On-topic: More BS in the Granola State

RayDunakin · 2003-09-30T01:53:44+00:00

Calif. Targets Cold War Rocket Pollution.c The Associated Press RIALTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gray Davis signed into law Monday two bills thatwould make it easier to track pollution from a toxic chemical that was used tofuel Cold War-era missiles.Perchlorate, which has been found in water supplies in at least 22 states, hasbeen linked to thyroid damage, though it is unclear what constitutes adangerous level of the pollutant.Davis signed a bill that requires users of perchlorate during the past 53 yearsto report its use, storage or leaks. The measure also gives water boards theauthority to require owners of perchlorate facilities to provide clean drinkingwater when perchlorate contamination is found.The governor also signed a bill to establish a statewide database to trackcontamination. It requires owners of perchlorate facilities within five milesof any public wells contaminated by the chemical to disclose cleanup work.Perchlorate has forced the shutdown of hundreds of wells in California and ithas been found in much of the lower Colorado River - the main water source for20 million people across the Southwest.``These bills strengthen protection measures to ensure that our drinking watersupplies are safe and healthy,'' said Arthur G. Baggett Jr., chairman of thestate Water Resources Control Board.California is developing a drinking water standard for perchlorate. No suchstate or federal standards now exist.---------------------------Here's an idea for school reform: Before passing high school, each student must"vote" in a mock election based on the current crop of politicians. Any studentstupid enough to vote for someone like Gray Davis gets sent back tokindergarten to start over from the beginning.

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zoot 22 years ago

I'd say it's "Confraternity of Christian Doctrine class," but seeing how I got Weblos and AMA (and I've got my AMA flying card) both wrong, I'm just going to say it's Catholic Sunday School, often on a Saturday night.

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