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Columbia River toxins at unacceptable levels, EPA says

 
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lance_k

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PostThu Jan 15, 09 11:08 am    Columbia River toxins at unacceptable levels, EPA says Reply with quote

http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2009/01/columbia_river_toxins_at_unacc.html
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genek

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PostThu Jan 15, 09 11:17 am     Reply with quote

It'll make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside next time you wipe out.
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NERDSKI

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PostThu Jan 15, 09 1:02 pm     Reply with quote

not good & no surprise

I thought DILUTION was the Solution?

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genek

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PostThu Jan 15, 09 1:28 pm     Reply with quote

NERDSKI wrote:
not good & no surprise

I thought DILUTION was the Solution?


Does that mean when we pee in our wetsuits we're actually improving the water quality in the Columbia?

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PostThu Jan 15, 09 5:44 pm     Reply with quote

looked like a choc milkshake today!

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kitezilla

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PostSat Jan 17, 09 6:21 am     Reply with quote

I like the reply that EB posted:

"Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.

America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. ~ George Carlin"

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One of the things that concerns me is the fire retardants accumulating in the fish...has anyone else noticed how long it takes to BBQ those fish, lately?

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melokitegirl

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PostSat Jan 17, 09 7:51 pm     Reply with quote

Okay, so I'm a lttle new to the forum.. Call me a "kook" and finger right back atcha (not fond of that description). But, I don't get how this subject hasn't been commented on that much after over 500 people have viewed it. WTF? What can we do about this? Can the Columbia be cleaned up or do I have to worry about glow in the dark parts because I love to kite here? There are so many smart and inovative people in the NW and on this forum. What's the solve?

BTW: Great Carlin quote, Kitezilla. Really clever.

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$ociopath

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PostSat Jan 17, 09 9:33 pm     Reply with quote

Glow in the dark parts are Punk Rock Cool I'm thinking I'd rather kite in the Columbia's DDT's and PCB's than the Willamette's CSO's Wink

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blowhard

Since 26 Dec 2005
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PostSun Jan 18, 09 8:34 am     Reply with quote

kitezilla wrote:
I like the reply that EB posted:

"Oh Beautiful for smoggy skies, insecticided grain,
For strip-mined mountain's majesty above the asphalt plain.

America, America, man sheds his waste on thee,
And hides the pines with billboard signs, from sea to oily sea. ~ George Carlin"

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One of the things that concerns me is the fire retardants accumulating in the fish...has anyone else noticed how long it takes to BBQ those fish, lately?


that's why my salmon never burns!
awesome Confused
could you guys throw in some cedar chips

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lance_k

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PostMon Jan 19, 09 9:10 am     Reply with quote

maybe Kiteboarding for Cancer could take on a new role... education the public about the river's health and activism to improve it.

our health as kiters depends on the river's health- there is no reason to believe that long term exposure to those toxins wouldn't spell cancer for ourselves.

perhaps this role belongs to another organization. surfriders- river riders, maybe a new group?

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