Tyson Foods Is Dumping Millions Of Pounds Of Pollutants Into American Waterways
cleantechnica.com
cleantechnica.com
Alas, such is the state of Quora.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concentrated_animal_feeding_....
Article content supports the "millions of":
> Now an investigation by the Union of Concerned Scientists reveals that Tyson Foods, one of the largest food processing companies in the world, has dumped 371 million pounds of pollutants — millions of pounds of toxic pollutants including nitrogen, phosphorus, chloride, oil, and cyanide — into American waterways in the past five years.
Of course they are...
Will this ever change? Maybe when every single person in the surroundings have cancer? I sadly somehow doubt it after the debacle I saw in Flint Michigan with lead.
When do we finally realize that uncapped capitalism does not work?
> The answer, as CleanTechnica readers who are all above average know, is the flaw in the capitalist model known as “untaxed externalities.”
> The answer, as CleanTechnica readers who are all above average know, is the flaw in the capitalist model known as “untaxed externalities.” If corporations are able to put the burden of cleaning up the mess they make on the shoulders of the community at large, well then — à la peanut butter sandwiches! — that means there is more money to fatten the compensation packages of executives and pay dividends to shareholders. It’s a process frequently referred to as privatizing the profits and socializing the costs of doing business.
Which is really disheartening. I would like to be informed, but I know myself well enough to know that I need less rage bait in my life. I need more clear and objective ideas, and less smoke blown up my ass about how smart I am... Anyone know if there's a measured version of this, that isn't just toxic, ego inflating ragebait?
"CleanTechnica readers who are all above average" lmao what is even this
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/30/tyson-fo...
Emotions are not always wrong.