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Date Posted: 14:01:37 01/16/11 Sun
Author: tsimpshin pimpernel
Subject:

dump

since we're in the arena of collective well-being, why not bring up the toxic liability that is the community dump? it is unlike any other garbage dumping 'facility' in america. most places will sort out dangerous chemicals, materials, etc, and then burn or bury in a well confined pit. our's is a hideous eyesoar, which can perhaps be viewed as an embarassing metaphor for the general state of incompetent civil governance around here.
as it is, there are no safeguards to keep the exposed, stagnating toxic sludge from running off and contaminating the surrounding wilderness, which it is undoubtabley doing. to what negative impact this is having on the environment, and most importantly, locals, should be an alarming concern.
it would be interesting to compare the local incidence of various cancers, congenital defects, etc to nationwide curves.
on a second, more conspiratory note...does anyone remember ten or so years ago, when the government hastily came in and 'cleaned' up all the left-over ww2 installations, benzene (known cancer causing carcinogen), etc, scattered throughout the southern half of the island? yeah, they were wearing full hazmat gear, and the entire affair was shrouded in unnerving bureaucratic ennui. to what end did the feds feel so compelled, and or liable? we ought to sue the crap out of them and use the winnings to cleanup, the dump, etc.
there is no reliable data on any of this stuff, and yet i feel that it is a question that legitimately lingers in the back of alot of sensible denizens minds. people who raise their children here have an especial right to know.

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