"So there's mercury in your tuna fish, MTBE in your groundwater, and high concentrations of growth hormone in your milk. All you tree-huggers can do is bitch, bitch, bitch. We just can't afford to straightjacket industry with expensive regulations. We would lose our competitive edge in the world. That means we would lose jobs here at home. Anyway, there's no proof that eating mercury-laden shark can hurt you. I'm sorry, what did you say?
GAY clams?
This is a disgrace! Something must be done to stop pollution now! You see how the homosexual agenda has spilled over into our estuaries?"
From
The Guardian:
Researchers at the Marine Biological Association in Plymouth examined clams in estuaries from Southampton to the Severn and found that males at 17 of 23 sites suffered a condition called "intersex", where their testes contain both sperm and eggs. In some cases the male sexual organs contained thousands of eggs and up to 60% of clams were affected.
Some scientists fear that the species may become so badly malformed that they will be unable to reproduce.
That's right. Male sexual organs with EGGS! Do you eat clams? Then you could be at risk!
One concern is that the clams concentrate the chemicals in their flesh, and so other animals eating them could also begin to show signs of feminisation. (snip)
According to the study, published in the journal Biology Letters today, the most likely culprits are industrial hormone-mimicking chemicals, agricultural chemicals, pesticides or natural oestrogen that has found its way into estuaries after passing through sewage treatment works.
What do you think? Have we finally found a way to get Republicans worried about pollution? It's all about how you frame it . . .