Green Options » severn barrage http://greenoptions.com/tag/severn-barrage Posts tagged 'severn barrage' Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:29:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en No Excuse To Trample Over Wildlife http://ecoworldly.com/2008/03/06/no-excuse-to-trample-over-wildlife/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/03/06/no-excuse-to-trample-over-wildlife/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:29:01 +0000 Pem Charnley http://ecoworldly.com/2008/03/06/no-excuse-to-trample-over-wildlife/ severn.jpgEnvironmental decision making is fraught with contested views. An example in point is the proposed barrage that would span the Severn Estuary, not far from me really and technologically, rather exciting.

Yet negative environmental implications abound, more of which in a moment - for now, let’s quickly marvel at the possibilities.

The Good News

It seems incredible that just north of where I live, 50 miles or so, there exists the second highest tidal range in the world - with a difference between high and low tide of some 14 metres. The potential to harness this enormous flow of water into renewable energy is obvious.

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