TMT - Contested Case Hearing Status - Hilo

[HereOnThePrimalEdge]

telescope once leaked a tiny amount of mercury

There's probably more mercury in the tooth fillings of some of the older Protectors. Would they consider themselves contaminated, desecrated, and therefore in need of special management and supervision?


people throw flourescent lights away every day

Swirly CFL's contain mercury as well. Look what's in all the batteries tossed on a regular basis. Ever see the radioactive symbol on your fire alarm...

If the Water Protectors, domestic and imported, are truly interested in protecting water, here is a rainfall map for Hawaii, with Mauna Kea shown among the driest areas on the island:
http://rainfall.geography.hawaii.edu/int...vemap.html

Then there is the water surrounding the island which as we've seen recently in this thread, could stand some protecting. If you are a Water Protector, the summit of Mauna Kea and the TMT should be somewhere around your lowest priority. It has less water to pollute and less to protect than almost anywhere on the island.

Now on the other hand, if you are a Rock Protector...

"One may pretend knowledge of philosophy more successfully than that of arithmetic." -Last Aphorisms (or how about, one may pretend knowledge with an opinion more successfully than with facts)