Fast, Cheap PCBs

I'm writing a paper right now on PCB pollution in the Kalamazoo River and solutions to the problem. A cool idea, and there really is some shocking information on the contamination of the river (And might explain my big knee :) ) but it sucks because this is my Prof's area of expertise, so I need to be very precise in what I say. (Though I just remembered that usually his grad ass. grades papers.) I was looking up information on PCBs and since I was using Google, the usual ads popped up at the top of the page. The first, "Fast, cheap PCBs" So, you wanna buy some cancer causing chemicals that have been outlawed here in the US? We have 'em for you.

The irony is that we are still consuming PCBs on a fairly regular basis. We are eating fish and other seafood that contains trace amounts of PCBs, and the largest affront of all is that it ISN'T ILLEGAL for US companies to manufacture and distribute PCBs to other countries with less stringent laws on its usage. And where do these lovely devloping nations ship their carcinogen-laden wares? Right back here to you and me. Yum, yum. Why don't we at least investigate the amounts of PCBs in the incoming produce-- the answer is simply one of the money that it would cost for inspection and the added burden of more trade barriers with nations that we want to keep open relations with. I suppose if we told the corporations that they could no longer manufacture PCB in the Unites States, the would simply move the actual production to another country, which would cost Americans jobs-- its an endless wheel of pros and cons.

Speaking of which, I recently found a new website that I really like the concept of-- www.undergodprocon.org. It takes controversial issues and makes them understandable for laymen, and offers both sides of the argument in what tries to be a fair and unbiased way. Ihaven't read enough to know if they totally accomplish this, but I did look at their section on the phrase "Under God" in our government, and they had some interesting stuff to say about the Founding Fathers.
Other subjects they have listed are "Medical Marajuana,"Born Gay?" "ACLU- is it good for America?" and things like that. Again-- don't get pissed at me if it turns out to be either severely right or left wing, I simply enjoy the concept of it, and cannot vouch for the sucess or failure of the mission.