Dirty Little Secret (Aug. 4, 2009)

The sewage systems for communities on the Great Lakes are actually designed to dump 15 billion litres of sewage into local waterways every year. To get a better sense of what sewage pollution is being reported, Living at the Barricades called Elaine McDonald. Elaine is the senior scientist at Ecojustice, formerly known as Sierra Legal Defence Fund. The organization just released a report on sewage pollution on the Great Lakes, entitled “Flushing out the truth“.
Music on this week’s show:
Ooh Poo Pah Doo - Taj MahalPiece of Crap - Neil YoungCan’t say crap on the radio - Stiff Little Fingers
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