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Originally Posted by Herkdriver
Speaking of fish. I reside in Missouri. I have a friend who lives in the boonies 100 mi. NW of St. Louis. He has an 8 acre spring fed pond on his property. We catch largemouth bass and crappie and pan fry it on the shore like good ol' boys. Turns out the fish in his pond and 95% of the fish in the State of Missouri contain high levels of Mercury...a by-product of coal burning electricity powerplants. Not safe to eat.
So now the next generation is lost, you can catch the fish but you really shouldn't eat them.
This is a problem I have w/ the Republican party sometimes...it takes the Conserve out of Conservativism. Regardless if man-made Global Warming being fact or fiction, it is wise not to pollute for pollutions sake...it has very real consequences.
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We definitely agree on this.
But in a certain way, it was the problems we ran into with hurting the environment that taught us the importance of protecting it.
Now if only we'd get a little more serious about it... but the best ways to fix what we can and prevent further damage involve new technology rather than going backward in technological progress.