Kim

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Kim (she/her). This is my moderating account.

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Storm Kathleen to bring unseasonably wet and windy weather to UK and Ireland (www.theguardian.com)

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Yorkshire's Tropical Butterfly House marks 30 years of conservation (www.yorkshirepost.co.uk)

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Yorkshire Water dumped sewage into rivers and seas for more than half a million hours last year (www.yorkshirepost.co.uk)

The levels of sewage spills for Yorkshire Water for 2023, 516,386 hours, has more than doubled on the figures for 2022 which were 232,054 hours....

Kim, 1 month ago

An hour of water is an hour that a valve/tap/whatever which allows untreated sewage to be dumped into our waterways is left open.

There are multiple of these valves/taps around Yorkshire which all together make up the half a million hours.

This is a ridiculous way of measuring water volume. Though from what I understand even this level of monitoring is a relatively new thing.

Officials caution that comparisons over the years are difficult as an increasing number of storm overflows have been fitted with monitors over time, and all now have the technology to record spills.

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Green light for huge green energy park in Yorkshire - with 4,500 jobs on cards (www.hulldailymail.co.uk)

Plans for a £200m green energy park, which could create 4,500 jobs, have been given the green light....

Fleet of 40 electric buses to be rolled out across Hull and East Yorkshire (www.hulldailymail.co.uk)

Transport secretary Mark Harper confirmed that dozens of “state-of-the-art”, “zero-emission” buses would hit the road as part of efforts to decarbonise public transport by replacing diesel models. His department said it would provide £5.7m in funding towards the cost of the rollout....

All hands to the pumps: the colourful rise of community-owned pubs (www.positive.news)

On first impressions, the pub might look like your classic East End neighbourhood boozer. Wood-panelled l-shaped bar? Check. Floral-patterned red carpet? Check. Dartboard? Check. But as well as the main bar, there’s another room that the pub often rents out for no cost – it’s used for a regular children’s stay and play...