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Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Forget Plastic Straws, Shit is Our Real Problem

Northampton County Council has adopted a meaningless and nonbinding plastic straw ban that does nothing to protect our environment. It is just another example of virtue-signalling. But if local officials really want to save the planet, the place to start is with our shit.

According to Governing, defective septic systems have become a nightmare. "Leaky septic tanks cause algae blooms that close beaches on New York’s Long Island. They threaten dolphins and other aquatic wildlife in Florida. One of the striking things, Flowers says, is how many of the people affected by wastewater problems are poor or belong to historically marginalized groups."

They also produce hookworms.

Now I suppose Tara Zrinski could propose a new nonbinding resolution that commands us to stop shitting, but this is an area where local and county government can make a difference. It could educate the public. It could get involved in a proposal to install swere lines along a portion of Route 611 in Upper Mount Bethel Tp. It could even start assisting residents in applying for grant funding for new septic systems. This would actually accomplish something.

15 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tara Zirinski is a social justice warrior. She is saving us from ourselves. Her matriarchal monarchy is based on love for the planet and hatred of men.

She uses urinals in men's bathrooms to virtue signal her support of all things female. Wait Mr. O'Hare, her legislative rollouts have just started as there are many more cultural battles to be fought as she leads the Northampton County democrats into the green future ruled by women such as herself. She is using council to build her political legislative résumé for her future.

She is already bored with county council and is running against Rep. Hahn. Her transgender bathrooms and mandatory solar panels will win her that election.

Anonymous said...

Why have we not shifted from the traditional sewage systems, to a way of recycling this precious commodity, just think of all the chemical fertilizer that could be replaced by the real thing. If these green warriors would be for real, they would be proposing ideas to accomplish this. It just goes to prove that they are fake and stupid like so much else we see today.

Anonymous said...

Go to any third world country and see the piles of plastic blowing around the streets and into the streams and finally the ocean. Then come back here where we landfill and recycle and try to believe anything we do with straws will make a difference.

Anonymous said...

Plastic is nothin when you can smell the toxic waste coming out of Pen Argyl and the dirty dirt being hauled in in the shitbelt!-
Keep Hidy Ho up in Upper Mount Bethel with the dirty dirt blowing off the heavy trucks rolling thru while do nothing self promoter, self centered arrogant Joe "the douchebag slough" Emrick our State Representative does his usual nothing. Meanwhile the area turns into a toxic dump!
We need "Mr. Suspenders" more then ever! Oh dont worry though the tree hugging, salamanders lovin,bog turtler's will be out in force pretending to car about the environment when its all about themselves. Good to see the Twp. Supervisor showman that has his own property

Anonymous said...

We could tell all the politicians that fame, the ability to control others, party unity and job security comes from the waste found in septic tanks and then give them all straws. End of our waste problem.

Anonymous said...

The Slatebelt is PA's third world region! Known as the "shitbelt" because the greed of the politicians and kickbacks that ran amuck with the promise of free garbage pickup as they haul in toxic waste from NY & NJ! Then top it with the ever burning tree stump garbage dump under East Bangor to the dirty Dirt world of the Capitol Auto property!

Yes the Shitbelt needs more banners for poles and more murals to make us feel good as everyone is coming down with cancer or an Meth/Heroin addiction! Don't forget that the Bangor School District promotes Northampton Community College like its an Ivy league College and tack on tradition never graduates goofies and neither does the meth and heroin! wake up Hidy HO! Can someone wake up Joe Emrick?

Anonymous said...

Property owners should bear the responsibility for their septic systems. I take care of mine. You take care of yours. Nobody asked you or me to have a septic system. Take care of your business and don't rely on others to do it for you.

Anonymous said...

Get Joe Emricks head out of his butt someone PLEASE? The stench from his EGO is overwhelming us all

Anonymous said...

Bernie= you are full of shit !

Anonymous said...

Less shitting for Bernie when he stops sucking and eating Lebanese sausage.

Beirut Bob said...

Bob Ryan why haven't you been at Landsowne Road after work lately? Me and PJC have been doing recon no sign of you please report back.

Anonymous said...

Luv the attacks on Rep. Emrick. Word is Cutesy Cozze is going to run again. This new age Zirinski socialist democrat may lose by even more than she did the last time. However, she closed up her store in Nazareth now that she was given a patronage political job by McClure. The dmes can't help themselves.

Anonymous said...

Them there advertismentalists can stuff the straws full of there shit and put there trade stamp on it for sale. This could and would help there recidivism calculations to fudge the numbers? Hell that would be a number one seller in some circles!

Anonymous said...

Hidey hoo neighbor! You can spread me on your fields and your crops will get big and delicious. Don't listen to the haters.

Anonymous said...

Does County Council do anything other than pass meaningless resolutions?

Is there no one on council who will finally call this practice out and put an end to it?