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United Kingdom: Dredging can make flooding worse, say activists

2014-10-21 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Independent: Dredging is pointless and largely ineffective, according to a coalition of environmental groups who are calling on the Government to scale down its preferred method of flood prevention. The Blueprint for Water coalition, which represents groups such as the RSPB, the Angling Trust and Friends of the Earth, is urging the Government to spend money earmarked for dredging on more effective alternative flood-control methods such as improved drainage systems. The warning comes as remnants of Hurricane...

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Construction Week; Dodge Construction Starts Up 4%; Savannah Port Dredging Gets Boost

2014-10-08 18:16:08| ENR.com: Headline News

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Barrier Reef dredging: Queensland approves plan dump spoil on land

2014-09-08 09:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

AAP: The Queensland government wants to pay for dredged seabed from a major coal port expansion to be dumped on land instead of in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The premier, Campbell Newman, announced on Monday that cabinet had approved a new disposal plan for dredge spoil at the Abbot Point coal port near Bowen, which would reuse the material on land. The federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, has been asked to fast-track the application. It comes despite North Queensland Bulk Ports...

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