SPS challenges Southern Water’s WRMP* options and NSIP* intentions

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As climate change progresses, rainfall patterns in the UK are expected to undergo significant changes. A summary of the key trends, as viewed by the UK Meteorological Office, shows that the UK is projected to become wetter, with an overall increase in annual rainfall. The frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events are expected to … Continue reading SPS challenges Southern Water’s WRMP* options and NSIP* intentions

Fact-checking Southern Water’s Sandown ‘Toilet to Tap’ proposal

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Southern Water has published the latest version of its Water Resources Management Plan (WRMP) to solicit feedback from the public on the company’s proposed options for future water supply. This new plan, spanning 32 volumes of extensive and often repetitive documents, heavily promotes the marketing message that "the answer is Water Recycling". Unfortunately, the WRMP … Continue reading Fact-checking Southern Water’s Sandown ‘Toilet to Tap’ proposal

ExxonMobil CO2 Pipeline – Observations on the arguments and challenges

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It’s been encouraging to monitor the spirited discussion on social media relating to ExxonMobil's non-statutory consultation on its ‘Solent CO2 Pipeline’ proposal.  Like many contentious development proposals, this pre-planning consultation was launched during a holiday period, prompting sceptics to suggest that the company was aiming to limit the volume of the response. If that was … Continue reading ExxonMobil CO2 Pipeline – Observations on the arguments and challenges

ExxonMobil Solent CO2 Pipeline – Original summary post

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To view the current SPS ExxonMobil CO2 pipeline articles please use the following easy-to-remember URL: solentprotection.org/exxon Please click anywhere in this box to view. Over the past five weeks, SPS has been hard at work reading widely from many different sources to try and find the detail missing from the current ExxonMobil 'Solent CO2 Pipeline' … Continue reading ExxonMobil Solent CO2 Pipeline – Original summary post

ExxonMobil’s answer is ‘a pipeline’ but in 2024, what should the question be?

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This is the sixth SPS post on the subject of the ExxonMobil 'Solent CO2 Pipeline Project.The front page summary post, which is the best place to begin for the reader new to the subject, can be found by clicking this link. Alternatively, the full list of SPS Posts on the subject can be found by … Continue reading ExxonMobil’s answer is ‘a pipeline’ but in 2024, what should the question be?

‘Solent CO2 Pipeline’ consultation – A deeper look into the missing detail

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This is the fourth SPS post on the subject of the ExxonMobil 'Solent CO2 Pipeline Project.The front page summary post, which is the best place to begin for the reader new to the subject, can be found by clicking this link. Alternatively, the full list of SPS Posts on the subject can be found by … Continue reading ‘Solent CO2 Pipeline’ consultation – A deeper look into the missing detail