Water Propaganda
Toowoomba decided last year, amidst a severe shortage of water, not to puruse recycled water. If they want to perish, so be it, the daft fools. But why do they have to bother the rest of Queensland:
Scientists say they have been seriously misrepresented in material prepared for a campaign to undermine the Beattie Government's recycled sewage plan.
Brisbane will become the first capital to use recycled sewage for drinking by the end of next year, with recycled water to be pumped to the Wivenhoe Dam through the $1.7 billion western corridor pipeline, the biggest project of its kind in Australia.
Opponents of the plan have vowed to stop it. More than 500,000 copies of a glossy 20-page booklet -- called "Think Before You Agree to Drink" and costing $200,000 -- have been distributed in Brisbane in recent weeks.
The booklet refers to what it describes as scientific studies that support the case against drinking recycled water.
However, four experts quoted in the publication have told The Australian that they in fact support the use of recycled sewage as drinking water.
The publication was funded in part by John Dowson, a semi-retired land developer in the Darling Downs city of Toowoomba, where a referendum last June to introduce recycled water was defeated.
The campaign Mr Dowson funds is organised by Toowoomba councillor Snow Manners, who conceded that some experts quoted in the brochure may have been misrepresented. "They are all direct quotes but some may have been taken out of context," Mr Manners said.
Living in the past. And the irony, the stupid townspeople of Toowoomba will end up drinking Brisbane's recycled water anyway. If it's good enough for Singapore and London, it's good enough for me.
Scientists say they have been seriously misrepresented in material prepared for a campaign to undermine the Beattie Government's recycled sewage plan.
Brisbane will become the first capital to use recycled sewage for drinking by the end of next year, with recycled water to be pumped to the Wivenhoe Dam through the $1.7 billion western corridor pipeline, the biggest project of its kind in Australia.
Opponents of the plan have vowed to stop it. More than 500,000 copies of a glossy 20-page booklet -- called "Think Before You Agree to Drink" and costing $200,000 -- have been distributed in Brisbane in recent weeks.
The booklet refers to what it describes as scientific studies that support the case against drinking recycled water.
However, four experts quoted in the publication have told The Australian that they in fact support the use of recycled sewage as drinking water.
The publication was funded in part by John Dowson, a semi-retired land developer in the Darling Downs city of Toowoomba, where a referendum last June to introduce recycled water was defeated.
The campaign Mr Dowson funds is organised by Toowoomba councillor Snow Manners, who conceded that some experts quoted in the brochure may have been misrepresented. "They are all direct quotes but some may have been taken out of context," Mr Manners said.
Living in the past. And the irony, the stupid townspeople of Toowoomba will end up drinking Brisbane's recycled water anyway. If it's good enough for Singapore and London, it's good enough for me.
posted by Engels at 11:47 am
10 Comments:
You missed the best bit in that entire article you clown:
'...who conceded that some experts quoted in the brochure may have been misrepresented. "They are all direct quotes but some may have been taken out of context," Mr Manners said.
"That is a reasonable thing to do. It is crucial that people realise recycled water is not a solution, no matter how desperate the water situation is." '
So, its fine to blatantly lie and misrepresent people, as long as you're doing it to be assured that you won't have to drink your own wee and subsequently be turned into a woman.
Well, I thought that was just standard operating procedures and thought nothing more of it, mate. Crazy Christians pull that one all the time, and they can't be wrong, can they....
Some people are just stupid. Screw Toowoomba, let their dam flower gardens and festivals die. From what I've heard (haven't seen any actual evidence, what I've heard is from channel 10 news pretty much!) is that recycled water can actually be cleaner than the current drinking water!
And we gotta plan for well into the future, haven't you seen that documentary called 'Waterworld' starring Kevin Costner? He drinks his recycled pee in the opening scene!
Haha, yeah martini. I believe the astronauts have been drinking their pee for years - just like water world. Although, there's been pumps for years (I saw it on Malcom Douglas) that filter saltwater using.
I remember walking down to our local weird, and seeing dead cows floating everywhere.
It wouldn't surprise me that recycled water is cleaner - because the authorities are watching it ever so more carefully.
Maybe they could start putting flouride (sp??) into it too, so the kiddies don't having rotting teeth like Dale when they grow up.
I'm not drinking me own piss, thats farkin discustin you poofs... I'm with the scientists :)
For some tard-like reason, Queensland is the only city where town water isn't fluoridated as a matter of course. It's cos of all the nobs who think it makes kids hyper.
When I think of Queensland, I think of that scene in the Simpsons with Seymour skinner tied to a pole while a mob burns him.
"I tell you people, the earth revolves around the SUN!"
"Burn him!"
I was quite depressed after I found out QLD had no fluoride in its water, and as such, they (including myself) have a higher incidence of tooth problems.
Dale has tooth problems from his drug-crazed days working on the streets of the Valley. Well, that's what I tell everyone anyway...
QLD does has automatically covered ambulance insurance through the electricity bills - something other states lack. And something I nearly forgot about jsut before I went rock-climbing out in a national park.
Water is something the Kiwis have over us. A large proportion of their electricity is hydro as they lack our huge coal reserves, but have plenty of rain. NZ at times looks like a cool place to live. Pity about the locals and the way the speak, hey bro.
I'll you pair 'o 'tards a little bit of the inside goss....
Fluoride in your water is for nancies and ladyboys... it makes it taste yucky and then you have to buy lots of cordial to mix in and THATs why your teeth rot. So its actually the worst thing you can do, other than star in gay porno to score money for heroin (thanks for THAT sterling piece of life advice, Martini...)
Also, for your information, fuckers, I have perfect teeths... i've never had a filling, never had fluoride in my water, never floss and only brush once every year or so. I think not brushing, makes sure you don't scratch all the enamel off, or something....
p.s. all the ladies who were thinking about snogging me, its okay... i DO brush my teeth, so my breath is radiant-fresh, and my teeth are perfect, i'm the whole package really.... fresh breath, nice smile, witty, well hung....
And balding... as well as modest.
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