http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/anne-sayers-mining-bill-puts-public-health-at-risk/article_dc68ad22-8824-11e2-8e60-001a4bcf887a.html
Mining bill puts public health at risk.
By Anne Sayers
"The open-pit mining bill gives the mining industry special exemptions from environmental and public health protections- protections that other industries must follow. In fact, the bill explicitly states that groundwater contamination by mining companies is acceptable."
Sayers' column for The Cap Times takes the time to pencil out the public health ramifications brought on by the ignorant, shameless passing of AB 426 in Wisconsin. She alerts readers that may not already be aware that this mine will put toxic material directly into our air as well as our water. The article defines for us both the specific chemicals, as well as the science behind how it ends up in the air and water, as well as the effect it will have on the human body. Diseases such as Mesothelioma, neurological disorders in adults, and developmental disabilities in fetuses, infants, and children.
Many rhetoricians have placed the focus on money, soverign nations, and also the environment, regarding the bill, but Sayers article might be more effective, placing the idea of our children becoming sick because of the mine. This bill is disturbing and disgusting, and I can't believe the offer is still on the table. Maybe the zombie apocalypse will begin right here in Wisconsin, after we all get mercury poisoning.
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