seattletimes.nwsource.com - 12/24/2008
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Sand — one of Seattle's main weapons against icy streets — is more likely to harm aquatic life than the salt the city refuses to use out of concern for its environmental effects, say scientists who have studied the issue and officials from other cities.
seattletimes.nwsource.com - 12/23/2008
faustasblog.com - 12/29/2008
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Seattle refuses to use salt; roads “snow packed”
by design “If we were using salt, you’d see...
patches of bare road because salt is very effective,” Wiggins said. “We decided not to utilize salt because it’s not a healthy addition to Puget Sound.” Puget ...
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Blood Pressures Rise As Seattle Withholds The Salt
Pat Dollard | Young Americans —
... trucks had plowed and sanded 100 percent of Seattle’s main roads, and were going back for second and third passes.
“It’s tough going. I won’t argue with you on that,” he said. But here in Seattle, “we’re sensitive about everything we do that impacts the environment.”
Me: However, as with anything the “environmentalists” and liberals do, there is a completely opposite outcome:
Seattle Times:
Sand on roads worse than salt, environmentalists say
Sand ...
As cars skid, Frozenwatergate picks up speed
HorsesAss.Org —
... Yesterday’s Seattle Times piece on Seattle DOT’s salt-free snow removal policy apparently struck a nerve with frustrated readers, at least judging by the four ...
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