California’s Toxic Mercury Legacy

Syndicated from Intercontinental Cry on Sat, 2008-04-19

Some say California is where the American Dream was defined. That an accidental discovery near some river went on to inspire a new kind of lifestyle, one said to be entrepreneurial, wide-open, free.
“Gold Cletus, look I found me some gold! YEEEEEEEEEE HAWWWWWWW!”
It wasn’t long before the rumors started, back in 1849, and not long before [...]