Get The Lead Out...and the Mercury, too!
Jan. 7th, 2013 12:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rabid1stI have despaired of the state of our soil and water, what with fracking causing wholesale disaster, fish we can't eat and food that causes kids to get stupid. But, it turns out that we can clean our soil, which would clean our water supply. Well, if we stop fracking from destroying it, of course.
Here's an article about the link between violent crime and leaded gasoline. Turns out that exposure to brain damaging toxins isn't good for us. Who knew?
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline
But, that we can fix this...that's amazing...and something that might give us more intelligent congresspeople. Assuming we can get the current Congress to do something about the lead and mercury when all they want to do is cut spending and help out their rich backers with more handouts.
Here's an article about the link between violent crime and leaded gasoline. Turns out that exposure to brain damaging toxins isn't good for us. Who knew?
http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2013/01/lead-crime-link-gasoline
But, that we can fix this...that's amazing...and something that might give us more intelligent congresspeople. Assuming we can get the current Congress to do something about the lead and mercury when all they want to do is cut spending and help out their rich backers with more handouts.
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Date: 2013-01-07 02:02 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-01-07 04:54 pm (UTC)Ironically, the White House is now preparing gun legislation, after ignoring the issue for 4 years. I say ironically because the NRA just KNEW it was coming. Which, could mean they knew another mass shooting was coming...and that hardly makes them psychic.