Georgina

Lover of photography, the environment, my dog and four cats, and a good cup of tea ❤️

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

It looks as though @SouthernWater are ending the year by releasing some almighty torrents of sewage 😭

Some of the worst ongoing releases...

Felpham - 282+ hours
Littlehampton - 288+ hours
Cowes - 75+ hours
Chichester - 170+ hours
Stokes Bay - 72+ Hours

Sickening.

[Mike Hudema @MikeHudema]

The Ocean Cleanup program has now removed more than 100,000 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: https://t.co/OxBkOWgrPm

The ocean isn't a garbage dump. Protect it.

#EndSingleUse #PlasticPollution #uselss #wasteless #oceans #cop15

[Georgina @smith_georgina_]

#southernwaterstinks

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

Planning to brave the waves for a Christmas day dip? 🌊 Make sure you check the SSRS first: https://t.co/5k2FfidclN

We're 5 days away and our coastlines open out to a sea of sewage. 💩

It's disgraceful. 😡 Water companies, we're coming for you in 2023.

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

Today is the day.

We're heading to @10DowningStreet to submit our petition to return the water industry to public ownership.

Here is the letter which we will be handing over to @RishiSunak ⤵️

[Ocean Conservation Trust @OceanCTrust]

Some great #OceanOptimism to start the week!

Single-use plastic items including cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups are reportedly set to be banned in England by the UK government.

This change would be great for the health of our Ocean! 🌊

Read more 👇
https://t.co/22oYfuyasm

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"One site near a sewage treatment works showed 760 times the maximum level of E. coli that would be allowed if it was a bathing area".

And there's still no sign of @DefraGovUK's water quality targets.

https://t.co/tImvGYgIpR

[Marine Conservation Society @mcsuk]

Hot on the heels of Wales' announcement last week, the @GOVUK has shared that single-use #plastic items including cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups are to be banned in England 🙌

https://t.co/hylJek1JU3

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

Kelp forests are key in climate change mitigation. They absorb over 200m tons of carbon a year globally. Accelerated loss of these habitats will have a catastrophic effect on biodiversity. 🌍

We're calling for all UK marine protected areas to be highly protected by 2030. 🌊

[The Ocean Cleanup @TheOceanCleanup]

Here's the footage of our latest System 002 plastic extraction from December 5th and the last one for the year, as our crew is returning to port today.
As we approach the end of 2022, System 002 has cleaned up a total of 193,826 kg of plastic from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

"Julia Walker headed to Shoreham beach for a swim in September but walked away from her morning dip with a bacterial and kidney infection."

Swimming is supposed to be good for your health but, thanks to companies like @SouthernWater, it's a risk.

https://t.co/pOEFuEOfcp

[Guardian Environment @guardianeco]

Our plastic ocean: infinite waste in boundless seas – in pictures https://t.co/htlOiwjB9C

[Henri Brocklebank @Hedgerooni]

Kelp washing up on Worthing beach has to be a positive sign for our Sussex Kelp Recovery. Keep the records coming. Thanks Eric Smith and Sussex Underwater @SussexWildlife @sussex_ifca @Bluemarinef #helpourkelp and many more.

[SOS Whitstable @SOSWhitstable]

The south coast, as ever, has been treated like a giant toilet by the water industry 💩

In a few days we'll have some stats about just how bad this month has been in the @SouthernWater area 👀

[Georgina @smith_georgina_]

Renationalise the Water Industry - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/yTQB4ejzUb via @UKChange

[Hugo Tagholm @HugoSAS]

We need less 💩 & more 🐟 in our ocean.

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

❌ 💩 Seeing red? 😡 Unsurprising as the evidence of water companies' disgrace mounts up 💩 ❌

#SickofSewage #EndSewagePollution #SewageScandal

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

"The UK public has made clear their disgust at what’s happening to our rivers and seas. It’s time the government stepped up to curb the destructive and selfish behaviour of the companies responsible for this literal shit storm.”

🔥 from @AmySlack_SAS

https://t.co/BF8ey5kf89

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

The places that are supposed to help us lead better, healthier lives are being treated like open sewers by profiteering polluters. And the government is doing nothing to stop it. 🤬

Will you stand with us to help #EndSewagePollution? RT to show your support! 🙌

[Tramore Eco Group @TramoreEcoGroup]

Can you give just 2 minutes out of your day to do a #2minutebeachclean you are not just cleaning your beach, you are protecting our marine and wildlife.🐠🦀🐬🦭 @2minuteHQ
@CleanCoasts
@WaterfordCounci @LeaveNoTraceIrl @coastwatch_ire

[Surfers Against Sewage @sascampaigns]

Not such a good morning for the UK's coastlines... Today most of the south coast is on 💩 alert.

#SickofSewage? RT to show profiteering polluters that we're watching them 👀