[Diggers350] Farming Britain: Govt. plans to "re-sea" (flood) farming land in Somerset

[Tony Gosling]

Government plans to "re-sea" (flood) farming land in Somerset
so that EDF can "offset" destruction of fish by Hinkley Point.
Insane on so many Somerset levels.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb4t0a9xtkQ>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb4t0a9xtkQ 


Emacs!


  Government plan to ‘re-sea’ North Somerset
Farming Britain
https://www.youtube.com/@FarmingBritainOfficial

For rewilding on steroids, look at Somerset. The 
government believes that nuclear power station 
Hinkley Point will kill 800 acres of fish. It 
wants owner EDF to offset that by flooding 800 
acres of land with sea water. It wants EDF to re-sea the land.

Read the accompanying article on Scribehound 
https://www.scribehound.com/shooting-...

For more, visit Protect Pawlett Hams https://www.protectpawletthams.com/
Neil’s own farming podcast is at https://shows.acast.com/we-can-do-bot...

How the conservation industry has 'chopped it off':
Aviva’s £21 million payout to WWT https://www.wwt.org.uk/news-and-stori...
£800,000 grant for WWT at Steart https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...
£1.58 million grant to WWT for 
Steart  https://www.wwt.org.uk/news-and-stori...
Taxpayer's original £20 million payout for Steart 
https://www.theguardian.com/environme...

Emacs!



That statement from EDF in full:
Chris Fayers, Hinkley Point C’s head of environment, said:
Hinkley Point C is working with Natural England, 
Natural Resources Wales, the Environment Agency, 
and other conservation bodies to develop new 
natural habitats to compensate for the risk of 
any impact on protected fish species. The 
proposals include creating large areas of 
saltmarsh, seagrass and kelp, new oyster beds and 
the removal of barriers in rivers.
New natural habitat is a better solution than an 
acoustic fish deterrent which would use 280 
speakers to make noise louder than a jumbo jet 
24-hours a day for 60 years. The system's impact 
on porpoises, seals, whales, and other species is 
unknown. It offers a very small potential benefit 
to protected fish species and would also risk the 
safety of divers in the fast-flowing tides of the Bristol Channel.
Power stations have been taking cooling water 
from the Bristol Channel for decades with no 
significant impact on fish populations. Hinkley 
Point C will be the first power station in the 
area to have any fish protection measures in 
place – including a fish recovery and return system.
Despite scientific evidence that the remaining 
impact on fish is ‘very small’, the project 
supports further effective, proportionate, and practical compensation measures.
Resolution of this issue matters. The project is 
one of Britain’s biggest acts for the 
environment, built to meet exacting environmental 
standards. It will make a major contribution to 
energy security and the fight against climate change.


www.tlio.org.uk  
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