Comment 68037

By Undustrial (registered) - website | Posted August 15, 2011 at 21:38:29 in reply to Comment 68031

I'm pretty dead-set against make work projects in general, but this is one case where the work in question is definitely needed, and not easily obtained.

Serious remediation is expensive and highly-skilled work. Heavy metals are very toxic, and don't just break down over time. It isn't just about carting away barrels or digging out all the work. Tests need to be run to see what's there, a strategy for dealing with it needs to be developed, and then a host of tests must be run again to ensure that it worked. There's enormous safety issues for workers, and permanent problems if it isn't done right. This is not a task which can be half-assed by some slumlord's "contractors".

"Today, the notion of progress in a single line without goal or limit seems perhaps the most parochial notion of a very parochial century." — Lewis Mumford

Permalink | Context

Events Calendar

There are no upcoming events right now.
Why not post one?

Recent Articles

Article Archives

Blog Archives

Site Tools

Feeds