I had a totally different plan tonight, a different diary in mind. But I wanted to diary this anyway. And tonight, it is more what I needed.
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An employee of Dominion Energy was fired in Rock Springs Wyoming for rescuing waterfowl from wastewater ponds, contaminated with a witches brew of toxic chemicals. Over a five year period, Adam Roich believes he saved perhaps 50 waterfowl from a gruesome death from the contaminated ponds.
He would take the oil-slicked birds to a company facility, wash them with Dawn household soap, warm them in his truck, then set them free on clean water, he told WyoFile in an interview.
They fired him on December 19.
Dominion fired him for violating the company’s code of ethics, Roich said he was told. “I don’t think there’s anything about ducks in the code of ethics,” he said.
He is busy at a second job, for the time being, in a Rock Springs auto shop, where he makes significantly less than he did with Dominion.
“I don’t regret it,” he said.
I have never met Adam Roich, but I can tell you this about the man. He is a hero, and he has a heart. And hearts like his are in great demand these days.
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