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Environmental Information
Below is a table of environmental issues, papers, blogs, government papers and consultations, etc.
(Also see related mapping information)
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FRACKING |
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As of 08 July 2019 Bleadon Parish Council (BPC) declared Bleadon 'frack free'. See BOB's Fracking page including a 'Fracking' Information Table |
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PLASTIC |
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As of 08 July 2019 Bleadon Bleadon Parish Council considered 'plastic free' Bleadon and 'working towards' less plastic. See Plastic Information Table |
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| 13 DEC 19 | Boris Johnson is elected as Prime Minister, and states his government will "... make this country the cleanest, greenest on earth with the most far reaching environmental program ..." |
| 06 DEC 19 | Somerset Earthquake - 3.2 magnitude tremor |
| 02 DEC 19 | The 2040 movie showing "An aspirational journey to discover what the future could look like if we simply embraced the best that exists today." |
| 12 NOV 19 | 108 doctors from Culverhay Surgery Wooton under Edge submitted an objection to the Bristol Airport Expansion application (BOB Blog) |
| 12 NOV 19 | NSC Climate Emergency Update (COU 102, para 3.21) including Climate Emergency Strategy and Strategic Action Plan (BOB Blog) |
| 15 OCT 19 | Government Environment Bill policy statement and summary intervention and options |
| OCT 19 | Government "Consultation Response on Legislation for Enforcing the Development of Airspace Change Proposals - Moving Britain Ahead" |
| 25 JULY 19 | North Somerset Council to adopt re-wilding programme across North Somerset to improve area's biodiversity |
| 25 JULY 19 | Govt "Climate Change Explained" publication |
| 23 JULY 19 | NSC Climate Emergency Update paper (COU57), Climate Emergency Strategy and Strategic Action Plan. |
| 11 JUL 19 | Climate change: How hot cities could be in 2050 |
| 09 JUL 19 | Extinction Rebellion Talk incl. "... risk of drilling in Bleadon" |
| 19 JUN 19 | Extinction Rebellion protests against airport expansion plans (Mercury) and related current airport application |
| 12 JUN 19 | Climate change: UK government to commit to 2050 target |
| 11 JUN 19 | Response to Government plan to legislate for Net Zero UK emissions target |
| 19 MAY 19 | Plastics Threaten Global Climate at a Massive Scale During Each Point of Lifecycle ... |
| 01 MAY 19 | *UK Parliament declares climate change emergency" |
| 14 MAR 19 | UN "Review its policy on fracking and its impact on the rights of women and girls and consider introducing a comprehensive and complete ban on fracking" |
| 08 MAR 19 | The power of the next generation |
| 19 FEB 19 | North Somerset Council unanimously backed a call to target zero carbon by 2030 and declared a Climate Emergency (COU101). See also List of Councils who have declared a Climate Emergency. |
| 14 JAN 19 | Government Clean Air Strategy and Executive Summary |
| 13 JAN 19 | BOB Blog - Asking residents to include "cleanup project to help rid our environment from litter and plastic" in their NDP response to Bleadon Parish Council |
| JAN 2019 | Draft Joint Local Transport Plan 4 - 2019-2036 - January 2019 |
| The Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment) Order 2019 | |
| 17 DEC 18 | WasteDataFlow - Local Authority waste management incl NSC data |
| 05 DEC 18 | Bleadon Needs a Broom - BOB Blog |
| 16 JULY 18 | “Malaise” Speech by US President Jimmy Carter - 15 July 1979. E.g. Crisis of Confidence (start 9mins - end 14mins) |
| 16 APR 18 | Govt Clean Growth Strategy Executive Summary and corrections |
| Info on UK Waste Policy (Law & Your Environment) | |
| Recycling symbols explained | |
| The Committee on Climate Change (the CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008. | |
For some environmental organisations click here.