Author Archives: swanny

  This website has put together evidence and information from a variety of primary sources.  Eye witnesses who remember the historic dumping of waste at Rattlechain may be starting to get a little grey, if not there already, but the vividness … Continue reading →

  Throughout this website, you will probably quickly note a high level of sarcasm and tongue in cheek concerning the unravelling of events and circumstances in relation to my experiences with Rattlechain lagoon. My dealings with many of the “professionals” … Continue reading →

Whilst doing some research for a couple of future blog posts, I came upon the latest in the long line of Bullshit concerning names associated with Rattlechain lagoon. We have had various names over the years, all with the deliberate … Continue reading →

  ΔΔ River Tame Pollution. For many years now I have borne witness to a never ending surge of grime coming out of a brook that flows underneath The Mainline Birmingham Canal and railway line that feeds into the River … Continue reading →

It’s been some time since I reported on the heroic fall guys for Rhodia/Solvay’s toxic dump, but this week “The Hermans” returned to carry out some “monitoring” of the site. Allegedly this will be a 25 year affair, putting pay to … Continue reading →

Recently it was revealed that the January 2009 fire at the Trinity Street factory had resulted in a guilty admittance from the company that inherited the discredited French Rhodia outfit. Further to this the current site manager even felt obliged … Continue reading →

    Crow Goes Hunting by Ted Hughes Crow Decided to try words. He imagined some words for the job, a lovely pack- Clear-eyed, resounding, well-trained, With strong teeth. You could not find a better bred lot. He pointed out … Continue reading →

   On January 2nd 2009, a serious chemical fire occurred at Rhodia’s Trinity Street site. The investigation into this and the subsequent prosecution appears to have taken 7 (SEVEN) years which is quite astonishing, but today it was revealed that the … Continue reading →

  So 200 blogposts with the 200th page also now up.  This concerns Rhodia’s dirty dozen part 2. When I started this website it was with the intention of revealing the story behind many years of struggle to determine what … Continue reading →

  It has been many months since I have seen Rhodia/Solvay pumping water into the Birmingham canal, but with the weather of late being monsoon, it appears that they can no longer contain the volume in the lagoon without mechanically … Continue reading →