In addition to the mechanics of Foxconn's proposed diversion of water from Lake Michigan to be presented in Racine on Wednesday - - schedule, details here - - let's make sure we hear rock-solid guarantees to clean the factory's wastewater before its return to the lake.
Because we want the lake to look like this
and not this:
Because we want the lake to look like this
and not this:
Let's just say no "sudsy" discharges will be welcomed, like those described here:
...published reports [show] Foxconn's finger-pointing disdain for rules on the books:
Chinese electronics suppliers FoxconnT echnology Group and UniMicron Technology Corp. have been criticized by Chinese environmental activist Ma Jun and five nonprofit environmental organizations for polluting nearby rivers with factory chemicals.
According to the environmental groups, water with a black-green color and a chemical odor have been dumped from both Foxconn and UniMicron plants into the Huangcangjing and Hanputang rivers -- which feed into the Yangtze and Huangpu rivers.
“Sudsy” water is dumped from Foxconn twice a day...I'll add this item to my Foxconn archive, here.