U.S. wants farmers to use coal waste on fields

[tonado]

Putting this gypsum in our food source is very bad.

 

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9122203336.html

 

"The federal government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil even as it considers regulating coal wastes for the first time.

 

The material is produced by power plant "scrubbers" that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from plant emissions. A synthetic form of the mineral gypsum, it also contains mercury, arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. "

[Highlander]

Putting this gypsum in our food source is very bad.

 

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9122203336.html

 

"The federal government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil even as it considers regulating coal wastes for the first time.

 

The material is produced by power plant "scrubbers" that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from plant emissions. A synthetic form of the mineral gypsum, it also contains mercury, arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. "

 

Just goes to show you our government is good at spreading BS. Power plants spends alot to keep chemicals out of the air. Putting these waste in a place other than storage, will be a disaster waiting to happen. This waste should be put back in the deep ground where it came from.

[tsap seui]

Putting this gypsum in our food source is very bad.

 

 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...9122203336.html

 

"The federal government is encouraging farmers to spread a chalky waste from coal-fired power plants on their fields to loosen and fertilize soil even as it considers regulating coal wastes for the first time.

 

The material is produced by power plant "scrubbers" that remove acid-rain-causing sulfur dioxide from plant emissions. A synthetic form of the mineral gypsum, it also contains mercury, arsenic, lead and other heavy metals. "

Just goes to show you our government is good at spreading BS. Power plants spends alot to keep chemicals out of the air. Putting these waste in a place other than storage, will be a disaster waiting to happen. This waste should be put back in the deep ground where it came from.

 

We would be better off if our farmers sprayed politicians through their sprayers onto their fields. Heck, a lil' makes things grow.

 

tsap seui