Ban foot was I was born and reared, there used to be a raft of sorts and to reach the other side it had to be pulled by rope, a family called Wilsons lived beside it. E. Turkington
If the so called friends if the earn had to fork out for court and barrister fees instead of using tax payers money to fund their days in court they would not be there as often
Any evidence to support the foe theories? I would say that the sand dredging is enhancing the habitat for the lower parts of the food chain on the Lough, particularly for the chironomid midge larvae. The abundance of Chironomidae in freshwater systems and their sensitivity to environmental conditions make them ideal environmental indicators. There are more chironomid midge larvae per square metre in the areas where the sand is dredged than any where else on the Lough.
if there was no dredging, silt levels would increase and the rivers into the lough would be more susceptible to flooding, also the marinas around the lough would be impacted as keel boats would get grounded, already the six mile water has to be dredged to keep the channel deep enough for boating
+neil brady this is not dredging...at no point is dredging mention this is EXTRACTION OF GLACIALY DEPOSITED SAND , nothing to do with keeping channels silt free ,all to do with someone making a killing at the loss of the habitat the lough has enjoyed for tens of thousands of years...
FOE must never have had a geography lesson. All lakes will naturally fill in over time, becoming swamps and finally disappearing. Lough Neagh is in a shallow depression to begin with, and as rivers bring in sediment, it becomes shallower still. That means any deeper cool water no longer will exist and the lough will become EUTROPHIC, i.e., warm and lacking in oxygen. No oxygen, no fish. The sand boats are actually HELPING the lough by deepening it, though they are only harvesting over 2% of the lough bed in the first place. Far more harm has been done to the lough by whoever let the zebra mussels into it ( whether by carelessness or by design ), and by the inaction over 20 years or more of the Water Service.( Blue-green algae, anyone ? ) And if sand extraction from the lough is stopped, where do we go for construction requirements ? Think of the fossil fuel that more distant sources would require. I'd like to see the costings on that - AND to know why the local council re-kerbed Lurgan town centre using granite from China ( yes, China ! ) when the Mournes are 30 miles away.
Most people live in a house or maybe in your case a cave.Whats makes the blocks,concrete floors,plaster,tiles on the roof and so on come from that's right mostly sand so what to hell do you want for people to dig a hole in the ground and live in it.Go catch yourself on and get a life that's in the real world
When more being built than knocked down and a shortage of housing that's a foolish comment again and only a fraction of a house or building can be reclaimed any but you can make a difference let your house be demolished for a doorstep on a new build
There isn't a shortage of housing. There are plenty of empty properties. Most of the aggregate in a demolished building can be reclaimed. In addition, alternative, sustainable building materials can be used.
Ban foot was I was born and reared, there used to be a raft of sorts and to reach the other side it had to be pulled by rope, a family called Wilsons lived beside it. E. Turkington
If the so called friends if the earn had to fork out for court and barrister fees instead of using tax payers money to fund their days in court they would not be there as often
What tax payers' money did we use?
Any evidence to support the foe theories? I would say that the sand dredging is enhancing the habitat for the lower parts of the food chain on the Lough, particularly for the chironomid midge larvae. The abundance of Chironomidae in freshwater systems and their sensitivity to environmental conditions make them ideal environmental indicators.
There are more chironomid midge larvae per square metre in the areas where the sand is dredged than any where else on the Lough.
Incredible analysis
I rise for midges
Shame about the audio
Volume very poor
if there was no dredging, silt levels would increase and the rivers into the lough would be more susceptible to flooding, also the marinas around the lough would be impacted as keel boats would get grounded, already the six mile water has to be dredged to keep the channel deep enough for boating
+neil brady this is not dredging...at no point is dredging mention this is EXTRACTION OF GLACIALY DEPOSITED SAND , nothing to do with keeping channels silt free ,all to do with someone making a killing at the loss of the habitat the lough has enjoyed for tens of thousands of years...
What about the Lough Neagh monster ? Have anyone here seen it before 🤔🤔
FOE must never have had a geography lesson. All lakes will naturally fill in over time, becoming swamps and finally disappearing. Lough Neagh is in a shallow depression to begin with, and as rivers bring in sediment, it becomes shallower still. That means any deeper cool water no longer will exist and the lough will become EUTROPHIC, i.e., warm and lacking in oxygen. No oxygen, no fish. The sand boats are actually HELPING the lough by deepening it, though they are only harvesting over 2% of the lough bed in the first place. Far more harm has been done to the lough by whoever let the zebra mussels into it ( whether by carelessness or by design ), and by the inaction over 20 years or more of the Water Service.( Blue-green algae, anyone ? ) And if sand extraction from the lough is stopped, where do we go for construction requirements ? Think of the fossil fuel that more distant sources would require. I'd like to see the costings on that - AND to know why the local council re-kerbed Lurgan town centre using granite from China ( yes, China ! ) when the Mournes are 30 miles away.
Most people live in a house or maybe in your case a cave.Whats makes the blocks,concrete floors,plaster,tiles on the roof and so on come from that's right mostly sand so what to hell do you want for people to dig a hole in the ground and live in it.Go catch yourself on and get a life that's in the real world
Aggregates can be recycled.
When more being built than knocked down and a shortage of housing that's a foolish comment again and only a fraction of a house or building can be reclaimed any but you can make a difference let your house be demolished for a doorstep on a new build
There isn't a shortage of housing. There are plenty of empty properties.
Most of the aggregate in a demolished building can be reclaimed. In addition, alternative, sustainable building materials can be used.
Go spec saver boy
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