Gold Fever

Mike's speech was nice. A lot of people don't realize what kind of harm gold mining does to areas. And certainly, we are not in the clear yet. Mining is a very invasive process. I grew up with a big field behind my house in the foothills, right be Sierra College almost. Secret Ravine Parkway didn't exist, and I spent a lot of days playing in the fields there and fishing in the creeks. Recently, there have been signs posted warning people not to eat the fish in the streams because they are contaminated with Mercury. If you want to see lasting impact, look at the fish in the sea that feed high up on the trophic levels. We have warnings on these packaged fish that say that we should restrict our intake because it has such high amounts of Mercury in it. In addition, has anyone heard about the story where this movie star guy ate too much sushi and was hospitalized for Mercury poisoning!? Google that S**t