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bkanderson76

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46. Might Be Able To Say Told Ya So....Protested this very Hanford Facility in
Mon Feb 17, 2014, 01:13 PM
Feb 2014

the mid 70's for the very same reasons being considered today. The Hanford Facility is the largest dump for the nation's nuclear waste, sometimes being shipped from as far away as Bangor Maine.

Not a scientist by any means but an environmental activist from Idaho at the time, this unwarranted glowing trash disposed under the Washington sand leaked then and most surely does now. This problem of this leaking dump is two-fold as the winds of the area are generally of easterly direction blowing clouds of disease into the northern Rockies of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming and sits above one of North America's largest flowing aquifers to which a large populace tap into. A pristine ecosystem including the Columbia river.

Go figure....stood there them days along the rail tracks in Idaho and at the gates of Hanford freezin my balls off with my little sign, watchin everybody scurrying along to get their BigMac with no concern, wavin at the freak with the sign.
So from me to you I say....have a nice day now....and go blow...and glow

Farm chemicals was my first thought. postulater Feb 2014 #1
Hanford Nuclear Reservation Superfund Site is in Benford County kristopher Feb 2014 #15
Also possibly DU dust, Yakima hosts the WANG firing ranges. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #25
Same thing with asbestos in Manville NJ LiberalEsto Feb 2014 #53
I'll wager a guess 2naSalit Feb 2014 #44
That was my first thought, as well Warpy Feb 2014 #50
My first thought too Brainstormy Feb 2014 #17
Fukushima? stonecutter357 Feb 2014 #2
Kneejerk? Orrex Feb 2014 #4
It was a question shill. stonecutter357 Feb 2014 #6
And quite a silly one at that. Orrex Feb 2014 #11
No it wasn't Android3.14 Feb 2014 #14
Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #20
It was a good question, too. JimDandy Feb 2014 #26
But the corporate power structure doesn't want researchers to find the cause(es) LiberalEsto Feb 2014 #54
How many of those mothers visited the reactor sites? RC Feb 2014 #5
Apparently it was a question shill. Orrex Feb 2014 #9
Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #16
This message was self-deleted by its author progressoid Feb 2014 #47
No. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #23
Since the cluster dates back to January 2010, no. Brickbat Feb 2014 #33
Here's why you question was dumb: jeff47 Feb 2014 #37
For those who don't know where these counties are, bvar22 Feb 2014 #48
Thanks for the sensible helpful information instead of snark. nt GoneFishin Feb 2014 #51
Why do so many people at DU jump to conclusions/supposed questions? HuckleB Feb 2014 #49
Sometimes it is just chance spinbaby Feb 2014 #3
My first thought also. SheilaT Feb 2014 #31
Absolutely DeadLetterOffice Feb 2014 #34
Yup. That's a possible explanation. FloridaJudy Feb 2014 #56
The Yakima Firing Center MrScorpio Feb 2014 #7
That is a distinct possibility. Water testing and air quality should be tested. jwirr Feb 2014 #18
With those kinds of birth defects... ReRe Feb 2014 #42
I wonder if any of these women are veterans of Iraq or Afghanistan or KewlKat Feb 2014 #8
Yep. Can bring all kinds of shit home, just on their clothing. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #24
Probably nuclear radiation. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #10
Probably? What is your basis for that conclusion? Orrex Feb 2014 #13
Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Benton? kristopher Feb 2014 #19
That gets us to possibly. But "probably?" Orrex Feb 2014 #27
you seem concerned! stonecutter357 Feb 2014 #21
I'm concerned about jumping to conclusions, yes. Orrex Feb 2014 #29
My thought too. GoneFishin Feb 2014 #52
Yes, probably is a word I use..... DeSwiss Feb 2014 #22
I'm sure that you use lots of words. Orrex Feb 2014 #28
Sixty ''whole'' miles? DeSwiss Feb 2014 #35
**deleted for crappy tone** Orrex Feb 2014 #36
Upon further review, I apologize for my tone in reply 36 Orrex Feb 2014 #41
More like 50 miles by road spike91nz Feb 2014 #38
DAMN YOU GOOGLE MAPS! Orrex Feb 2014 #39
Prevailing wind patterns and direction of groundwater flow LiberalEsto Feb 2014 #55
Experience? Maturity? n/t ReRe Feb 2014 #45
It could be something as simple and heart breaking as poor diet and poor pre-natal care - hedgehog Feb 2014 #12
Additional information: hedgehog Feb 2014 #32
Rather Frightening packman Feb 2014 #30
Gawd, I hope not. Rozlee Feb 2014 #40
Coincidence or Hanford is my 1st thought. I live in western wa. Spina bidifa, could be nutritional uppityperson Feb 2014 #43
Might Be Able To Say Told Ya So....Protested this very Hanford Facility in bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #46
Why are they stunned? Seems inevitable to me. Scuba Feb 2014 #57
I used to work at a children's hospital in NM womanofthehills Feb 2014 #58
are the women/men mzteris Feb 2014 #59
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