Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agoB.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmonwww.coastreporter.netexternal-linkmessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down10
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkB.C. research suggests road salt linked to death and deformities in salmonwww.coastreporter.netSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to British Columbia@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square7linkfedilink
minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 months agoSeattle has refused to salt the roads for precisely this reason.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoOntario talks about salt killing fish in the GTA seemingly every year
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoIt also fucks up cars and the soil. Sugar beet juice also works as a deicer and isn’t corrosive. I prefer sand, just since it works in all temps and it’s inert.
Seattle has refused to salt the roads for precisely this reason.
Big Salt too strong in Canada.
Big Pepper needs to step in.
Ontario talks about salt killing fish in the GTA seemingly every year
It also fucks up cars and the soil. Sugar beet juice also works as a deicer and isn’t corrosive. I prefer sand, just since it works in all temps and it’s inert.
Ditto for Portland