Fixing the salmon farming industry also helps the environment

Mark Anderson
April 2, 2008
The Ottawa Citizen

Grim news on the environment continues apace. As reported in Monday's National Post, the German town of Staufen is sinking, after a well-meaning environmental initiative went awry. Attempting to tap into carbon-neutral geo-thermal heat sources, the town instead tapped into an underground water reservoir. The resulting loss of pressure caused the city centre to sink eight millimetres, damaging 68 historic buildings. Ach du lieber, as they say in the old country, but at least they're trying to do something.

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