12-29-2016, 04:08 AM
The article doesn't seem to state whether the effluent is treated or not. I was under the impression that our sewage plants "clean" effluent of toxins and bacteria? But alaskyn66 has a point: there are substances other than human waste in the chain, mainly soaps and all of their additives I would suppose.
As to the ongoing TMT debate, it seems to me that there are far more pressing issues that other sorts of development present to the "sanctity" of Hawaii nei. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of fuss about our landfills, coastal development, overfishing, golf courses, hotels, exclusive high-end residential projects that make some of the nicest areas of the islands the domain of the privileged... All of these have consequences which are arguably much more detrimental to humanity and the environment than this purely scientific project on the chilly and mostly lifeless summit. None of these other matters can promise the kind of knowledge and learning that instruments like only the TMT and similar projects do. Does anyone else see an imbalance in the unique concern folks reserve for the telescope?
As to the ongoing TMT debate, it seems to me that there are far more pressing issues that other sorts of development present to the "sanctity" of Hawaii nei. There doesn't seem to be a great deal of fuss about our landfills, coastal development, overfishing, golf courses, hotels, exclusive high-end residential projects that make some of the nicest areas of the islands the domain of the privileged... All of these have consequences which are arguably much more detrimental to humanity and the environment than this purely scientific project on the chilly and mostly lifeless summit. None of these other matters can promise the kind of knowledge and learning that instruments like only the TMT and similar projects do. Does anyone else see an imbalance in the unique concern folks reserve for the telescope?