Science figures out what's killing the PNW Salmon

This is awesome. Good detective work and a bit of luck

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/03/c...gtype=Homepage

Wow now that's quite an acumen to figure that out.

If I were to blindly believe that "story" I would find it very interesting--and informative. However, as we all know and have been told over and over, the NYT is filled with nothing but bias and lies--made-up stuff---fake news if you will :shrug: I'm certain, with time, we will learn that the NYT has a sinister and covert plan to force the banning of not only rubber tires but all things round :whyme:

But, on a positive note I did learn a new word today:

From the article: "quinones" are a class of organic compounds that are formally "derived from aromatic compounds [such as benzene or naphthalene] by conversion of an even number of –CH= groups into –C(=O)– groups with any necessary rearrangement of double bonds", resulting in "a fully conjugated cyclic dione structure".

And, I have to add that Billy got my attention with his use of "acumen" (the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain). :clap:

As a post script: I love the fact, that almost on a daily basis, the NYT, and the WSJ both challenge my vocabulary---and reading online allows me to simply highlight those words and go directly to their definitions :clap: If I were reading the printed versions I would tend to gloss over those words and not learn them.

Ummm.....I can only speak for myself but my main beef with the NYT is the editorial stuff. I agree with them that pollution is bad. And like most good liberals, I voluntarily wear a mask. Clearly I'm struggling with my identity.

As for the salmon, I think they are yummy and we should help them. With all the acid rain, drug residuals, microplastics, and chit that runs off the landscape, they have a tough go.

The policy of "the solution to pollution is dilution" can only work for so long.

It’s a good time to be old...