Want to keep people cool AND generate energy? Solar panel shading systems! This is a new timber-framed office and laboratory in Basel, by Herzog de Meuron

Thankyou to Peter Hammond who spoke about his work on water company pollution on the River Windrush at @friendsofthecam.bsky.social River Rights Festival in Cambridge yesterday. His and Ash Smith’s work for @channel4.bsky.social Dirty Business was & is tireless. Water should be in public ownership.

LeftyMenSing performed again at @friendsofthecam.bsky.social River Rights Festival yesterday. River Cam gets dirtier despite designated bathing area. Public ownership of water now. @terrymacalister.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @feargalsharkey.bsky.social

💙A huge thank you to all of our incredible volunteers who dedicate their time and energy to helping us improve rivers across London and the Thames Basin. Your passion and commitment make a real difference, and we couldn't do it without you. 💙 🧵⬇️

Anglian Water reassesses possibility of hosepipe ban as another heatwave hits #Cambridge

Excellent news Thames Water's own shareholders have walked away, unaccountable US creditors are offering illegal sewage until 2030 Special administration now, slash the debt, then permanent public ownership so it can work for households and environment www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Bring Thames Water into permanent public ownership Cost? 💧Shareholders have walked away so close to zero compensation 💧40% minimum haircut on £20 bn debt = £12 bn of debt refinanced more cheaply Gilt investors say this is "trivial" Me for @labourlist.bsky.social labourlist.org/2026/05/the-...

We’re pleased to be hosting an evening conversation with @pkashwan.bsky.social, author of Decolonising Environmentalism, exploring the intersections of climate justice, power, inequality and environmental action. Find out more and book your free place here: www.tickettailor.com/events/clima...

Thames Water wants to set its own rules. The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors @weownit.org.uk weownit.org.uk/stop-thames-water%0A

🪿Hello April!🪿 🦭The River Thames and its tributaries support a remarkable diversity of wildlife, as shown in the video below. This includes geese, swans, cormorants, seals, and flounder - each of which depends on a healthy, functioning river ecosystem to survive and thrive.🦭🧵⬇️

London Rivers Week Photography Competition 2026 is OPEN 📸 Capture the beauty of London’s rivers - from quiet natural moments to urban wildlife and community scenes. ⏰ Entry closes 1 May 🏆 Prizes include a FUJIFILM X half camera + other prizes. ➡️ ow.ly/rJGo50YLhM4

Ridiculous statement from Ex Nato chief - UK unprepared for war due to an “ever-expanding welfare budget”. 25.3m people live below minimum income standard. Since 2010 HMRC hasn't collected £500bn of taxes. Does he think poor/ill make better defenders. Silence on corporate welfare, taxing the rich

...and they use a minute fraction of the water and energy.

Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company.

The Big Wet Wipe Count is back! 🌊 🗓️Join us on the north side of Hammersmith Bridge on 19th April as we continue our efforts to monitor the foreshore. 📉Help us assess the new Thames Tideway tunnel's impact! book.plinth.org.uk/e/GGZuFXnftE...

...but then the Labour Party (of which I was once a member), which had binding national rules on selection, also had shambolic local voting processes and an on-line voting system that didn't work... At least the Greens own up to it.

The real problem with data centers: they inherently create a serious pollution problem. There is no "closed-loop system" cooling those centers. They consume large amounts of water and produce toxic byproducts. Studies are compromised to hide these problems. REJECT! /P.1 #datacenters #pollution

"projects that are built on fear, corruption, exclusion and perpetual grievance all eventually collapse under the weight of their own bullshit." 👏

🧵🧪💵"Two decades on from the Stern Review, one key lesson is clearer than ever: delaying action only increases the costs for future generations. But another is ... doi.org/10.1038/d415...

A fantastic profile by @patriciastoughton.bsky.social shines a spotlight on our Communications Manager, Liz Gyekye. In it, Liz shares insights into London Rivers Week and how this vibrant festival brings people together to celebrate the capital’s rivers. 🌊 thetidalthames.com/2026/04/05/l...

Why are Labour MPs answering constituents with this message "Should Thames Water become insolvent, I know Ministers would not hesitate to apply to place the company into a special administration regime" ⁉️ Thames Water HAS GONE BUST, REMOVE ITS LICENCE www.ft.com/content/1664...

💙 Photographers, this is your moment! The London Rivers Week Photo Comp 2026 is now open, and it’s your opportunity to showcase your creativity. 🌿 Show the importance of your blue/green spaces through your lens. 🏆 Win prizes Enter here: shorturl.at/qGNs1 📷Sylvie Belbouab

Water is a natural monopoly There is no competition There is no choice There is no market The privatised water companies have carte blanche to rip us off, we are a guaranteed revenue stream Bring water into PUBLIC OWNERSHIP - we can't afford not to 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeqr...

😡😡😡 @ofwat.bsky.social and this government - you have no right to approve this 👇 Thames Water creditors (aka US hedge funds) want to *avoid any new fines over next 4 years* Did you watch Dirty Business? Do you want to stop sewage? REMOVE THAMES WATER'S LICENCE NOW www.ft.com/content/070d...

🥁🥁🥁 #BookAnnouncement- my second book, Green Thinking: Unlearning Outdated Ideas in Science, Economics and Politics, is published by Routledge on April 10. But you can pre-order now 👇 nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...

🌼Our latest spring newsletter is now live, featuring exciting updates on London Rivers Week 2026, including newly announced community events, details on how to enter the London Rivers Week photography competition, and our full response to the government’s Water White Paper.🧵⬇️

Well that record didn't stand for long. A new record daily high of 432.69 ppm was reached on 31st March 🏆 That's the first day in human history to exceed 432 ppm.

Environment Agency uncovered over 3,000 breaches of pollution laws in a year by England water companies. Companies have more than 1200 criminal prosecutions None had licence cancelled. No exec prosecuted. Companies negotiate fines. Fines waived or deferred. Any pressure points for better conduct?

If you're in England your water bill is rising today (again) A THIRD of it will be wasted on debt and dividends of private water companies You are paying more so that privatisation can continue At least 70% of privatised water is owned by foreign shareholders END THE RIP OFF

China billionaire owner of Northumbrian Water wants to bid for Thames Water. NW has 50+ criminal convictions, dumps sewage in rivers, fleeces customers. 90% of England's water is foreign owned. More of the same can't solve problems. Must end privatisation. Must nationalise.

Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I’m also surprised at ministers saying we should carry on as normal, including driving. Surely it’s worth a bit of restriction?

🚨 BREAKING: The UK’s biggest ever anti-far right march is happening right now 🪧

Ever wonder why most of the media provide wall-to-wall coverage of everything the far right does or says, while ignoring far bigger rallies and events and far more interesting discussions elsewhere on the political spectrum? There's no mystery. It's because they want the far right to triumph.

Taking the plunge – and marrying a river

Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

It's also one of the least food secure countries in Europe & land in Cambridgeshire is important for agriculture. A waste to cover it in AI & data centres, offices, housing, labs etc. @cprecountryside.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @terrymacalister.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

Cam'shire will exceed its GHG emissions quota to 2050 by 2027. There's no water. Plans for Fens reservoir in question as two sources for this are from tidal stretches of rivers which are saline. We can expect sea level rise of 1 meter by 2100. @polarrobs.bsky.social @terrymacalister.bsky.social

What a depressing evening. Gtr Cambridge DC being imposed by central government to seed massive private speculative growth. It’ll be a c40 year project by which time the Fens will be inundated by sea level rise. No support from audience who bemoaned democratic deficit. @cambridgegreens.bsky.social

Cam'shire will exceed its GHG emissions quota to 2050 by 2027. There's no water. Plans for Fens reservoir in question as two sources for this are from tidal stretches of rivers which are saline. We can expect sea level rise of 1 meter by 2100. @polarrobs.bsky.social @terrymacalister.bsky.social

We met with MP Daniel Zeichner last week to discuss sewage in rivers & public ownership of water companies. He thought these weren't 'issues on the doorstep' & doesn't support pubic ownership as not in the Labour manifesto. What do you think? @terrymacalister.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social

bank of the river current account in the brown Haiku by Helen Buckingham

£18bn needed to fix England and Wales potholes. Tory austerity has left us with dangerous roads. Motorists bear the wasteful cost of punctured tyres, damaged steering and other parts. Spend the money, improve infrastructure, stimulate the economy.

Public ownership now.

Thames Water offers to very nicely pay its fines 👇 In return it wants to set its own rules for sewage spills (we billpayers don't get to know what they are) A shitty new precedent for the whole of England The answer is NO NO NO PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW @ofwat.bsky.social

Powerful event tonight with key people involved in exposing successive government lies, neglect and abandoning water to predatory capital. Well done @labourlewis.bsky.social and Becky Maltby @friendsofthecam.bsky.social very pleased to be involved. @windrushwasp.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social

Friends of the Cam was pleased to be represented here. Public ownership is the only way to sort out this mess. Not that our MP Daniel Zeichner sees it that way - his view being that the electorate weren't that interested in public ownership and that dirty rivers weren't coming up on the doorstep.

The government talks of “mainlining AI” into the economy. Yet reports suggest the promised investment may be little more than shaky accounting and phantom figures. Energy is precious. It must serve the public good — hospitals and vital services — not endless AI slop. #EnergyPolicy #AI

While the EU requires advanced treatment of urban wastewater, the UK has no legal obligation to monitor microplastics or antimicrobial residues. If others have better protections, we should follow them. #DirtyWater #PublicHealth