Driver's Education
Club Racing
Member List
RSS
Help
12-05-2007, 09:53 PM
Whatever, just nonsense. Agricultural run-off is a much bigger problem. Just look at the Chesapeake -- when I was a kid we could catch crabs by the bushelfull with nothing more than a boat, some string, and chicken necks. It wasn't hard, I did it when I was 6. Now forget it, you might catch 1-2 all day if you are lucky.
Some years when I was a kid, there were areas where we could wander into 2' water with a net and scoop them up.
If car washing is such a huge issue, then make a push towards eco-friendly car soap. This is all stupid politics at it's best. How much grease is really washed off a car? On my car it's mostly bird feces -- we wouldn't want to get that into our water ways!
If you want to read about real issues in our area, check out the Chesapeake Bay Foundation at www.cbf.org
The Bay is in bad shape --
"The unspoiled Bay ecosystem described by Captain John Smith in the 1600s, with its extensive forests and wetlants, clear water, abundant fish and oysters, and lush growths of submerged vegetation serves as the benchmark, and would rate a 100 on CBF's scale. Blue crab harvests this year are expected to be amont the lowest since the 1940's"
The Bay is now at a 28 according to this rating system.
Some years when I was a kid, there were areas where we could wander into 2' water with a net and scoop them up.
If car washing is such a huge issue, then make a push towards eco-friendly car soap. This is all stupid politics at it's best. How much grease is really washed off a car? On my car it's mostly bird feces -- we wouldn't want to get that into our water ways!
If you want to read about real issues in our area, check out the Chesapeake Bay Foundation at www.cbf.org
The Bay is in bad shape --
"The unspoiled Bay ecosystem described by Captain John Smith in the 1600s, with its extensive forests and wetlants, clear water, abundant fish and oysters, and lush growths of submerged vegetation serves as the benchmark, and would rate a 100 on CBF's scale. Blue crab harvests this year are expected to be amont the lowest since the 1940's"
The Bay is now at a 28 according to this rating system.