Here's another malady the liberal bogeyman known as global warming is now predicted to cause: an increase in raw sewage being pumped into the ocean.
Honestly, at this point one has to wonder if much like writers for a daily comedy program there aren't teams of folks in offices around the world working 24 hours a day, seven days a week thinking up new bits of hysteria about climate change to scare the public.
With this mind, here's the next bit of nuttiness, this one coming from the Vancouver Sun (emphasis added, photo courtesy USGS):
Public health and safety threats are escalating in Metro Vancouver because an aging sewage handling and treatment system will fail more often as a result of climate change, according to a federal report uncovered by The Vancouver Sun.
The report says heavier rainstorms will frequently overwhelm portions of the region's sewage system and accelerate the spill of raw sewage into Burrard Inlet and the Strait of Georgia.
That means more raw sewage will be dumped into the ocean more often, in apparent violation of the Fisheries Act. [...]
More raw sewage spills also mean more health risks to people using the inlet for recreation - swimming, windsurfing, sailing and fishing.
Environmental groups, including the David Suzuki Foundation, were outraged to hear about the contents of the report. They are calling on regional and civic governments to act now to "avoid potential disasters including extreme impacts on human health caused by system failures."
What a shock that Suzuki would be so quick to jump on this. After all, he is Canada's leading climate alarmist almost as important to that country's global warming hysteria as Nobel Laureate Gore is to America's misinformation campaign.
Any questions?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Didn't global warming also
July 31, 2008 - 10:21 ET by taterDidn't global warming also cause the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan...and the earthquake in California...and any and every bad thing that happens to humans/plants/animals?
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tater
July 31, 2008 - 11:51 ET by DoktorFrankenNope - that wuz George W. Bush whut cause all that there stuff. Well, that earthquake thingy wuz Cheney and his thing-a-ma-bob machine doo-hickey.
The report says heavier
July 31, 2008 - 10:34 ET by Dan The Man 2The report says heavier rainstorms will frequently overwhelm portions of the region's sewage system and accelerate the spill of raw sewage into Burrard Inlet and the Strait of Georgia Ahh something I know a lot about. In Dallas we have the same problem, an aging system and work constantly upgrading teh systems to accomodate the load.
In a modern day Sanitary Sewage system it is closed, as much as possible, to water runoff from rain and such. In teh past ine older cities the two systems were one and water runoffand sanitary effluent was dumped into one pipe and dumped into teh nearest large water source. Especially popular in cities by the oceans.
But, today we have 2 seperate systems one for wastewater and one for runoff. What it sounds like is those cities just need to get their act together and construct new systems or repair/upgrade the systems they have now.
A fun little tidbit, in most metropolitain water systems the water they drink is most likely recycled sewage. In Dallas teh sewage is treated to where one can drinkl it and suffer no ill effects then dumped back into teh waterways. The Trinity River, running through Fort Worth and Dallas and many other towns is 90% recycled sewage.
Nuke em til they glow then shoot em in the dark.
Isn't It Ironic, Though,...
July 31, 2008 - 10:36 ET by Wildcatter1980...that "global warming" will adversely affect weather while weather that appears contradictory to "global warming" is meaningless to the climate?
And, In News From An Alternate Universe . . . .
July 31, 2008 - 10:37 ET by DoktorFrankenWe should just, as a species, admit that Global Whatever is the cause, and answer to, everything. It will free up all of the journalists to report on the much more important issues. Brittney's kids and their possible Foster families. Paris Hilton's new hair removing cream. Obama's next dump.
You know - the important stuff.
The comparison between
July 31, 2008 - 11:07 ET by Lancasters Saved UsThe comparison between Suzuki and Gore is very apt. He is viewed as a Saint by the Canadian faithful, his face adorns the sides of city buses, urging us to change our light bulbs, and he is a travel addict. No teleconferences for this frequent flyer. The show that put his mug on the map (The Nature of things) is well known for the excessive travel, fleet of idling minivans and padded crew size who want to tag along to the exotic locale for the adventure (Me...ex CBC insider).
The Sludge Report
July 31, 2008 - 10:42 ET by Dr_LibertyI'm glad global warming is getting the blame for dumping raw sewage; that takes the burden off of my shoulders.
Here's a tip: Next time you plan to dump raw sewage into the ocean, consider par-boiling it with a little parsley on the side. Better yet, get your friends together for a bonfire on the beach and do a sewage BBQ.
Well, isin't Vancouver part
July 31, 2008 - 10:46 ET by bassndudeWell, isin't Vancouver part of the left coast? To blame an aging sewer treatment plant failure on GW is stupid. Aging plants of any kind fail because their systems are old, worn out and its time to build a new one!
I also read where GW is causing more fish to be born male. While water temps do determine some fish sex, the very idea that 98% could be born male is nuts. Besides, of the fish they talk about, these are what I call bait fish. Fish other fish eat, and they never get very big. Fish you buy for minnows. These fish normaly spawn twice a year. Early spring, and late fall. And fish spawn within certain water temps. These people talk like the fish will spawn on May 1st, no matter what the water temps are. Just not very well thought out, or very stupid.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Yeah, bass, The old system
July 31, 2008 - 11:20 ET by MassConservYeah, bass,
The old system that was not designed to handle the current volume is failing and it's global warming's fault. Gotta love that logic.
As for the piece you read concerning fish gender, I worked up a quick theory as to how they figured out the percentage... They looked at two fish, ignored the female sample, sampled the male and then adjusted the value for an undertmined margin of error.
But, I'm not a statistician so I might be wrong about that.
Vancouver Sewage
July 31, 2008 - 11:10 ET by Mike From CanmoreAlas, this is what I have to put up with everyday. A pure pitch for more funding and job creation. From a left wing basket case point of view, Vancouver is the San Fran of the North. The bud they smoke here is much stronger though.
More of what I have to put up with. Vancouver needs to plan for a post-oil world -- now No, following the pre-cautionary principle will cost nothing. And she is supposed to be a conservative commentator?!?!?! She's an idiot. Of course, we aren't alone in the world. Some scientists in Spain need funding too.
From Drudge, male fish to dominate. No shortage of lunacy in the world.
Excuse me. I have to go to work or else I can’t afford my taxes. It’s what I do.
There are 2 types of politicians. Those who know AGW is a sham and stupid ones.
Ironically
July 31, 2008 - 11:36 ET by Dr_Libertyif you didn't go to work, you wouldn't have to pay taxes. Go figure.
Wow! Canada really needs to modernize.
July 31, 2008 - 11:27 ET by c5thenI hadn't realized how far behind they were until this article...
In almost all the modern cities and towns in the US and Western Europe, the sewage system and the storm water system are completely seperate and do not connect. Apparently in Vancouver, and therefore probably all over Canada, the sewage and storm water systems are the exact same systems.
You know, I think even Mexico has had these two systems seperated for a while now.
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Green Kool-aid Drinker
July 31, 2008 - 11:29 ET by dboThis story from the Sun is probably the most "boneheaded" article I've seen since, well, yesterday's Sun. The Editor-In-Chief, Patricia Graham, is the "real deal" when it comes to AGW alarmism. In a disgraceful act, she even made David " throw politicians in jail that don't believe in AGW" Suzuki guest Editor for one day last year.
http://www.canada.co...
So...
July 31, 2008 - 11:32 ET by ontheright...let me get this straight, it's AGW that "might" cause this eminent sewer system "failure" and cannot, by any stretch of the imagination be the results of poor civil engineering and/or inadequate maintenance efforts over the years...It couldn't be that the opressive Canadian Govt has consistently neglected this vital part of the country's/city's infrastructure, could it??
For some strange reason, the New Orleans levees come to mind for me.
So...
July 31, 2008 - 11:43 ET by q2600The ocean can handle blue whale sewage, but Vancouver is going to overwhelm it?
Noel, there could be some
July 31, 2008 - 11:58 ET by mandrakeNoel, there could be some truth to this. I was driving along a lakeshore road in Toronto this morning and there was a mound of what appeared to be soap suds bubbling out of a sewer drain..really, I'm not making this up. I've never seen that before.
So, I blame Global Warming!!
Yikes...
July 31, 2008 - 12:00 ET by Dr_LibertySo global warming is so powerful that it makes Vancouver sewage jump the Great Divide and spill into Toronto!*
This is serious.
* Kind of how hot coffee can mysteriously jump out of that little drinking hole in those plastic lids and get all over your only white dress shirt on the way to church.
<insert witty signature here>
LOL..great fun isn't it :)
July 31, 2008 - 12:04 ET by mandrakeLOL..great fun isn't it :)
We have split lines
July 31, 2008 - 13:59 ET by TjexciteMost areas have the split lines. What they did for a time where I live is to have a sump pumb system that take all the rain from the eves and send it down the drain. They stopped that to save money on purify was was rain water. The street drains are separate. Now they have two pipes one for the grey water and one for rain water. We had a new subdivision of the city and the city crew hooked up the pipes wrong under the street and did not fined out until the houses was done and occupied and sewage fell into the river. They had to rip up the road to find where it was crossed.
Another Climate Scare...
July 31, 2008 - 15:31 ET by Clear thinkerHere's a good one to watch...
Tonight on "The Learning Channel (TLC)" there will be a special presentation concerning Global Warming. The name of the program is called "MEGA FREEZE" and warns that AGW will lead to a massive global mega freeze.
This should be good .<sarc>
P.S. I did not catch the time.
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CT,The solution to this
July 31, 2008 - 16:33 ET by Chris NormanCT,
The solution to this "crisis" will be presented by TLC on an upcoming "special green episode" of "What Not To Wear".
McNotObama '08
Chris...
July 31, 2008 - 17:16 ET by Clear thinkerWould it not be better for TLC to have the special done on "Deadliest Catch"?
At least there would be a lot more people watching.
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Nah, it's far easier to get
July 31, 2008 - 17:53 ET by Chris NormanNah, it's far easier to get the NYC chic-sters to "go green" instead of a bunch of tough crab fishermen in Alaska. "Green" is so, well, chic. Easy, too. All you have to do is wear natural renewable fabrics dyed organically. I'd guess it's a heck of a lot harder to fish "green" - besides, who'd want to be the one to ask those guys to do it?
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Correction and/or addition #2...
July 31, 2008 - 19:06 ET by Clear thinkerHere is the promo to "Mega Freeze" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naMrtGQ259U
The promo says Tuesdays on The Science Channel (?), but I could swear that they said tonight on TLC. Check em both I guess.
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both ways at once... again
July 31, 2008 - 17:23 ET by wizardjr"The report says heavier rainstorms will frequently overwhelm portions of the region's sewage system..."
The Goracle told me that Global Warming will cause droughts. Now you're telling me we'll have deluges. I'm getting mental whiplash from you clowns. Make up your mind. Which is it?
BTW... we went through a variation of this sillyness here in the St Paul Area. We were told to stop bathing and flushing our toilets because we were overwhelming the sewage system. Lo and behold, they hadn't seperated the lines. Now they have. Amazing, no more overflowage. Go figure. Jerks.
Global Warming causes MEGA FREEZE!
July 31, 2008 - 22:37 ET by Clear thinkerOk folks, I watched the hour long program called "Mega Freeze" tonight. As it turns out, the program was shown on the History International channel. I honestly cannot explain why it was advertised for a different channel. Anyway, I thought I would report back as to what the program contained.
Two thirds of the program dealt with climate from a historical perspective. For instance... Climate change led to our Revolutinary War, the French Revolution, the Black Plague during the 14th century, and Cannibalism. The other third was left to scientists predicting what our climate future will look like. Here's what I got...
The word "could" used 29 times.
The term "may cause" used 10 times.
The term "some scientists say" used 9 times.
The word "potentially" used 3 times.
The word "speculate" used 3 times.
And their final analysis was... Climate change will cause a worldwide Mega Freeze which in turn will cause ENDLESS WARS!
Geeez, I got a headache!
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Ct... On my...how the
July 31, 2008 - 22:47 ET by bigtimerCt...
On my...how the heck did you do that?
You deserve some kind of medal to get through all that BS...
I mean it.
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bt...
July 31, 2008 - 22:59 ET by Clear thinkerNo medals, but a few aspirin would help.
This really is starting to get way past comical. AGW alarmists are dangerous agenda driven nutcases, and we need to put up some stop signs before they run us over. IMHO of course.
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I subject myself to reading
July 31, 2008 - 22:59 ET by contraryI subject myself to reading the Metro section of the Oregonian. The staff in charge of the Op-eds clearly favor a certain point of view when it comes to AGW. They had a local geologist named Gerry Connard write a rebuttal to a piece by some guy named Reichart who was skeptical about AGW.
Needless to say, Connard's arguments boiled down to attacking Reichert's views of AGW by attacking the credentials of the people he quoted, then said Reichert's political agenda unduly influenced his thinking. Oh the irony of this guy Connard.
As a former geologist, I feel embarrassed.
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I know how you feel...
July 31, 2008 - 23:03 ET by Clear thinkerEverytime I go to one of these websites and post any science skeptic, he or she is immediately called demeaning names and told they are nothing more than crackpots.
Is this the way science is to be presented from now on?
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Correction to the above
July 31, 2008 - 23:09 ET by contraryCorrection to the above post, Connard's opinions are countering a column by David Reinhard, not Reichart.
http://www.oregonlive.com/commentary/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/editorial/1217372118146400.xml&coll=7
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