File picture shows a partial vew of the Cunha canal that flows into the highly polluted Guanabara Bay
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, venue for the 2016 Olympic sailing competitions (AFP Photo/Christophe Simon)
Posted on 06/07/2015 9:34:10 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Dozens of demonstrators gathered at Rio de Janeiro's heavily polluted Guanabara Bay, demanding that officials clean it up before it is used as a 2016 Olympic sailing venue.
Amid whistles of disapproval and shouts of "shame!" demonstrators held a beachside protest, their boats symbolically kept on the shore as they waved their oars in the air.
They launched their protest at noon to coincide with low tide, when the dirtiness of the water is most evident.
"Brazilian authorities promised a series of improvements to the bay but just a little more than a year ahead of the Olympic Games have done virtually nothing," said Mario Moscatelli, a university professor and biologist, who called the protest.
Athletes training for next summer's Olympic Games have complained about the condition of the water, where animal carcasses, sewage and tons of dead fish have been found floating.
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This one may be a real gagger tho.
File picture shows a partial vew of the Cunha canal that flows into the highly polluted Guanabara Bay
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, venue for the 2016 Olympic sailing competitions (AFP Photo/Christophe Simon)
Oh my goodness. Gag. And I’m pretty sure all the sewers dump in there too. It must smell pretty bad.
On the other hand the dead fish throw and the
hold your vomit competition should be excellent.
Another Leftist utopia
You know, we LOVE to mock EnviroWeenies here on FR, but it always amazes me how CLEAN America is for the most part, after having traveled a tiny bit of the planet.
That said, if you don’t have a PLAN for the waste of millions and millions of people, this is what you end up with.
*SHUDDER*
It is a shame human beings will wallow in their own filth.
Sounds pretty bad. Question is why did they allow it to get that bad in the first place?
I’m sure this particular crisis will not go to waste. Plenty of opportunity for the UN or other global environmental watchdog to come swooping down to help clean it up and tax them to death for the next century or so.
Looks like the aftermath of a leftist march on the Capitol. Thanks NormsRevenge.
That pic is historically now symbolic Diana of Obama in office. GIGO— garbage in, garbage out.
It shouldn't come as an absolute shock to find that America is actually a rather nice place to live. After all, part of being a Conservative is making sure to take care of, use, and preserve our natural resources responsibly, for the benefit of future generations.
SOOO. Residents who throw their garbage on the ground, or in the canals, or on the streets, are upset that their own garbage is in the bay and the government needs to do something about it. Where have I heard this story before?
That picture of the bay in Brazil is disgusting. Maybe someone can post a couple of pictures showing the beauty of the country?
Question is why did they allow it to get that bad in the first place?....Socialism and ignorance?
How did I know that was coming?
Imagine where the feces from the favelas flow to. Think of the one just West of Ipanema...
If you want a real pleasure, try driving the Arizona highways. For the most part they are immaculate. Beautifully clean and they can be amazingly scenic to drive through.
And yet obama still could not advance Chicago past the first vote at the height of his popularity.
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