Calling Mr. Green Jeans!

The New York Times strikes again! Think Old McDonald is in control of the farm? Think again….

“Agricultural runoff is the single largest source of water pollution in the nation’s rivers and streams, according to the E.P.A.”

And just to drive the point a little closer to home – “An estimated 19.5 million Americans fall ill each year from waterborne parasites, viruses or bacteria, including those stemming from human and animal waste, according to a study published last year in the scientific journal Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.”

Perhaps one answer is to gather up the mountains of cow dung out yonder in heartland America, bag it, and send a few pounds to every member of Congress. Reduce, reuse, recycle……

posted by Mudd