An environmentalist in London has been admitted to the mayor’s honour list for his contributions to the environment.
“The water quality of the watersheds here ranged in the marks from D to C,” said Tom Cull, the director of Antler River Rally. “So ideally, we want an A plus but D and C signals that the water quality is compromised.”
Cull started the river group after realizing the issues with the Thames River.
“We would walk along and see these beautiful animals like herons and birds and fish,” said Cull. “But also see the river filled with garbage, and you could sometimes smell the sewage in the river.”
The Antler River Rally has been organizing monthly cleanups along the Thames. Cull believes that the environment is not just a resource to exploit.
“The first cleanup that we went to we were picking up hypodermic needles. They were handed out by the city to prevent the spread of diseases like HIV and AIDS as a harm prevention strategy,” he said. “We needed to teach ourselves and Londoners about what we find at the river and how the social issues intersect with the environmental issues there.”
“We’re not all perfect people that always recycle and never litter,” said Cull. “But I think we all have ways that we can be better and with a few good, we would be in a better place.”
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