Great questions. Tough issues. Perhaps good points for NYT letters to the ed. Tony
On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:32 AM, Pegi Ficken <[email protected]> wrote: > > Very interesting and informative--as far as it goes. Unfortunately > carcinogens are not the only problem. I did not see hormone disruptors such > as BPA or pharmaceuticals on any list. Three of the most prevalent and > effective pollutants are birth control pills, viagra, and prozac. Of course, > I might have missed them. > > Pegi > > > Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:23:38 -0500 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [SustainableTompkins] What's in Your Water > > > > Dear TC Sustainers: > > This article is a good reference & resource and has a state by state, > then > > county by county breakdown of water quality. > > Tony Del Plato > > > > > > [image: The New York Times] <http://www.nytimes.com/> [image: E-mail > > This] *This page was sent to you by: *Tony Del Plato > > > > * * > > * What's in Your Water > > <http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic-waters/contaminants/ny?emc=eta1> * > > By NYTimes.com > > The 35-year-old federal law regulating tap water is so out of date that > the > > water Americans drink can pose what scientists say are serious health > risks > > - and still be legal. The New York Times analyzed the results of more > than > > 19 million drinking water tests. > > Copyright 2009 > > <http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/copyright.html> The New > York > > Times Company <http://www.nytco.com/> | Privacy > > Policy<http://www.nytimes.com/ref/membercenter/help/privacy.html> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the > > oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those > > committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of > > strength and courage they did not know they had. > > Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. > > _______________________________________________ > > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > > [email protected] > > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection. > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/177141664/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- The nonviolent approach does not immediately change the heart of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it. It gives them new self-respect; it calls up resources of strength and courage they did not know they had. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
