areas seems strange to us in the wet South West, but here we have the unenviable prices South West Water charges, so have to cut our water consumption to the bone if we are on meters. Maybe if other water authorities were so expensive as SWW their consumption would decrease.
... on a litter pick in Bourton on the Water MORE and more schools are signing up to be "g reen... them to try and reduce their energy consumption, helping the environment and reducing their fuel b...
A FITTING SOLUTION? An Anglian Water worker installs one of 10,000 water meters that will be rolled out across Lincolnshire. Above, a water meter. Debate rages on best way to measure consumption Should you pay for the water you use? Like them or loathe them, water meters seem to be here to stay. For people living alone, they represent savings, but things become more complicated when looking at large families. RYAN BUTCHER speaks to supporters and detractors meters AS A landlord owning several properties throughout Lincoln, Soo Gregg has concerns about water meters. She said: "If water meters were made compulsory, then it might cause a bit of trouble throughout my rental properties. I own several properties in Lincoln, and each of them have multiple different tenants. It means it's hard ...
... western Europe and the US have largely trod water in terms of consumption, brewers have taken up the...
Huge swathes of the West countryside could disappear as the country struggles with a rising population projected to reach 70 million by 2030, a report has war ned. The Forum for the Future study said a population rise of nine million - the equivalent of adding a new city the size of Bristol to the UK every year for the next 20 years - would increase demand for houses, schools and hospitals. It would also put the nation's water supplies under strain, require far more food and energy, and lead to rises in pollution and waste. The study was released on the same day the Prince of Wales said population growth must slow if the world is to live within "nature's benevolence and bounty". The Growing Pains report, based on extensive research and interviews, including several in Bristol, says plan...
Bad day at work? Baffled by Boris's latest move? Text us your heartfelt and hilarious London thoughts Enter ES TEXTS followed by a space then your message, name, address and postcode TEXT TO 65400 Texts cost 25p plus your standard network charge. Terms apply, see thisislondon.co.uk ?I was appalled by the light-hearted approach two of your writers took to the consumption of scarce resources. Richard Godwin made light of eating minke whale, and in the same issue Charles Campion praised the Spanish dish of friture which involves immature fish so small they should have been thrown back. What an attitude to take given the threat to the world's sea life. Nikolai Shepherd ?While it is obviously good news that the UK is giving more money to international vaccinations, this does not change the f...
MIDDLE-class people will dominate the world in 20 years, a major US government report said yesterday. It said the number of people who can count themselves as middle income will treble to three billion and the number of people living in poverty will halve. But the report warned that the increased consumption of millions of newly enriched middle class people may strain resources, including food and water, unless innovation and peace allow rising demand to be met.
MIDDLE-class people will dominate the world in 20 years, a major US government report said yesterday. It said the number of people who can count themselves as middle income will treble to three billion and the number of people living in poverty will halve. But the report warned that the increased consumption of millions of newly enriched middle class people may strain resources, including food and water, unless innovation and peace allow rising demand to be met.
IT'S a message we have become accustomed to hearing in recent years: the importance of recycling and being environmentally aware. More and more of us are choosing to recycle our household waste and reduce our energy consumption levels. Local councils, the media, community groups all regularly encourage us to take responsibility and recycle garden and household waste, switch off lights, insulate our homes, buy local produce, drive our cars less and use less water. So how wasteful are we, and by what extent has the recycling message influenced our domestic habits? According to Tees Valley Unlimited, households in our area produce around 320,000 tonnes of rubbish each year. The amount land-filled in the North-east has reduced and the amount recycled and recovered has increased from 4% in 2...
PLANS by a German firm to install water meters across Ireland - and lend the Government EUR 300million to foot the bill - have been criticised by Opposition parties. A meeting is being set up between Siemens and Finance Minister Brian Lenihan over the engineering giant's offer to lend the Government money to fit 1.1million domestic water meters.
... to make our tap water fit for human consumption. After water leaves the treatment plant, as much a...
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