#hogwaste

This heating system really stinks but has the faint scent of bacon.

This video summarizes the environmental problems occurring in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Matthew. It isn’t just the water levels that are dangerous, it is also the contents of the water itself. Hogs being raised in the area produce 37 billion litres of fecal matter a year, which are stored in lagoons. These lagoons have been breached by the rising water levels caused by Hurricane Matthew, and the content of the lagoons has been mixed in with the water flowing through North Carolina’s rivers. The video states the opinions and views of “environmentalists” who believe the lagoons should never have been used for storing hog waste in the first place. It goes on to describe how the bacteria now found in the water has the potential to kill off fish, which will endanger fisheries further downstream.