Graphic: John Kalmar
Here are five more of our favorite reader comments from 2010.
Story: EPA sets final limit on cement plant mercury pollution
Wally said: Carbon based life forms trying to make a go in a consumer driven global economy that has no regard for carbon based life forms. Really sad. And really stupid.
Story: Michigan gas tax for pollution cleanups plugs budget instead
Paul said: Isn’t it just like our esteemed politicians to rob Paul to pay Peter. No wonder politicians are ranked below used car salesmen and thieves for trust and honesty. But then they have raided the Social Security Trust Fund since LBJ was president to fund wars and pork. I’m glad that MI has term limits so we can get rid of the venal politicians even at the expense of the few decent ones.
Story: Michigan officials: Latin name of state tree too suggestive for license plate
Note: This story was about state officials who rejected a forest ecologist’s request for a personalized license plate that read Pinus, a Latin term for the official state tree. Officials believed it to be too suggestive.
Dovey said: I say push for pinus. We are far too puritanical in this country. People should get their minds out of the gutter and educate themselves, including regarding the Latin origins of tree species!
Story: Wolf count raises questions about Michigan range, threats
Lilly said: I’m already scared to go into my woods because of the damn cougars the DNR has released into MI to kill deer. The last thing I need to worry about is Wolves trying to kill my animals.
People just need to learn to leave things alone.
Story: Great Lakes Smackdown
Note: This post was one of our first introductions to the famous Great Lakes Echo Smackdown, where we created an artificial competition to see which invasive species would win if pinned against one another.
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Scorpion
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