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The Nastier Nate posted:I call it west Florida Hey now, Florida has good water thanks to our abundant, constantly-recharging aquifer system, and we're still in the process of ruining that but haven't managed it yet  Also here's a fun quote I found while looking up the Florida aquifer just now quote:In 2003, a committee predominantly composed of real estate developers was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to solve Florida's water disparity. Thanks Jeb!
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Shame Boy posted:Hey now, Florida has good water thanks to our abundant, constantly-recharging aquifer system, and we're still in the process of ruining that but haven't managed it yet Also the local electric company getting the ok to store nuclear waste at the same depth as the aquifer.
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May 14, 2019 08:20
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Quixotic1 posted:Also the local electric company getting the ok to store nuclear waste at the same depth as the aquifer. I'm surprised FPL wasn't given blanket permission to store waste IN the aquifer.
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May 14, 2019 11:37
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anonumos posted:I'm surprised FPL wasn't given blanket permission to store waste IN the aquifer. Don't worry, Mosaic is taking care of that: https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/water/mosaic-plant-sinkhole-dumps-215-million-gallons-of-reprocessed-water-into/2293845 quote:A massive sinkhole that opened underneath a gypsum stack at a Mosaic phosphate fertilizer plant in Mulberry may have dumped at least 215 million gallons of contaminated water into the Floridan Aquifer over the past three weeks, company officials say. Look, it's fine, we only legally have to tell you after you've started drinking the radioactive acid water
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May 14, 2019 14:39
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That one actually made Dread Lord Emperor Rick Scott mad enough to push through legislation requiring companies to disclose waste spills within 24 hours, and I remember right after it went into effect there was a goddamn tidal wave of the news reporting every spill everywhere because it turns out they happen constantly all over the loving place  Also I'm sure this is unrelated but this is from an article announcing they filled the hole finally, two years later: quote:For Mosaic, which just announced that it’s moving its corporate headquarters from Minnesota to Florida, filling the chasm took $84 million and 20,000 cubic yards of grout, a thick mixture of water, cement, and sand which hardens over time. Yep just moving the corporate headquarters to Florida because we love CREATING FLORIDA JOBS nothing to see here
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May 14, 2019 14:46
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i lived near a town that ran all of its water through a great reverse osmosis system. Municipalities from around the state would buy their water when they needed the good stuff for projects and it owned. My town's water was chemically treated so it smelled like sulfur and bleach
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May 14, 2019 14:51
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Eat This Glob posted:i lived near a town that ran all of its water through a great reverse osmosis system. Municipalities from around the state would buy their water when they needed the good stuff for projects and it owned. My town's water was chemically treated so it smelled like sulfur and bleach While looking into it I found out that apparently 10% or more of my local water comes from a reverse-osmosis desal plant which is neat. The desal plant is based at the power plant so they can use their cooling water discharge system for intake water, and presumably runs directly off the power plant power, which is less neat because it's one of the largest coal plants in the country  At least they're converting it to natural gas over the next few years.
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May 14, 2019 14:57
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spankmeister posted:It just comes out of the tap m8 contact your utilities company if there is something resembling klondike bars coming out of your taps
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May 14, 2019 15:14
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steinrokkan posted:contact your utilities company if there is something resembling klondike bars coming out of your taps Sorry they've been privatized, IPO'd, taken over by Bain Capital, Raided, Dumped, and now the pipes just stop at the property line because they sold all the mains for scrap
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May 14, 2019 16:48
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Lambert posted:Some US states still mandated the use of lead pipes for water decades after most countries stopped using them. Much like asbestos, people figured out that lead is bad for you a long time ago. When they actually tried to regulate the use of lead water pipes in the US in the 1920s, the lead industry responded by pouring money into a lobbying group that was active all the way through the 1970s.
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May 14, 2019 19:07
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May 14, 2019 20:15
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absolut molotovs are going to be expensive!
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May 14, 2019 20:25
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hobbesmaster posted:absolut molotovs are going to be expensive! the affordable vodka comes in plastic bottles for a reason.
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May 14, 2019 20:29
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Vodka isn't high enough proof
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May 14, 2019 21:13
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Moridin920 posted:Vodka isn't high enough proof Yeah you drink the vodka and fill the bottle with gasoline. Do you think people are tossing bottles of everclear around?
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May 14, 2019 23:20
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grah posted:Yeah you drink the vodka and fill the bottle with gasoline. Do you think people are tossing bottles of everclear around? Seriously, gasoline is way cheaper, and way more flammable. Why would you water booze on Molotov cocktails?
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May 14, 2019 23:24
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idk moonshine is easy and works well
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May 15, 2019 00:02
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Moridin920 posted:idk moonshine is easy and works well where are you getting moonshine for like 3 bucks a gallon and can I have some?
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May 15, 2019 00:52
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I’m sure all that packaging is doing wonders for the environment
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May 15, 2019 01:00
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Taintrunner posted:I’m sure all that packaging is doing wonders for the environment Those pickles are like $2 at gas stations I can only imagine the markup on Rick & Morty branded ones
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May 15, 2019 01:09
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this is mortal sin
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Taintrunner posted:I’m sure all that packaging is doing wonders for the environment thats the normal packaging for walking around pickles
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May 15, 2019 03:01
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duz posted:thats the normal packaging for walking around pickles Yeah, because big oil and its buddy big plastic ran smear campaigns on environmentally friendly pickle barrels, putting 10s of pickle dippers out of work.
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May 15, 2019 03:14
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always wanted to put phallic shaped rick in my mouth and then bite down
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May 15, 2019 03:20
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Iron Crowned posted:the affordable vodka comes in plastic bottles for a reason. this reminds me I saw a store selling vodka for $6.99 a handle (1.75 liters) the other day and i was moved by such reasonable prices
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May 15, 2019 03:40
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May 15, 2019 03:55
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Ugh that extra, comma
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May 15, 2019 04:03
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https://gizmodo.com/report-accused-somali-war-criminal-living-in-the-us-dr-1834770224 a war criminal starting a new life as a highly-rated uber driver is like a bottom tier SNL sketch
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May 15, 2019 06:11
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woah I just got extremely angry
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May 15, 2019 06:12
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got my dog insulin and my fish antibiotics, US healthcare owns
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May 15, 2019 06:27
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Its funny that americans are just quietly taking all of this poo poo Aren't you suppsoed to be rebels and revolutionaries
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May 15, 2019 06:40
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Zzulu posted:Its funny that americans are just quietly taking all of this poo poo Gotta go through a private revolution company for that since they regulated it. It's the law.
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May 15, 2019 06:48
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My friend had to give his cat insulin and was upset because not only was it stupidly expensive, but they only sold it in large (human sized?) vials that would expire before all the cat-sized doses could be used, resulting in waste. e: They probably would have rather had children than several cats and a dog but, you know
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May 15, 2019 06:48
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If you could just organize all your school shooters and active shooters into a private army of angry people you could probably overthrow the government
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May 15, 2019 06:55
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Zzulu posted:If you could just organize all your school shooters and active shooters into a private army of angry people you could probably overthrow the government And then they'd replace it with one that was even more fascist
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May 15, 2019 06:57
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Yeah it's better to just hope the current situation gets better (it never does)
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May 15, 2019 07:02
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Asimov posted:My friend had to give his cat insulin and was upset because not only was it stupidly expensive, but they only sold it in large (human sized?) vials that would expire before all the cat-sized doses could be used, resulting in waste. Not what they wanted, but a more ethical choice whether they realised it or not.
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They covered this in Danish news recently, because Novo was being rightfully attacked for quadrupling the listing price of insulin and literally killing Americans. They claimed they were "forced" to do so due to the middlemen buyers wanting the largest discounts. Anyway, the cheaper "human" insulin is supposedly worse.
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