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La collette fiasco – why Jersey needs an independent environmental regulator

La Collette may have to shut its gates to hazardous waste – BAILIWICK EXPRESS article on SOSJ’s reasons for the need for an independent environmental regulator, 12.04.23 Future of disposal hinges on planning decision tomorrow By Julien Morel julien@bailiwickexpress.com To

Urgent need for independent regulation: Letter to the Jersey Evening Post

SOS Jersey has released a damning report, shown here in presentation form. Click to view/download. You can also hear Dave Cabeldu on Radio Jersey here (starts at 2:8:16). Look out on Channel ITV this evening for their report. This letter

Threats to Jersey’s marine environment – 10 year study

‘The Threats to Our Marine Environment – a Ten-Year Study by SOS Jersey, Demonstrating the Urgent Need for Independent Environmental Regulation.’ The 30-page, fully illustrated report includes results of the SOSJ ’10 Year Snapshot in Time’ shellfish study’  2009 –

The Fishing Cats of Fort d’Auvergne is available again!

The second edition of The Fishing Cats of Fort d’Auvergne has arrived! SOS Jersey Co-ordinator Dave Cabeldu, MBE, authored the book which sold out quickly. Waterstones in Queen Street now has the new book in stock. In the pic below,

The Invisible Menace – SOSJ report released today

SOS Jersey were recently invited to write a report for the Jersey Evening Post’s ecoJersey supplement, published today. Click here for that full report, as you won’t in fact see it in the supplement; this is because, late this week,

The Queen’s Gift Saga – Report

Foreshore furore! Our letter in today’s JEP perhaps best sums up this debacle, and is shown below. You can also see the report on today’s ITV Channel News. Our full report can be viewed or downloaded here (PDF opens in

Horizon development flooded again leading to contamination of marina

Once again on the current 39ft spring tides, the sea is entering the polluted Waterfront sites and flushing out large amounts of thick leachate into the Elizabeth Marina. To see all the Horizon posts together, click here. Sediment settles onto

Free book with subscription!

FREE BOOK! For a short time, we’re offering a free book with any donation. SOSJ projects are entirely funded by our own money and time and through public donations.  We welcome all members, old and new! 100% of your donation

SOSJ founder receives MBE!

We are absolutely delighted and proud to announce that David Cabeldu, co-founder and Co-ordinator of SOS Jersey has been awarded an MBE ‘for services to the preservation of Jersey’s heritage and environment’. Congratulations and very well-deserved, Dave! Dave’s Christmas letter outlining

The REAL Sea Lettuce Conferences – Report & Dates

Here is a write-up of what we covered in our conference last month. Please share! If you have any questions, do contact us. We will also be covering the presentation again on Tuesday 7th November st St Brelade’s Parish Hall,

Invite to Seaweed & Soil Presentation – Thurs 19 Oct

You are cordially invited to a short presentation and Q&A session at The Town Hall on Thursday 19th October, from 19.00-21.00.

Sea lettuce furrow trials ‘failed’ – our response!

Today the States’ Environment Department have stated furrowing will not work to help alleviate the sea lettuce problem, so the project will not continue. It appears, however, they will carry on with the ‘dumping at sea’ project. Save Our Shoreline

Plans for West Mount – our initial thoughts

If you saw our environmental scientist Jacqui Carrel on the news earlier saying we think on the face of it hotelier Steve Beddoe’s plans for developing the area alongside the Avenue at West Mount are good, she did say that.

Our view on the seaweed barges idea

Jacqui is in today’s JEP (p6, Fri 17 Feb 2017) giving our thoughts on using boats to take the sea lettuce piles out to sea. While the JEP gives accurate quotes, they aren’t assigned to right bits in all cases!

Flamanville explosion, asbestos, fertilisers and sea lettuce

It’s been busy media-wise. Our environmental scientist Jacqui Carrel has been on Channel TV on various subjects three times over the last week and is due to speak on Radio Jersey tomorrow morning (Wed 15 Feb). Here’s a brief overview of what

SOSJ view plans for proposed new Sewage Treatment Works

Thanks to the Infrastructure Department (DoI) for inviting SOS Jersey to see the new Sewage Treatment Works (STW) plans. There are pros and cons for any design and this has been the one chosen to go with, assuming all planning

Ministers respond to SOS Jersey report & we reply

Jersey States Ministers to do with the environment have issued a media release in response to our last report. They have also issued a more detailed statement. As expected, the releases are

SOSJ in The Guardian – Sea Lettuce

We are in today’s Times newspaper, and Jacqui Carrel, SOS Jersey’s environmental scientist, gets an honourable mention:

SOSJ in The Times – sea lettuce

We are in today’s Times newspaper, and Dave Cabeldu, SOS Jersey’s Co-ordinator, gets an honourable mention:

SOSJ to work with environmental students from Brittany

As reported in today’s JEP (which was nearly accurate), SOSJ are going to work with the French, collecting data about sea lettuce, and pooling the two countries’ knowledge.

SOS Jersey build links with France over Sea Lettuce

SOS Jersey are to help and work with Environmental Science students from Brittany with their coastline studies, including sea lettuce research.

SOSJ’s response to the Environment Department ‘alarmist’ claims

This response is with reference to the article in the Jersey Evening Post (Monday 03 October 2016), ‘Environment hit back over alarmist pollution claims’ and a couple of other erroneous statements we have heard/seen on the media.

Jersey’s Senatorial By-Election 2016 – Qs & As

The election for a Senator is on Wednesday 7th September 2016. We put the following questions to all the candidates. Here are the (unedited) answers so far, given in alphabetical order of candidate; if it is blank, assume no answer

Correction to JEP article

In yesterday’s JEP, Jack Maguire had a short article on the idea of furrowing the beach to help prevent sea lettuce accumulation next season. There were some worrying mistakes in it, so here is the article and our correction:

SOSJ in the News about the sea lettuce problem

SOS J member Jacqui Carrel, Environmental Scientist on our team was interviewed by Channel ITV and the BBC yesterday about the sea lettuce problem and how the Sates’ approach is wrong; here are the interviews:

SOS Jersey will be this evening’s news

In the wake of our sea lettuce report, SOSJ Committee Member Jacqui Carrel spent time on the beach this morning being interviewed by Channel TV and BBC TV (Jersey & SW UK) about the sea lettuce problem. Here’s a brief

Building 5 – Judicial Review Requested

The St Helier Waterfront Action Group have submitted an application for a Judicial Review in a bid to overturn the planning permission granted for Building 5 in the International Centre.

Building 5 – Many concerns come to the fore during appeal

Monday 21 March and Tuesday 22 March 2016 saw a number of people at the Appeal against the proposed (and passed) construction of the imaginatively-named Building 5, one of the buildings planned for the hotly-debated Jersey International Finance Centre due to be

Building 5 appeal starts 21st March 2016

SOS Jersey are a party to the Third Party Appeal by Le Masuriers to be held tomorrow and Tuesday (21 and 22 March 2016) at the Radisson Hotel. This is open to the public, so you can come and watch the

Building 5 passed by planners – SOSJ may seek judicial review

The Planning Applications Committed have approved the new/revised planning application of Building 5 of the planned International Finance Centre on the Esplanade. SOSJ are considering requesting a Judicial Review.

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