Richard AshwellJan 14
I took action to demand the UK government gets tough on #WaterPollution. Let’s make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act. Sign Friends of the Earth's petition telling the government to put #CleanWater above private profit, now:
https://foe.uk/ejj2l #pollution #ToxicSludge #agriculture
Make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act

Last year, the government promised to crack down on water pollution. But without public pressure, its plans could once again let big polluters off the hook. We should all be able to enjoy clean lakes, rivers and seas bursting with wildlife. But in too many places across the country, that’s far from reality. Whether it’s water companies pumping sewage into our seas, toxic slurry from factory farms or forever chemicals seeping into waterways – polluters are still contaminating our water. Meanwhile, our bills keep rising, while shareholders pocket massive profits.

Friends of the Earth
Show threadJuggling With EggsJul 9, 2025

#Labour have created the legislation to criminalise these water company bosses for polluting our rivers…

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/polluting-water-bosses-face-up-to-two-years-in-prison

But did they bother to include provision for polluting our farmland?

And maybe bodies other than the Environment Agency and Ofwat need to be able to level charges at the senior management of water companies…because it looks like they’ve all been colluding for some time.

#WaterPollution
#ToxicSludge

Polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison

New laws in force today mark the toughest sentencing powers against law-breaking water executives in history.

GOV.UK
HillaryGailAug 31, 2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/31/climate/pfas-fertilizer-sludge-farm.html?unlocked_article_code=1.HE4.ZUer.8-7NTzspKh7z&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb&ngrp=mxn Great article. From NYT. Gift article 🎁🎁 no paywall #ToxicSludge #fertilizer #sludgefertilizer #polution #epa #farms #buyorganic #pfas #foreverchemicals
Something’s Poisoning America’s Land. Farmers Fear ‘Forever Chemicals.’

Fertilizer made from city sewage has been spread on millions of acres of farmland for decades. Scientists say it can contain high levels of the toxic substance.

The New York Times
DoomsdaysCWJul 24, 2024

Environmental Impacts of #Geothermal Energy

Published Mar 5, 2013
Union of Concerned Scientists

"The most widely developed type of geothermal power plant (known as #hydrothermal plants) are located near #geologic “#HotSpots” where hot molten rock is close to the earth’s crust and produces hot water. In other regions enhanced geothermal systems (or hot dry rock geothermal), which involve drilling into Earth’s surface to reach deeper geothermal resources, can allow broader access to geothermal energy."

[...]

"Some geothermal plants also produce small amounts of #mercury emissions, which must be mitigated using mercury filter technology. Scrubbers can reduce air emissions, but they produce a watery #sludge composed of the captured materials, including #sulfur, #vanadium, #silica compounds, chlorides, #arsenic, mercury, #nickel, and other heavy metals. This #ToxicSludge often must be disposed of at hazardous waste sites."

[...]

"Land #subsidence, a phenomenon in which the land surface sinks, is sometimes caused by the removal of water from geothermal reservoirs. Most geothermal facilities address this risk by re-injecting wastewater back into geothermal reservoirs after the water’s heat has been captured.

"Hydrothermal plants are sited on geological “hot spots," which tend to have higher levels of #earthquake risk. There is evidence that hydrothermal plants can lead to an even greater earthquake frequency. Enhanced geothermal systems (hot dry rock) can also increase the risk of small earthquakes. In this process, water is pumped at high pressures to fracture underground hot rock reservoirs similar to technology used in natural gas hydraulic #fracturing. (See How Natural Gas Works for more information.) Earthquake risk associated with enhanced geothermal systems can be minimized by siting plants an appropriate distance away from major fault lines. When a geothermal system is sited near a heavily populated area, constant monitoring and transparent communication with local communities is also necessary."

https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/environmental-impacts-geothermal-energy

#Fracking #GeothermalEnergy #ThinkBeforeDrilling

Environmental Impacts of Geothermal Energy

The environmental impacts of geothermal energy vary depending on the technology used to generate electricity and the type of cooling system utilized.

Union of Concerned Scientists
Polyrical - music and politicsJun 18, 2023

A Disservice to the Public and the Environment

You Can't Be Neutral Podcast

Companies Constantly Lie - Floyd/Macdonald
Big Tobacco - Jaslow
Big Sugar - Taubes and Kearns Couzens
Big Sludge - Stauber and Rampton
Big Auto - Gardiner
Moment of Zinn - Hector Mcdonald - Inventing Our History

Part 1 of two episodes on industries hiding the truth about the harm their products cause in order to make more profits

#Fraud #Corporations #Capitalism #Profit #Lies #Tobacco #Sugar #ToxicSludge #Deisel

https://movingtrainmedia.com/ycbn/a-disservice-to-the-public-and-the-environment

A Disservice to the Public and the Environment

Moving Train Media
Show threadbs2Jan 20, 2023
> In 1991 the Destructor..[went] to Hamilton for its first test: #ToxicSludge dredged from the city’s harbor. It worked. Toxic sludge became plain old mud, free of #PCBs, and recovered pellets of iron ore became reusable. The federal and Ontario governments sponsored the test, but took no action afterward. “They’re concentrating on trying to do things that are cheaper,” Hallett says of Environment Canada. “Of course, they haven’t gotten any of them to work, and the harbor isn’t cleaned up yet.”