Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Lead Contamination Concerns in Newfoundland - Mining Operation Suspected

By The Canadian Press- Oc.7'09

BUCHANS, N.L. - Concerns about lead contamination in the central Newfoundland town of Buchans are prompting recommendations for blood testing...
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Editor's note; Abitibi-bowater, the 8th largest (publicly traded) pulp & papermaker in the world, has been "fingered" for this tragedy. News reports sugggest it did not clean up the site before it fled town. I guess it couldn't afford it! Poor baby! ! l.p.

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Controversial chicken ‘megafarms’ in the UK given millions in government handouts.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism Campaigners call for more sustainable system after revelations that huge farms near the Wye and Sever...