bkdelong

A user on one of the email lists I'm on posted a link to Scorecard.org's top polluter's in Boston. I checked the list for Salem and was appalled to see the amount of pollution being expelled by the Salem Harbor Power Plant. I've heard stores from my herbalist teacher of how she won't wildcraft (pick) herbs in town or even drink much tap water due to how bad it is. This freaks me out....there's not much I can do myself but it might help to do some research. It pisses me off that Dubya has backed off on his promise to curb carbon dioxide initiatives while paving the way for more coal-burning energy initiatives.. especially in the wake of a report stating that acid rain is still a problem in the Northeast US. Hello? Hydrogen? Biomass? Solar? Wind?

It turns my crank that Bush is intent on completely exploiting resources like coal and oil (MAJOR pollutants) which will trash our environment not to mention deplete over time. Why not give tax incentives to explore alternative, renewable energy now and save places like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from harmful drilling? (Oil exploration my ass)

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