The Northern Eco
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Posts from North Yorkshire and the North East of England with news about the environment. Mostly added by sarah-hartley@bsky.social
Interesting to see that this work is supported by the People’s Postcode lottery. So they DO do more than produce annoying TV ads! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/charity-ta...
Charity tackles Britain’s hidden woodland plastic crisis
A charity that began quietly collecting redundant plastic tree shelters in the Yorkshire Dales has pioneered what has become one of the UK's most coordinated responses to woodland plastic pollution
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Money raised from the appeal will be used to commission independent planning, environmental and technical advice. It will also fund public information events, campaign literature, website costs and communications. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/campaigner...
Campaigners raise first £2K+
Appeal launched to pay for experts to fight Hope Moor Wind Farm plans start receiving donations
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More and more people are getting this emergency briefing in their own locality - this is what happened in one North Yorkshire town. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/climate-ch...
Climate change takes centre stage at town debate
A group in the North Yorkshire town of Northallerton came together to better prepare for the impacts of climate change.
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💩 We've all seen the docu dramas and know the score when it comes to river pollution, right? 💦 But there's a lesser told story which we're able to report today thanks to the quiet, dogged actions of those volunteers known as citizen scientists. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/polluted-r...
Polluted rivers? Yes, but it's not what you think
Among the round up of eco news from the North East and North Yorkshire this week comes news of river pollution from farms and house builders
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This case took three years to get to the sentencing in court too thenortherneco.substack.com/p/housing-co...
Housing company fined £300,000 for sewage pollution
Housing company Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd has been sentenced for polluting a North East stream following an Environment Agency investigation
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The Newsquest owned newspaper has joined a local campaign to stop a major wind farm being built on moorland thenortherneco.substack.com/p/local-news...
Local newspaper joins wind farm campaign
The D&S has committed to fight plans for a wind farm at Hope Moor
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Another renewable project voted down by councillors despite the planning officials recommending approval. Do (costly) appeals await? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/battery-en... #renewables #countydurham #BESS @reformwatch.org
Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility refused
REWE 8 Ltd had applied to build a BESS on land east of Carrs Farm, South Hetton
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Councillors accused of insanity for putting forward a nature reserve in documents being considered for development thenortherneco.substack.com/p/reform-cou... @reformwatch.org
Reform council under fire over nature reserve move
Liberal Democrat councillor Mark Wilkes has urged Durham County Council to remove Aykley Wood Nature Reserve from its list of sites for potential development
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Issue 188 is out now! We’ve news on: 🚜 A new plan to deliver 5,000 rural homes 💦 What really caused the major sewage outage off Teesside ☀️ Why you won’t be seeing solar panels across car parks any time soon thenortherneco.substack.com/p/from-horse...
From horse stars to house building strategies
Plus, how taking a chance on four ambitious young people paid off!
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“We’re supporting our farmers and we’re setting out a plan to be bold, ambitious plan for rural communities across the country.” So says regional mayor David Skaith. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/rural-comm... #northyorkshire #richmondsnippets #rural
Rural communities “let down and left behind”
So says a regional mayor as an action plan is launched
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This campaign group appear to be suffering from the remoteness of the area they are trying to protect - it really is almost no-man’s land being right on the edge of two county administrations - #NorthYorks and #CountyDurham thenortherneco.substack.com/p/this-is-ab...
'This is about the future of the place we live'
Campaigners call for more support from councillors
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Hurrah! Issue number 187 of The Northern Eco is out! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/how-to-kee...
How to keep your cool without frying the planet
Plus the latest news on the Hope Moor Wind Farm development, Northumberland National Park Authority's new Chief Executive and North Yorkshire's coastal erosion
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Our latest story looks at some concerns over the impact on the #hydrology of a remote moorland where a major wind farm development is proposed thenortherneco.substack.com/p/31-lead-mi... #environment #pollution #renewables
31 lead-mine shafts, no baseline water tests: The gap in the Hope Moor Wind Farm plans
Householders raise fears that disturbing old mine workings could impact moorland water supplies
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“Hope Moor has been described as one of the last great wilderness areas in the country, and in my opinion, it will be an act of criminality to ruin it forever.” Campaigner Tim Wilson puts forward a passionate argument. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/wind-farm-...
Wind farm plans would be 'act of criminality' says campaigner
Claims were made at the latest public meeting that a wind farm would “sacrifice one of England’s last great wildernesses to power one data centre”
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Around 45 homes are at risk of being lost to the sea. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/450000-pla...
£450,000 plan to manage coastal erosion near North Yorkshire holiday park
Some of the fastest eroding coastline in Europe means dozens of homes in the county are at “imminent risk”
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“We have been working closely with both the landowner and a contractor brought in to remove pollutants to provide appropriate advice.” Environment Agency @saveourswale.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social thenortherneco.substack.com/p/beck-pollu...
Beck pollution was “small-scale environmental disaster”
Pollution in tributary of River Ure and River Ouse investigated by the Environment Agency
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Today’s newsletter takes a look at the well used acronym K.I.S.S asking if it’s helpful when it comes to communicating environmental issues or simply leads to X Versus Y such as Sewage Versus Taxes @sascampaigns.bsky.social, @saveourswale.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...
Will we finally see a change in water ownership?
and why we're trying not to KISS here
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That's it from us for #IndieNewsWeek! Thanks to everyone who engaged with our many newsletters over the week - and congratulations to all the Indies who participated this year! We're needed more than ever thenortherneco.substack.com/p/wrapping-u...
Wrapping up Indie News Week with a tall tale
Our special mini-series comes to a close with a round-up of eco news from around North Yorkshire and the North East
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For the 4th the (penultimate) special newsletter during #IndieNewsWeek, we’ve a change of topic and are looking at two different fossil fuel actions #fossilfreeNorthYorkshire #durhamenergycouncil thenortherneco.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
Fossil fuel campaigners call for divestment
Plus the community doing it for themselves when it comes to the energy shift
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As part of our #IndieNewsWeek coverage, we've taken a look into the potential impacts on the local #heritage assets if the proposed large scale #windfarm goes ahead thenortherneco.substack.com/p/from-turne...
From Turners to Turbines....
From a 14th century castle to priceless artworks, the cultural assets near a proposed major wind farm will be assessed by developers
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Issue number 185 of The Northern Eco is out! We've news on #windfarms, #wildfires and local #climate action! Today is also day two of #IndieNewsWeek so were bringing you specials all week. Please join us! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/community-...
Community climate action and moorland matters
The latest environmental news from North Yorkshire and the North East of England
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We put a special newsletter out today as part of #IndieNewsWeek! Along with hundreds of other publications, we'll be doing some special articles and events this week Join us? thenortherneco.substack.com/publish/post...
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Farmers and businesses affected by the Fylingdales Moor wildfire, the largest in North Yorkshire’s history, will not receive Government compensation thenortherneco.substack.com/p/support-fa... #wildlife #moorland #fylindales
‘Support farmers before next wildfire’, MP tells Government
Farmers and businesses affected by the Fylingdales Moor wildfire, the largest in North Yorkshire’s history, will not receive Government compensation
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News just in from @yorkswildlife.bsky.social which will be keenly observed by those objecting to other windfarms in the county #yorkshire #calderdale #wind #energy thenortherneco.substack.com/p/wildlife-t...
Wildlife Trust objects to wind farm plan
Yorkshire Wildlife Trust calls the Calderdale Energy Park proposals “poorly thought through” as it objects in principle to the development
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Well why not? If the energy shift to renewables is the biggest story of our time, why not use the best visualisation technologies around to help tell that story? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/can-bgts-c... #drones #storytelling #windpower #planning #countydurham #northyorkshire
Can BGT's Celestial light up Hope Moor?
The drone storytellers known for their spectacular displays could bring the wind farm plans to life ahead of any decisions
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Anti-fracking campaigners say the intervention is ‘absurd’ given the comments were made despite the mayor’s own council opposing a fracking proposal @frackfreescarb.bsky.social @reformwatch.org thenortherneco.substack.com/p/scarboroug...
Scarborough Mayor supports fracking ‘if it doesn’t affect community’
The comments were made despite his own council opposing a fracking proposal
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What do you think when you see claims such as “clean energy”; “low-carbon electricity” or “negative emissions technology”? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/ads-compla... councillors have complained to ads watchdog about power site Drax's comms
Ads complaint filed against Drax
North Yorkshire Greens have asked the advertising watchdog to assess whether Drax’s carbon low-emission claims could be misinterpreted by consumers
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Location, Location, Location’s Kirstie Allsopp speaking about the scourge of littering at a major conference in #CountyDurham today thenortherneco.substack.com/p/stop-tip-c...
'Stop tip charges' says TV's Kirstie Allsopp
The broadcaster spoke about about waste fees, council skip charges and littering during a major rural conference in County Durham
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Good to see energy moves being considered within the build right at the planning stage thenortherneco.substack.com/p/200-solar-...
200 solar panels for new school development
The new building has been designed with sustainability at its core to help the school become net carbon-zero in operation
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Important milestone reached in this proposal for a major windfarm which forms part of the National Infrastructure plan for renewables thenortherneco.substack.com/p/scoping-re...
Scoping Report: Justification and rationale on environmental aspects
The release of official scoping documents marks the next stage in the plans for Hope Moor Wind Farm
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