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Fear is a difficult thing to capture on film, but this photo does a pretty good job I reckon. Sept 9, 2020. Tammie’s first time out at sea. Lots of people on the Kennet and Avon canal had warned us of the fierce tides and currents in the Bristol Channel, including a retired naval officer who had taken Tammie aside and told her our voyage around Wales was suicidal. By the time we exited the mouth of the River Avon into the Bristol Channel, our apprehension had reached fever pitch. The waves suddenly got bigger, a 5-knot tide starting sweeping us south, and a dredger locked on collision course. To cap it all, a helicopter appeared clattering overhead. The noise was deafening. “Are they here to rescue us?” Tammie shouted, reaching for Beulah Bill (her comfort chicken). Considering how terrified she was of water and going to sea, I’m very proud of Tammie for facing down her fear. Good job, Tammie! #fearfactor #strongwomen #comfortchicken #pedalpower #maidenvoyage #kennetandavoncanal #riveravon #gb360 (at The Bristol Channel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLw0uQxD-f_/?igshid=1md8fhsi5bojj
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Is pedalling a faster and therefore more efficient way of crossing oceans (by human power) compared to rowing boat? I’ve been asked this question many times over the years. Of course I’m biased, but I reckon this clip speaks for itself! #pedalpower #oceanrowing #humanpower #boatdesign #speed (at Bristol Channel) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLj10xGj_wg/?igshid=9y3c18q42c0p
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Coming soon... our latest film on the humble seagrass and how it could save the world! #seagrass #carboncapture #biodiversity #coastaldefence #sealevelrise #fishnursery #gb360 #adventuresinsustainability @projectseagrass @wwf (at Dale, Pembrokeshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLeb9W3jdSa/?igshid=1pvf8vhajz6my
#seagrass#carboncapture#biodiversity#coastaldefence#sealevelrise#fishnursery#gb360#adventuresinsustainability
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Zero Carbon Adventures Exploring Sustainability Solutions
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You’ve heard of ocean plastics, but the grim reality is our seas are being used to dump many other forms of non-biodegradable waste. Fishing equipment, electrical goods, vehicle tyres, shopping trolleys - you name it. Even entire cars wind up being ditched into the briny.
It’s part of the “out of sight, out of mind” mindset that typifies our unsustainable, disposable culture.
Refuse such as electronics causes toxic pollution, leaching dangerous chemicals into the water. Larger items trap fish and other marine organisms, leading to needless suffering and death.
Frustrated by government inaction, local plumber and part-time dive instructor David Kennard set up the UK’s first underwater clean-up group in 2005. Neptune's Army of Rubbish Cleaners (NARC) has since carried out over 2,000 underwater clean-ups and inspired other dive groups in the UK and abroad to take action.
Once salvaged, the rubbish is sorted for recycling or even up-cycling into new products.
“As much as governments are the key to these problems, we can’t wait for them to sit down and make an agreement.” —David Kennard, NARC
David and his team of volunteers exemplify our belief that transition to a sustainable future starts with ordinary people taking local action and driving change from the bottom up.
One Person. One Action.
#marinepollution #oceanplastics #coastalpollution #sustainablefuture #sustainableseas #diveclubs #localaction Surfers Against Sewage RSPB Love Nature Keep Wales Tidy - Cadwch Gymru'n Daclus Keep Wales Tidy Pembs #AdventuresinSustainability
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Many of you living in England will be shocked to learn that we still dump raw sewage into our rivers and seas. It's the 21st-century. Surely we gave that up in the Victorian era? Last year water companies dumped untreated sewage into rivers on more than 200,000 occasions, killing wildlife and endangering human health. Our latest trailer for The Great English Sewage Scandal. #sewage #pollution #rivers #profitbeforeplanet #humanhealth #cleanwaterforall @windrushwasp @surfersagainstsewage @rspb_love_nature @theriverstrust @rob.murray.films (at Windrush) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKwIYgejzGN/?igshid=1qq4l69ef7af
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A mile into our decent of the River Thames last summer, and the moment it became obvious we should’ve brought a barge pole. #weedlife #pedalpower #packrat #sustainabletravel #gb360 (at River Thames) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKoaMYkDt8G/?igshid=1ax2873ftsog1
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How did we cope before Velcro? #lifehacks #bananaclip #easysnacks #pedalpower (at River Thames) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKjLKLIDfR7/?igshid=6vb6flxztu25
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The Great English Sewage Scandal from Jason Lewis on Vimeo.
Ever heard of "sewage fungus"? Probably not. But it’s something to be aware of next time you feel like taking a dip in an English river.
Chances are you’ll be swimming in a toxic soup of untreated sewage that includes human excrement, condoms, sanitary pads, and toilet paper, not to mention microplastics and antibiotic resistant bacteria.
This according to The Guardian newspaper, who recently revealed that England’s nine water companies dumped raw sewage into rivers and watercourses on 204,134 occasions in 2019, totalling 1.53m hours. The discharges caused widespread fish kills, habitat destruction, and endangered human health with deadly diseases such as leptospirosis.
The Environment Agency currently permits pollution discharges under special circumstances, typically during wet weather, to keep homes from being flooded with sewage back flow. These increasingly common events are compounded by years of underinvestment by the water companies (“sweating the assets,” as it’s known in industry circles), rendering existing infrastructure, such as holding tanks, unable to cope with surges in sewage and waste water.
But here's the thing: since privatisation 30 years ago, these same companies have managed to net a profit of £58 billion from tax payer’s money. The new CEO of Thames Water alone will make £12m over three years, including a £3m “golden hello” in compensation for loss of bonuses at her former employer.
Fed up with decades of regulatory failure and lack of industry transparency, Oxfordshire resident Ash Smith formed a local pressure group, Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP), to hold Thames Water to account for thousands of illegal discharges into the River Windrush and Thames. We met Ash, who had no former experience in the water industry, and fellow activist Alex Heffernan in August 2020 while pedalling our boat Moksha down the River Thames - part of our #GB360 expedition around Wales.
Ash and Alex exemplify our belief that transition to a sustainable future starts with ordinary people taking local action and driving change from the bottom up.
One Person. One Action.
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Ever heard of "sewage fungus"? Probably not. But it’s something to be aware of next time you feel like taking a dip in an English river.
Chances are you’ll be swimming in a toxic soup of untreated sewage that includes human excrement, condoms, sanitary pads, and toilet paper, not to mention microplastics and antibiotic resistant bacteria.
This according to The Guardian newspaper, who recently revealed that England’s nine water companies dumped raw sewage into rivers and watercourses on 204,134 occasions in 2019, totalling 1.53m hours. The discharges caused widespread fish kills, habitat destruction, and endangered human health with deadly diseases such as leptospirosis.
The Environment Agency currently permits pollution discharges under special circumstances, typically during wet weather, to keep homes from being flooded with sewage back flow. These increasingly common events are compounded by years of underinvestment by the water companies (“sweating the assets,” as it’s known in industry circles), rendering existing infrastructure, such as holding tanks, unable to cope with surges in sewage and waste water.
But here's the thing: since privatisation 30 years ago, these same companies have managed to net a profit of £58 billion from tax payer’s money. The new CEO of Thames Water alone will make £12m over three years, including a £3m “golden hello” in compensation for loss of bonuses at her former employer.
Fed up with decades of regulatory failure and lack of industry transparency, Oxfordshire resident Ash Smith formed a local pressure group, Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP), to hold Thames Water to account for thousands of illegal discharges into the River Windrush and Thames. We met Ash, who had no former experience in the water industry, and fellow activist Alex Heffernan in August 2020 while pedalling our boat Moksha down the River Thames - part of our #GB360 expedition around Wales.
Ash and Alex exemplify our belief that transition to a sustainable future starts with ordinary people taking local action and driving change from the bottom up.
One Person. One Action.
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County Lock, the second of a total of 105 locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal to Bristol. What we’d assumed would be a easy seven day jaunt ended up being a two and a half week slog through weed infested “pounds” - the stretches of water between two locks. #kennetandavoncanal #canallife #humanpoweredadventures #carbonfree #pedalpower #gb360 (at Reading, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJJv9kLj0Zd/?igshid=94egyp0yo6ki
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Back in 1993, shipwrights Chris Tipper @selkiekayaks and Hugo Burnham built the boat that we’ll be pedalling around the U.K. next summer. Moksha needed a complete refit after being dragged out of retirement, much of it completed outside Chris’s unassuming workshop on Newhaven beachfront. What a location! #workshoplife #woodworking #boatbuilding #boatrefit #sustainabletravel #zerocarbon #pedalpower #gb360 (at Newhaven Harbour) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIyCNfLjZbN/?igshid=1djt7qmqt59jd
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Back in 1993, shipwrights Chris Tipper @selkiekayaks and Hugo Burnham built the boat that we’ll be pedalling around the U.K. next summer. Moksha needed a complete refit after being dragged out of retirement, much of it completed outside Chris’s unassuming workshop on Newhaven beachfront. What a location! #boatbuilding #boatrefit #woodworking #workshoplife #beachfront #sustainabletravel #pedalpower #netzero (at Newhaven Harbour) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIyANrzjEK0/?igshid=zkza2avdtphf
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Pedalling around Wales this summer, one thing that became quickly apparent was how much different (and in many ways more difficult) navigating U.K. coastal waters is to crossing oceans. No more so than rounding Linney Head in Pembrokeshire where the flood doesn’t start until 2 hrs after low water. A steep leading curve reconciling published tide tables with local knowledge! #tide #pembrokeshirecoast #walesadventure #humanpower #sustainableadventures #tiredknees #breakingasweat #gb360 (at St Ann's Head, Wales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIX2-eWDovy/?igshid=m4gmbp7vkz3l
#tide#pembrokeshirecoast#walesadventure#humanpower#sustainableadventures#tiredknees#breakingasweat#gb360
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Our mission with #GB360 and other zero carbon expeditions is to unearth sustainable living solutions. We believe that meaningful change begins with inspiring individuals taking local action and driving change from the bottom up. To help in that effort, we will be releasing a series of short films and podcasts over the coming months, profiling some of the unsung heroes of sustainability we encountered during our Welsh Odyssey this summer. One of our first interviews was with David Kennard from Neptunes Army of Rubbish Cleaners (NARC). In 1995 David started the U.K.’s first underwater cleanup group, and has since completed over 2000 operations and inspired hundreds of other groups to do the same. #rubbishremoval #divinglife #trashremoval #underwater #plasticpollution #sustainabilitymatters #biodiversity #unsungheroes https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJDsNyD6hY/?igshid=55yknuf15o4d
#gb360#rubbishremoval#divinglife#trashremoval#underwater#plasticpollution#sustainabilitymatters#biodiversity#unsungheroes
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Getting into the guts of Moksha’s pedal system. Bearings need to be replaced. Corrosion removed from gear surfaces. Every little bit helps to improve efficiency and reduce strain on our knees! #sundaymechanic #drivetrain #pedalpower #gb360 #zerocarbon #sustainabletravel https://www.instagram.com/p/CH5JOzgDYHh/?igshid=6nmniqpehjz
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