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To: bruwin who wrote (368391)	6/11/2010 4:06:36 PM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793824

we have cleaned up a lot in the last 40-50 years, do you remember the rivers in the 60s ?

To: bruwin who wrote (368391)	6/11/2010 4:07:28 PM
From: Joe Btfsplk	2 Recommendations Respond to of 793824

that we have done absolutely nothing in the last 50 or 60 years to damage our surroundings and environment? Despite this nasty aberration in the GOM the wealthier, that is to say the more capitalistic countries, are better than they were fifty years ago.

To: bruwin who wrote (368391)	6/11/2010 5:03:36 PM
From: Neeka	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793824

Yes "we" have! I lived on Lake Washington as a kid and because most houses surrounding the lake were on septic systems, the lake was pretty dirty. A person couldn't go swimming or run a boat close to shore without getting tangled up in milfoil and the lake was plagued by large algae blooms in the summer. The county issued a bond and brought sewers in to 90% of the area. Today, the lake is crystal clear and species that were dying off have made an incredible recovery. There are still a few problems, but those problems are being addressed by the proper authorities. Being from South Africa, I can understand why you see nothing but environmental degradation when you look at the surroundings.