A Roving Eye…...Help Save Windermere….
by Bernie Bell - 08:41 on 19 February 2024
A Roving Eye….
I noticed an unusual vessel in Stromness Harbour……
….and wondered about its purpose. Being a Marine Biologist, Mike could tell me about it - as follows…
Roving Eye Enterprises…
https://orkneyrovspecialist.co.uk/
…operates a Remotely Operated Vehicle which could be kind-of compared to an underwater drone - or the Mars Rover!
This vehicle is usually connected to the boat by an ‘umbilical’, and is used for both scientific surveys and recreation.
I walked up the street, singing (quietly!)…. ‘I’d like to be, under the sea, in an octopus’s garden in the shade…’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5CSJqGrEKQ
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Help Save Windermere!....
I received this from ‘Eko’…….
“These sewage-dumping, wildlife-killing, profit-chasing water companies are back in the news for ramping up their prices – it’s the perfect time to turn up the heat!
We need a regulation overhaul NOW. Add your name:
UK government: save Lake Windermere
United Utilities has been pumping sewage into World Heritage Site Lake Windermere. Now whistleblowers say a government agency has helped them cover up pollution incidents!
Tell the UK to overhaul the Environment Agency NOW
England's Lake District is a place of extraordinary beauty – known across the world for its ancient landscapes and tranquil waters.
But greedy water company United Utilities has been trashing its crown jewel Lake Windermere – using it as a dump for sewage that can trigger toxic, fish-choking algal blooms.
Local campaigners have been fighting tooth and nail to save their home and have got it onto the national agenda. Now they’re demanding an urgent inquiry into regulation failures. If we pile in with support from across the world, we can get this over the line. Sign now:
UK government: save Lake Windermere
It’s not just the Lake District. Across the UK, reckless private water companies have cut corners to maximise profits – causing deep harm to rivers and lakes and the fish, birds and mammals that depend on them.
The Environment Agency is meant to hold people like this to account, not cheer them on. But according to whistleblowers, they’ve been helping corporations cover up pollution, by allowing them to downgrade major incidents without independent checks.
Other countries have successfully cleaned up severely polluted lakes after communities took action – like Lake Annecy in France, which is now thought to be the cleanest in Europe. Local campaigners are determined to make that happen at Windermere too, but they need our help.
These heroes are demanding urgent government intervention to overhaul the regulator and hold these polluters to account. And if people across the world join in, we could tip them into action. Can you sign now to help save this World Heritage Site?
UK government: save Lake Windermere, overhaul the Environment Agency
Thanks for all that you do,
Olivia and the team at Eko
More information:
Tide of disapproval awaits new round of UK water companies’ price rises
BBC. 4 December, 2023
Raw sewage 'cover-up' at Windermere World Heritage Site
BBC. 4 December, 2023
Save Windermere campaign urgently demands an independent inquiry into the failure of water industry regulation
Save Windermere. 11 December, 2023
An Upstream Battle [film]
Save Windermere. 11 December, 2023
Water firm United Utilities may have received a £5million green target bonus after misreporting sewage pollution, documents leaked to BBC Panorama suggest
Daily Mail. 4 December, 2023
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