From: Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: "Bat poop crazy"
Organization: Easynews - www.easynews.com
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:02:47 -0400
On Fri, 1 Aug 2025 07:12:30 -0400, -hh wrote:
>On 8/1/25 06:55, Governor Swill wrote:
>> On Fri, 1 Aug 2025 00:25:21 -0000 (UTC), pothead wrote:
>>>On Governor Swill wrote:
>>>> Backyard redecorated.
>>>> <https://wvpublic.org/story/arts-culture/how-appalachia-became-the-site-of-the-largest-industrial-spill-in-u-s-history-and-what-happened-next/>
>>> I've never lived next to a lithium mine either.
>>> Nor a cobalt mine loaded with children doing the work.
>>> We have come a long way in cleaner fossil fuel production than the 1960's.
>> That spill happened in 2008 and was related to use, not production.
>
>And spills will continue to happen because the "old pollution" still
>hasn't been cleaned up.
>
>IIRC, there was a huge concern over a phosphate? tailing pond near Tampa
>when one of the hurricanes hit near there a few years ago. I think they
>dodged the bullet on it ... but that waste is still there, as its not
>been cleaned up: its an example of externality costs from industries
>who've profited by not cleaning up after themselves, of which fossil
>fuel is one of the worst offenders.
And, it must be noted, sticking the taxpayers with the clean up tab.
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