This is up at DK now – not getting ANY attention, but it’s an important story – so Ill put it up here but don’t have time to edit.
Who knows how the polo ponies were killed in Florida?
“An overdose of selenium is the probable cause of death of 21 polo horses in Wellington last week, the state veterinarian said today.” http://www.palmbeachpost.com/h…
While a little bit of selenium may be health promoting, at amounts of just a little bit more, it becomes a deadly toxic. http://ods.od.nih.gov/factshee…
Aquatic selenium pollution is a global environmental safety issue. http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.u…
Kossacks have heard previously in many good diaries about the Kingston coal ash disaster, including this one TOXIC BREW IN TENNESSEE: A look at what’s in TVA’s coal ash. http://www.dailykos.com/storyo…
There have also been diaries about the absurd things happening in the Tennessee legislature this year, particularly with guns http://www.dailykos.com/story/…
and our water laws.