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39. Industrial Ag Chemical GMO Corporate idiocy is also causing a huge Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

Reply to Hoppy (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 11:19 AM

Jul 2016

As reported widely, the chemical-ag Zombie Zone is covering a vast area as big as the state of Connecticut this year.

http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/06/gulf-mexico-braces-monsterous-dead-zone

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Toxic algae bloom blankets Florida beaches, prompts state of emergency [View all] mia Jul 2016 OP

Yep. n/t DirkGently Jul 2016 #1

working link here: CurtEastPoint Jul 2016 #2

Thank you. mia Jul 2016 #4

The gov coco77 Jul 2016 #3

Throw'im in there, I say. forest444 Jul 2016 #5

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Gotta love Florida in the winter. forest444 Jul 2016 #9

As if the ecosystem isn't damaged enough Fritz Walter Jul 2016 #12

Thread winnah! forest444 Jul 2016 #13

But haven't you heard? Scootaloo Jul 2016 #8

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Thanks for this information. n/t mia Jul 2016 #10

The Chesepeak Bay situation was exceptionally bad. It had both Red Algae and Brown Algae. Hoppy Jul 2016 #28

Industrial Ag Chemical GMO Corporate idiocy is also causing a huge Dead Zone in the Gulf of Mexico Scientific Jul 2016 #39

The Salton Sea SCVDem Jul 2016 #11

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Thank you for posting the articles blueseas Jul 2016 #34

Cuban Crystals sadie jones Jul 2016 #35

Cane and greed fucking earth and its inhabitants. lonestarnot Jul 2016 #37

On Facebook: Bullsugar.org this could cost Rubio his seat GusBob Jul 2016 #15

This is the fruit of neoliberal capitalism. PatrickforO Jul 2016 #16

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It's sugar and vegetable agriculture GusBob Jul 2016 #21

Animal waste runoff chernabog Jul 2016 #24

Maybe. Educate yourself see posts 22&25 GusBob Jul 2016 #26

and Republicans want to get rid of the EPA... yurbud Jul 2016 #18

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Just in time for the fourth, ... CRH Jul 2016 #20

The real villains of this story are the sugar growers. hay rick Jul 2016 #22

Subsidies, tax breaks, record profits, paying off politicians, destroy the environment GusBob Jul 2016 #23

Their business model is looting. hay rick Jul 2016 #25

Yep, yep, yep and yep. You know what thevdeal is. This could cost Rubio his seat GusBob Jul 2016 #27

Looting and polluting the pigliCON way. lonestarnot Jul 2016 #38

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^^^ hay rick Jul 2016 #42

The Banana River... rexcat Jul 2016 #29

The Banana River fish kill story didn't get the attention it deserved. hay rick Jul 2016 #30

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One more thing we can thank Rick (Skeletor) Scott for. nt COLGATE4 Jul 2016 #36

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