Shafta NAFTA

We are so "shafted"!!! While doing a bit of research regarding the new fluorescent light bulbs, I came across the site linked here regarding some facts on NAFTA ... because besides the bulbs, I was responding to a comment online addressing the safety (mercury) issues with the bulbs - and also spoke about the government mandate and use of MTBE in gasoline!!

While with an engineering firm in another state in 1996-1999 I was there when the first problems with MTBE in the groundwater and wells in that same area - became known. These engineers were THE engineers for the local water authorities not only in my county - but for several of the surrounding counties. Typing the actual reports on the status of the local water supplies, I pointedly asked direct questions of the few engineers WILLING to discuss this heinous situation. Each in turn said that all the chemists and scientists KNEW how lethal this additive was, as well as what a high level carcinogen, it was!!! They also said that MTBE could not be 'completely' filtered out, at least as far as the capabilities of the filtration systems that existed then were concerned.

So here we are now - and the public having become more aware of the total lack of oversight regarding public health and safety, now wants to NOT segue into use of these fluorescent bulbs due to their mercury content. Logical - however it is more than likely that the hubbub about the bulbs is directly related to the companies! that produce the OLD bulbs, not wanting to retool their company - than with public safety. Money governs all decisions it seems!!

I would suggest everyone go to this site with information on NAFTA - and see how a Canadian company that produces MTBE - helped leverage it's use here - and how NAFTA is also setup to provide easy access to lawsuits back and forth between the U.S., Canada, Mexico - and the World Bank - who oversees many of the lawsuits (IS THIS A "CIRCLE JERK" OR WHAT???) -- and

Carry on. We need to rethink - and not only with changes in Washington at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, we also need to completely 'clean house' in the Senate and House - and put the public's welfare - back in as PRIORITY 1 which includes the DEP, the FDA, HUD and all agencies. This will mean rescinding the corrupt laws that exist, and in my view - demolition of all the trade agreements and
laws that have allowed OFF-SHORING of our entire job base. Employ Americans First!!
(which is not - in any way - a swipe at alien or immigrant workers, their own need to work or earn a living!!)

Create new jobs ... through clean environmental products, real standards of public safety first. A new WPA - fixing schools and the rest of our infrastructure, cleanup our food supply, the safety of our medications and on and on. I am not - as usual - holding my breath.

http://www.mindfully.org/WTO/NAFTA-Powerful-Secret.htm