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RE: Model Railroad – Power lines, Nostalgia and PCB
Well here of late contamination has been in the news a lot here in Michigan. First of course Flint MI with the lead, now PFAS at an air force base that has caused all kinds of cancers for decades...very sad.
https://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2018/08/wurtsmith_pha_update.html
I remember in the 1990's it seemed like there was going to be fuel cells that could use natural gas to produce electric. Not sure if that is still thought to be viable.
That was an interesting article. Water contamination can be a big issue not only for the people who drink undisclosed toxins but for creatures using the water running off into the ocean. Most larger rivers all have a low oxygen level area near the river delta that you can see clearly from space photos. Last time I looked for such photos I could no longer find them. I personally think disclosure of such things should be a priority.
Fuel cells really sounded like a good idea. I think that they were costly to make and funding wasn't there for lowering the cost and improving the technology. It actually surprises me that we aren't using a lot more low polluting technologies at this time.