I think I will post here. I don't think I'm smarter than anyone else and prove it almost every day. Just ask my Wife.
If government of any kind, at any level, was the answer, Texas City on the Gulf Coast would not be a toxic, pollution ridden, mess. People have been dying for a long time there at much higher rates than anywhere else. And the problem has been traced directly to the chemical companies and their effluents. They spend a lot of $ making sure that they have politician friends on a local, state and national level. A lot of $ to them would be a rounding error for any of us.
But, there is something called pollution credits that can be purchased and traded on the open market that allows this travesty.
I'm an ex lobbyist on the State and Federal level. I have testified in Austin and Washington. And, I've been a "bag man" to assure that I/We had friends. Money talks and it takes surprising little.
If the EPA or any government agency were bribe proof, I might believe in them.
I'll stop here, but over a beer, I could go for hours.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
