Friday, April 11, 2008

The messy business of tackling climate change

What's more important - saving energy or saving marine and human health? It's a tricky question, given the current climate (excuse the pun) in which CO2 emissions reductions are top of the environmental, economic and political agenda.

But it's one being posed in north-east England. Surfers are campaigning against a move by Northumbrian Water to stop ultraviolet disinfection during winter of pre-treated sewage which is pumped into the sea.

Environment / UK news

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