Feargal Sharkey
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"Regularly touts on Twitter", Secretary of State for Environment, Thérèse Coffey.
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20-10-2015 10:30:22
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Feargal Sharkey Channel 4 News The claim that the Environment Agency is an evidence-based organisation is laughable.
Evidence-hiding organisation, may be much more accurate.
But hiding those numbers may mean that the sites do not lose bathing status - that would be embarrassing
REMINDER:
Channel 4 News has revealed that the EA does not include water quality test results from bathing spots that have no-swim warnings posted, if they did the number of locations rated 'Poor' would double.
Ever get the feeling you'd been cheated?
channel4.com/news/do-we-kno…
Make a date with Tim Smedley to hear how he followed the story of water scarcity around the globe and the conclusions he came to. Thurs 23rd May via Zoom, book your place at: chalkaquiferalliance.wordpress.com
Lots of overflows currently discharging sewage into Manchester’s rivers. Check out the online map here unitedutilities.com/better-rivers/… Interesting choice of blue by United Utilities to represent a sewage dump💩 Purple indicates a discharge in the last 24 hours.
Extraordinary podcast from Water Watch Radio - permits to extract water from Murray-Darling floodplain, Australia, for cotton & almond farms awarded seemingly very unequally, at the expense people downriver, in a country where there's not a drop to spare.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/bon…
Did you know Southern Water has a Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force? 🤣
'Over the next two years, the Clean Rivers and Seas Task Force will use nature-based solutions, infrastructure improvements and stormwater treatment to deliver several Pathfinder projects.'
May God help us.